Dominion Foundation Awards $290,000 In Educational Grants
RICHMOND, Va. – Dominion, one of the nation’s
largest producers of energy, focused its educational grants program this
year on innovative energy and environmental education in awarding nearly
$290,000 to 105 schools and institutions in 10 states.
One grant will make it possible for high school chemistry
students in Uncasville, Conn., to work on converting waste oil from the school’s
cafeteria into biodiesel fuel to power a school vehicle. Another grant
went to physics students in Chesterfield County, Va., to perform a countywide
energy audit on school buildings.
The Dominion
Educational Grants Partnership Program helps
schools strengthen math and science skills for students in grades K-12 by providing
grants of up to $10,000. The program is funded by the Dominion
Foundation,
which is the philanthropic arm of the company dedicated to the economic, physical
and social health of the communities served by Dominion companies. Dominion
has awarded more than $1.9 million in such grants since the program began in
1996.
"Energy
conservation and new technologies will play leading roles in meeting the future
demand for electricity in the United States," said
Eva T. Hardy, executive vice president-External Affairs & Corporate Communications. "It
is important to support the fresh ideas and intellectual potential of tomorrow’s
workers and leaders of this industry."
Other grant recipients include:
Students from 12 elementary schools and six
middle schools in Calvert County, Md., will work with a school energy coordinator
to develop and implement a plan to conserve energy at each of the schools,
Fifth-grade
students in Cleveland, Ohio, will develop a multimedia Web site on energy
conservation.
Pre-kindergarten
through fifth grade students at an elementary school in Richmond, Va., for
an outdoor learning center in its courtyard, complete with a bird-and-butterfly
habitat, weather station and vegetable garden.
For more information on the
Dominion Educational Grants Partnership Program, visit www.dom.com;
enter the keyword "education."
Dominion is one of the nation's largest producers
of energy, with a portfolio of more than 26,500 megawatts of generation. Dominion
serves retail energy customers in 11 states. For more information about Dominion,
visit the company's Web site at www.dom.com.
