RICHMOND, Va. – For the 10th consecutive year Dominion
is helping schools and educational institutions in six states strengthen the
math and science skills of their students by awarding grants totaling $220,000.
The Dominion Educational Partnership Program provides grants
of up to $5,000 to help schools and teachers boost the skills of students in
grades K-12. For the 2006-07 school year the Dominion Foundation funded 96 grants
to schools and educational organizations in six states where Dominion has operations
– North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.
Dominion has awarded more than $1.4 million throughout its
service areas since the program began in 1996.
Recipients for this school year included:
The Girl Scout Commonwealth Council of Virginia that was
awarded $5,000 for a program to teach high school and middle school girls
the fundamentals of how electricity works, how to use electricity safely and
how electrical production affects the environment.
A North Carolina elementary school that was awarded $2,600
to sponsor a science exploration night every six weeks for students in grades
K-5.
An Ohio school that received $4,000 to teach biology students
the basics of molecular genetics.
A Texas middle school that was awarded $3,000 to study
force, energy and motion by designing and building projects.
A Pennsylvania school for exceptional children that received
$870 to assist students with developmental disabilities, including those children
on the Autism spectrum.
To view a list of all grant recipients, click
here or go to www.dom.com
and enter keyword "education."
Community and educational leaders and Dominion staff evaluated
the proposals. They were judged on creativity, effective evaluation methods
and the ability to increase student learning in math and/or science.
The Dominion Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Dominion,
one of the nation's largest producers of energy, with an energy portfolio of
about 28,000 megawatts of generation. Dominion also serves retail energy customers
in 11 states. For more information about Dominion, visit the company's Web site
at www.dom.com.
