RICHMOND, Va., April 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Dominion is
honoring its top company volunteers this spring by paying it
forward with $1,000 donations to each
recipient's charity of choice. Now in its 33rd year,
Dominion's "Benjamin J. Lambert,
III, Volunteer of the Year program" will recognize 12
individual employees from Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Virginia and West
Virginia whose volunteer efforts brightened the lives of
others or made lasting improvements to communities in 2016.
In addition, all employees from Kewaunee Power Station in
Wisconsin will receive a
consolidated Volunteer of the Year award for outstanding group
efforts during 2016.
"The work of Dominion's volunteers lifts our cities, communities
and neighborhoods," said Thomas F. Farrell
II, chairman, president and chief executive officer. "Our
employees offer optimism and exhibit personal generosity in the
time they dedicate to helping others."
The 2016 Dominion Volunteers of the Year and their charities of
choice are:
- Pamela Dumire,
Akron, Ohio, Multiple Sclerosis
Ohio Buckeye Chapter
- Barbara Gilliland,
Woodbridge, Va., NOVA Pets
Alive
- William Gwynn,
New Canton, Va., Powhatan
Volunteer Rescue Squad
- Jeff Heffelman,
Dumfries, Va., SPARK
- Kewaunee Power Station employees, Carlton, Wis.,
Lakeshore Community Pantry
- John Marlow, Parkersburg, W.Va., Humane Society of
Parkersburg
- Cathy Niedermayer,
Richmond, Va., Friends United with
the Richmond Shelter (FURS)
- Marty O'Baker,
Alexandria, Va., Mt. Savage
Volunteer Fire Company
- Shane Olson, Richmond, Va., National Multiple Sclerosis
Society, MSRide 2017
- Anthony J. Perry,
Cleveland, Ohio, Three Deuce Five
Marine Foundation
- April N. Stephens,
Cleveland, Ohio, Zane's
Foundation
- Gary Venturini,
Kittanning, Pa., Zachary's
Mission
- Courtney Young,
Norfolk, Va., Virginia State University Alumni Association
Dominion will pay tribute to its employees at Volunteer of the
Year ceremonies in Richmond on
April 24 and in Akron, Ohio, on May
4.
Dominion volunteers dedicate their time to a variety of
charitable activities – from stocking food pantries to building
outdoor classrooms, weatherizing homes to reading to children. A
wide range of nonprofit organizations have benefitted, including
those working to improve the environment, revitalize communities,
promote education and meet human needs. For instance, since 2000
Dominion employees have tackled more than 200 environmental
projects -- helping to beautify parks, clean rivers, replace osprey
platforms, build urban gardens and more.
In 2016, Dominion and the Dominion Foundation contributed
$26.6 million to charitable
organizations helping to improve the quality of life in communities
across the company's footprint.
Dominion (NYSE: D) is one of the nation's largest producers and
transporters of energy. The Dominion Foundation is dedicated to
improving the physical, social and economic well-being of the
communities served by Dominion companies. The Foundation supports
nonprofit causes that meet basic human needs, protect the
environment, promote education and encourage community vitality.
For more information, visit www.dom.com.
For photographs and details about the winners, please visit
www.dom.com/VOTY.
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