New Orleans Native Recognized As Volunteer
Of The Year
NEW ORLEANS – Representing
the best in volunteerism and commitment to her community, New Orleans native
Sue Peters will be honored as one of Dominion’s Volunteers of the Year for 2001.
Peters is one of 12 employees and retirees being recognized
as “Hometown Heroes” — the theme for the company’s 2001 volunteer recognition
program. She will be honored at Dominion’s annual awards ceremony April 16 in
Richmond, Virginia.
A lead drafter at Dominion Exploration & Production, Inc.
in New Orleans, Peters is an enthusiastic volunteer for a number of causes in
the community. For seven years she has given freely and generously of her time,
talent and financial support to the Southern Animal Foundation (SAF). At the
shelter she spends between five to ten hours weekly exercising and socializing
with animals that have been abused, neglected or abandoned.
In addition to providing one on one contact with these animals,
Peters is the costumer for the shelter, designing and making costumes for the
adoption dogs to participate in Barkus, a Mardi Gras parade just for dogs. She
also takes the animals to various fairs and pet stores for adoption opportunities.
She personally has placed three of them with co-workers in her department.
Peters other passion in volunteering, has been Food for Friends,
A Program of NO/AIDS Task force. This program delivers meals to people who are
homebound and living with HIV/Aids. For the past nine years, she has spent one
evening a week in the kitchen preparing and assembling meals for the next day’s
delivery. She is also involved in special holiday meals preparation and delivery
and training seminars.
“It’s something that I absolutely love doing. These are both
causes that are very close to my heart,” said Peters. “The organizations can
always use more help. If anyone is interested in helping by volunteering or
making a donation, please call them,” she added.
In addition to these regular activities, Peters has also
volunteered for Special Olympics, the public television membership drives, the
company adopt-a-family Christmas project, the Contemporary Arts Center and the
Olympic Torch Relay through the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation.
For being selected as a “Volunteer of the Year,” the Dominion
Foundation will make a $1,000 donation to Peters’ charity of choice, Southern
Animal Foundation.
Dominion is one of the nation’s largest producers of energy,
with a production capability of more than 3 trillion British thermal units of
energy per day. Dominion serves nearly 4 million retail natural gas and electric
customers in five states. For more information about Dominion, visit the company’s
Web site at www.dom.com.
