Published 12-22-08
Submitted by Dominion Foundation
-- Dominion Resources understands families are facing economic hardships
-- Funds will replenish food banks in 14 states
-- Donation follows $5 million contribution to EnergyShare in May
RICHMOND, Va., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dominion Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Dominion Resources, one of the nation's largest energy producers, announced today it is donating more than $1 million to food banks in the communities in which it operates.
"Dominion wants to help our neighbors who are encountering hardships during the current economic downturn," said Thomas F. Farrell II, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Dominion. "This contribution will help put food on the table for families in 14 states during the holiday season."
The contribution will provide 21.4 million pounds of food and grocery products, according to Feeding America, formerly America's Second Harvest, the nation's leading hunger-relief charity. Each year, the Feeding America network provides food assistance to more than 25 million low-income people facing hunger in the United States, including more than 9 million children and nearly 3 million seniors.
"The economic conditions in the United States today are placing unprecedented demands on our food banks around the country," said Vicki Escarra, president and chief executive officer of Feeding America. "This generous gift from Dominion will do much to help keep the food flowing in many states. This could not come at a better time and shows the real power of corporate engagement in the causes so vital to our communities."
The grant is being distributed to food banks as follows:
Virginia | |
Central Virginia Foodbank (Richmond,VA) | $100,000 |
Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia (Norfolk,VA) | $100,000 |
Capital Area Foodbank (Lorton, VA) designated for Northern Virginia | $100,000 |
Foodbank of the Virginia Peninsula (Newport News, VA) | $50,000 |
Second Harvest Food Bank (Salem, VA) designated for Abingdon & Southwest, VA | $50,000 |
Blue Ridge Area Foodbank (Winchester, VA) designated for Fauquier/Loudoun | $30,000 |
Blue Ridge Area Foodbank (Charlottesville, VA) designated for Charlottesville/Albemarle | $30,000 |
$25,000 | |
Alleghany Highlands Area Foodbank (Covington, VA) | $15,000 |
Shenandoah Valley Area Foodbank (Verona, VA) | $15,000 |
Food for Others (Fairfax, VA) | $5,000 |
$520,000 | |
North Carolina | |
Foodbank of the Albemarle (Elizabeth City, NC) | $25,000 |
Foodbank of Central & Eastern NC (Raleigh, NC) | $10,000 |
$35,000 | |
Maryland | |
Maryland Food Bank (Hughesville, MD) designated for Southern Maryland | $20,000 |
Ohio | |
Cleveland Foodbank (Cleveland,OH) | $75,000 |
Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank(Akron,OH) | $50,000 |
Second Harvest Foodbank of the Mahoning Valley (Youngstown, OH) | 35,000 |
West Ohio Foodbank (Lima, OH) | $20,000 |
Marietta Community Foundation (Marietta, OH) Designated for local pantries | $20,000 |
United Way of Lake County (Mentor, OH) Food distribution in Lake County | $10,000 |
Hunger Task Force (Cleveland, OH) | $10,000 |
Family & Community Services (Ravenna, OH) Portage County Food Program | $5,000 |
Lima Community Foundation (Lima, OH) Designated for local pantries | $5,000 |
Ashtabula Community Action Agency (Ashtabula, OH) Food Pantry | $5,000 |
People to People Ministries Food Pantry(Wooster, OH) | $5,000 |
Tuscarawas County Community Foundation (New Philadelphia, OH)Designated for local pantries | $5,000 |
Country Neighbor Program, Inc. (Orwell, OH) Food Pantry | $2,500 |
Barberton Area Community Ministries (Barberton, OH) Food Pantry | $2,500 |
$250,000 | |
Pennsylvania | |
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank (Duquesne, PA) | $50,000 |
Indiana County Community Action Program Food Pantry (Indiana,PA) | $5,000 |
Greater Washington County Food Bank (Eighty Four, PA) | $5,000 |
Altoona Food Bank (Altoona, PA) | $5,000 |
Philabundance (Philadelphia, PA) | $5,000 |
$70,000 | |
West Virginia | |
Clarksburg Mission Food Pantry (Clarksburg, WV) | $10,000 |
WCLG-FM Holiday Food Drive (Morgantown, WV) | $10,000 |
Sobrania Food Pantry (Fairmont, WV) | $10,000 |
Old Man Rivers Food Pantry (Parkersburg, WV) | $10,000 |
Mountain Top Food Pantry (Mt. Storm, WV) | $10,000 |
Duff St. UMC Food Pantry (Clarksburg, WV) | $5,000 |
Our Neighbor Lewis County United Methodist Ministries (Weston,WV)designated for soup kitchen | $5,000 |
Mountaineer Food Pantry (Gassaway, WV) | $5,000 |
Council of the Southern Mountains, Inc. (Northfork, WV)designated for soup kitchen | $5,000 |
$70,000 | |
NEW ENGLAND | |
Connecticut | |
Gemma E Moran Food Center (New London, CT) | $7,500 |
Front Porch Foundation (New London, CT) Child Nutrition Programs | $5,000 |
Groton Social Services (Groton, CT) Groton Food Locker & Senior Nutrition Awareness Program | $5,000 |
New London Area Food Coalition (New London, CT) | $5,000 |
Opportunities Industrial Center Food Pantry (New London, CT) | $5,000 |
Pawcatuck Neighborhood Center (Pawcatuck, CT) Emergency Food Pantry | $5,000 |
Massachusetts | |
Fall River Community Soup Kitchen (Fall River, MA) | $3,500 |
Greater Fall River Food Pantry (Fall River, MA) | $3,500 |
Sacred Heart Soup Kitchen (Fall River, MA) | $3,500 |
St. Joseph's Food Pantry (Salem, MA) | $3,500 |
The Salem Mission (Salem, MA) Food Pantry & Soup Kitchen | $3,500 |
New York | |
Food Bank of Central NY (East Syracuse, NY) | $2,500 |
Food Bank of the Southern Tier (Elmira, NY) | $2,500 |
Foodlink (Rochester, NY) | $2,500 |
Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York (Latham, NY) | $2,500 |
Rhode Island | |
Rhode Island Community Food Bank (Providence, RI) | $10,000 |
$70,000 | |
MIDWEST | |
Wisconsin | |
Paul's Pantry (Green Bay, WI) | $10,000 |
Peter's Pantry (Manitowoc, WI) | $4,000 |
Salvation Army (Green Bay, WI) Emergency Food Assistance | $2,000 |
Two Rivers Ecumenical Pantry (Two Rivers, WI) | $2,000 |
Lakeshore Community Action Partnership of Wisconsin (Manitowoc,WI) Food pantry services in Kewaunee & Door Counties | $2,000 |
Illinois | |
Central Illinois Foodbank (Springfield, IL) | $10,000 |
Hegewisch Community Committee (Chicago, IL) Emergency Food Assistance | $5,000 |
Indiana | |
Foodbank of Northwestern Indiana (Gary, IN) | $10,000 |
Community Action Program of Western Indiana (Oxford, IN)Emergency Food Assistance in Benton County | $5,000 |
$50,000 | |
Texas | |
NETWORK of Community Ministries, Inc. (Richardson, TX) Emergency Services Food Program | $10,000 |
North Texas Food Bank (Dallas, TX) | $10,000 |
$20,000 |
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