RICHMOND, VA – Dominion Resources will once again mark the holiday season by providing more than $1 million in grants to help feed, shelter and care for people across communities where the company operates. Donations will be shared by 140 non-profit organizations that provide critical community services in 13 states. This is the second year that Dominion has given more than $1 million in Critical Community Needs grants through its charitable arm, the Dominion Foundation.
“While the Dominion Foundation works year-round to support worthy charitable causes, these grants are earmarked for programs that deliver basic necessities such as shelter, nutritious meals and medical care, to people in need,” said Thomas F. Farrell II, chairman, president and CEO of Dominion Resources. “It is especially fitting during the holidays to support organizations that are improving lives and building greater stability in the places we call home.”
Southern Maryland organizations received $60,000 in grants. The focus is on shelter, access to health care, and food security in regions served by Dominion.
Examples of this year’s Southern Maryland grant recipients include:
• $15,000 to the Maryland Food Bank for its Pack to Give Back Local program that provides packed boxes of holiday food to families.
• $10,000 to the ARC of Southern Maryland for its Shelter in Place program to provide food and water for its residents and staff in the event of an emergency.
• $10,000 to the Farming 4 Hunger Food Bank Delivery Program, which has distributed nearly 7 million pounds of fresh food to food banks in southern Maryland and statewide.
• $10,000 to Calvert Hospice for the Burnett Calvert Hospice House.
Dominion (NYSE: D), headquartered in Richmond, VA is one of the nation’s largest producers and transporters of energy. For more information about Dominion and the Dominion Foundation, visit www.dom.com.