Volunteerism
Our roughly 17,000 employees generously give their time and energy to a multitude of volunteer projects throughout the year.
In 2022, they volunteered more than 95,000 hours.
Our core value of Ethics guides us: Helping others is an integral part of our culture as a company whose utilities perform a vital public service — one reinforced by our long history of supporting our communities. The company encourages employees to serve on non-profit boards and lead volunteer activities. Each year, we provide one day of paid volunteer time off for each non-union employee. Additionally, we encourage participation in company-sponsored volunteer events, which contributes to our overall volunteerism goal. To reward colleagues who give the gift of their personal time volunteering in their communities, the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation’s Dollars for Doers program will donate $500 to a qualifying 501(c)(3) non-profit for every 20 volunteer hours recorded. Employees can use this program up to three times per calendar year.
Employees also look for opportunities to serve on their own. Employees in Action is a grassroots effort driven by Dominion Energy volunteers across the many states and communities the company serves. Each year, hundreds of employee volunteers put their talent, time, and efforts into improving their hometowns during a year-long project blitz. Local employee volunteers work with local organizations on projects to improve parks, schools, shelters, and other community resources.
The Dominion Energy Benjamin J. Lambert, III, Volunteer of the Year Awards were established to recognize Dominion Energy employees and retirees for their individual efforts to improve the communities in which they live. Nominees represent the best in volunteerism excellence and commitment to improving their communities. The awards were named in honor of a longtime Virginia legislator and member of our company’s Board of Directors.
In 2022, our employees volunteered to support an annual Troop Appreciation Fishing Derby on Lake Murray in South Carolina; packed care packages for troops overseas and chemotherapy kits for cancer patients through an effort led by AARG; sorted and distributed donations to support families adopted through A Community Christmas in Stark County, Ohio; built wheelchairs for disabled military veterans; and much more.
To the Rescue
You might say David DelBiondo comes to his career as a senior safety specialist at our Millstone nuclear power station naturally: Looking out for others is in his blood. For more than four decades, he has worked with the volunteer fire department in Old Lyme, Connecticut, where the Connecticut River meets Long Island Sound. In his roles as EMT and firefighter, he answers fire, rescue, and public-service calls along the shore of the river and the Sound, in the surrounding area, and along a busy stretch of I-95 to help people through some of the most difficult moments of their lives.
In recognition of his continued passion for helping others, in 2022 Dominion Energy presented David with the 2022 Volunteer of the Year First Responder award. “To say that David is admired for what he does would be a serious understatement,” says Diane Leopold, Dominion Energy’s Chief Operating Officer. “He is the person, when he appears on the scene, who causes other volunteers to breathe easier. David is the person everyone looks up to. Countless numbers of people are alive and/or in better condition because of his commitment to volunteerism.”
