Dominion News Release

September 27, 2003

Dominion to Help Red Cross Provide 45,000 Meals to Victims of Hurricane Isabel

RICHMOND, Va. - Dominion will underwrite the cost of 45,000 meals being distributed by the American Red Cross to Virginians affected by Hurricane Isabel. The company is donating $200,000 to cover the costs of the meals that will be served Sunday in areas hardest hit by last week's hurricane.

Also, $35,000 will be given to six local assistance organizations, and Dominion employees are volunteering with local food pantries, holding food drives, and arranging for tree removal services for area elderly.

Contributions will be made to the following organizations for help in specific areas:

Dominion is donating another $15,000 to the Red Cross for assistance in Hertford, Tyrrell and Washington counties in North Carolina.

Saturday's donations bring Dominion's total contributions to Hurricane Isabel relief to $300,000. The company announced Wednesday a $50,000 contribution that the Dominion Foundation made to the Red Cross for use in hurricane relief in Virginia and North Carolina.

"While we have made great progress in restoring power following the devastation of Hurricane Isabel, we also recognize that there still are many people who are in need of basic necessities such as a decent meal," said Thos. E. Capps, chairman, president and chief executive officer. "These people are our friends and neighbors, and we want to be there to support them in their time of need."

Details of the various donations and volunteer projects follow:

Meals

American Red Cross, Richmond and Tidewater
The American Red Cross will provide meals to Virginia victims of Hurricane Isabel this weekend. Dominion will underwrite the cost of 45,000 Sunday dinners. The meals will be served at shelters and distributed widely through 45 emergency response vehicles to key locations in areas where the need is the greatest. Among the areas to be served are the:

Salvation Army, Southside
Because there are many elderly residents of Southside Virginia, Dominion will work with the Petersburg Salvation Army to supplement the Red Cross relief efforts in Jarrett. The company will underwrite the cost of providing meals at the Jarrett Fire Station; the Salvation Army has been supplying 300-400 meals daily and will continue through the weekend.

Area Agencies on Aging: Petersburg, Newport News, Norfolk
Crater District Area Agency on Aging, Petersburg
Peninsula Agency on Aging, Newport News
Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia, Norfolk
Bay Agency on Aging, Urbanna

In addition to seniors, these agencies serve families and children in need. The demand for hot meals following Hurricane Isabel has depleted their year-end inventory reserve. Dominion will make contributions to three agencies in critical areas to help replenish the meal supply.

Meals on Wheels, New Kent and Charles City counties
Dominion will work with the Richmond-area Meals on Wheels to support meals and distribution for several days, particularly for the two routes serving Charles City County and three routes in New Kent County.

Volunteer Projects

Food Pantries, Charles City and New Kent counties
The food pantry operated by the Department of Social Services in Charles City County had been depleted of canned meat products, and the New Kent pantry has just returned to operation in the wake of the hurricane. Dominion volunteers replenished the supply at both pantries on Thursday.

Food Drives
Dominion employees at five company locations - One James River Plaza and Tredegar Street in downtown Richmond; the Innsbrook Technical Center in Glen Allen; and the North Anna and Surry nuclear power stations in Louisa and Surry counties - are organizing food drives for local agencies.

Crater Area Agency on Aging, Petersburg and Southside
After restoration efforts have been completed, Dominion will work with the Crater Area Agency to arrange a volunteer tree removal project. Many seniors cannot afford the expense of tree cutting and removal, and most insurance does not cover the costs.

Dominion is one of the nation's largest producers of energy, with a diversified and integrated energy portfolio that includes 24,000 megawatts of generation and 6.3 trillion cubic feet equivalent of proved natural gas reserves. Dominion also serves 5 million retail energy customers in nine states. For more information about Dominion, including dynamic updates on power restoration, visit the company's Web site at www.dom.com.

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