Dominion Has $60,000 up for Grabs in Community Impact Awards.

Business Editors

CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 2003

Dominion East Ohio is seeking local projects that have promoted the economic or social revitalization of communities for the ninth annual Community Impact Awards competition. A total of $60,000 in unrestricted grants will be awarded.

The program, sponsored by Dominion and Inside Business Magazine, recognizes cities and community organizations that have made major contributions to the economic and social revitalization of communities within the Dominion East Ohio service territory. Entry deadline is Nov. 3, 2003. Winners will share in the $60,000 from the Dominion Foundation. In its eight-year history, the company has distributed nearly $250,000 in Community Impact Awards in northeast and northwest Ohio.

The Guidelines:

  --  Project must have been completed between July 2002 and August
        2003.

  --  Project must have made a major contribution to the economic or
        social revitalization of communities in northeast Ohio.

  --  Project must be located within the Dominion East Ohio service
        area.

  --  Organizations must be 501c(3) or have an eligible fiscal
        agent.


To Enter:

  --  Submit a brief summary--no more than three typewritten
        pages--of the project. Support materials, such as photos,
        press clippings or literature that represents the project can
        also be included. Submit all material in a three-ring binder.
        The following judging criteria should be used as a basis for
        the summary:

   1. Give a brief description/history of the community or
organization.
   2. Describe the project the community or organization completed to
promote economic and/or social revitalization. Include objectives,
benefits, impact and measurable results and community
interests/involvement.
   3. To what extent did the project generate positive change and
growth within its targeted area?
   4. How many people were impacted/served by this project?
   5. How will the results of this project encourage and promote
future development and revitalization?
   6. Community impact: What effect has the project had in terms of
jobs, spending and taxes?

On the summary, include a contact name, title, phone number and complete address. Submit to: Community Impact Awards, c/o Inside Business Magazine, 1422 Euclid Avenue #730, Cleveland, Ohio 44115.

Dominion is one of the nation's largest producers of energy, with a diversified and integrated energy portfolio that includes 24,000 megawatts of generation and 6.1 trillion cubic feet equivalent of proved natural gas reserves. Dominion also serves 5 million retail energy customers in nine states. For more information about Dominion, visit the company's Web site at www.dom.com.