Dominion Peoples Presents Over $50,000 For
First Annual Community Impact Awards
PITTSBURGH - Dominion
Peoples presented over $50,000 in Community Impact Awards today at a special
recognition luncheon held at the Renaissance Pittsburgh Hotel. The Community
Impact Awards program honored nine area development projects in southwestern
Pennsylvania that have made a major contribution to the social and economic
revitalization of the communities in which they operate.
A total of sixty-nine nominations from non-profit organizations
across southwestern Pennsylvania were received during the 2001 competition.
The Dominion Peoples grants were made through the Dominion Foundation, which
is dedicated to the economic, physical and social health of the communities
served by Dominion companies.
The award winning projects are:
Big Brothers Big Sisters
of Greater Pittsburgh for its Pathways Project, a mentoring partnership
that gives disadvantaged children a personal and economic jumpstart on life.
Operation Outward Reach
for its vocational training program for inmates of state correctional facilities.
PA CleanWays of Westmoreland
County for its Unipaper Recycling program, which currently involves
14 municipalities and is continuing to grow.
Butler County's Paul Laurence
Dunbar Community Center for its PATH (People Against Threats and Harassments)
project, which targets primarily high school students who are considered at-risk.
Washington County Council
on Economic Development for its Pennsylvania Transformer Technology
project which provides capital to young companies ready for expansion.
YWCA Westmoreland County
for its Lego Robolab program which promotes and exposes robotics technology
to middle and high school aged girls.
Economic Growth Connection
of Westmoreland for its streamlined, one-stop delivery system for new
businesses requiring site assistance, buildings, financing and workforce training.
Urban League of Pittsburgh
for its Campaign for African American Achievement initiative which serves
mostly high school students in Allegheny County and strives to eradicate negative
influences that inhibit their success.
Private Industry Council
of Westmoreland County for its Youthbuild program, which is designed
to prepare disadvantaged youths for future employment while expanding the
supply of affordable housing.
Dominion is one of the nation's largest producers of
energy, with a production capability of more than 3 trillion British thermal
units of energy per day. Dominion has a diversified and integrated energy portfolio
consisting of 22,000 megawatts of generation, 4.6 trillion cubic feet equivalent
of natural gas reserves, 7,600 miles of natural gas transmission pipeline and
3.8 million franchise natural gas and electric customers in five states. Dominion
also operates the nation's larges underground natural gas storage system with
more than 950 billion cubic feet of storage capacity. For more information about
Dominion, visit the company's web site at www.dom.com.
