Charleston, W.Va. Union Mission Ministries this month named Education Elevators Executive Director Allison McJunkin a 2016 “Woman on a Mission” honoree.
According to the organization’s website, Union Mission created the awards to recognize and celebrate local community members who consistently dedicate their time, resources, talents and hearts to help others.
Members of the 167th Airlift Wing of the West Virginia Air National Guard may be known for their military work across West Virginia and the nation, but they’re also giving back as mentors for elementary school students in Berkeley County. On April 8 a training session at the 167th Airlift Wing of the West Virginia Air National Guard base was held for 12 members who will be participating in Education Elevators.
Charleston, W.Va. – Representatives of the Education Elevators (EE) program today announced a new mentoring partnership between Columbia Pipeline Group (CPG) and Edgewood Elementary School in Charleston.
EE Executive Director Allison McJunkin said the new partnership will connect CPG employees and professionals with individual students for the purpose of mentoring, friendship and academic support.
Fifth-graders feel a pig’s lung, which is similar to that of a human lung, during Thursday’s Student Wellness Day at Appalachian Power Park in Charleston. The event was free and open to students. About 200 students were expected to attend.
The inaugural Student Wellness Day, open to Charleston-area fifth-graders, was held Friday at Appalachian Power Park.
It was organized by the nonprofit Keep Your Faith Corporation and the Education Elevators program. The event was offered free for students.
The family and friends of Tom McJunkin ’70, ’74L knew him as a champion for education and community building in his hometown of Charleston, W.Va. Those passions compose a legacy he also wanted to leave his beloved alma mater. Shortly before his death in October 2011, he established the McJunkin Endowment for Student Engagement.
Education Elevators is a West Virginia based, non-profit organization that partners businesses and organizations with local schools to match their employees with students in need of mentors, role models, friendship, academic support, and individual attention.By impacting individual students, we respond to fundamental needs in our communities.Education Elevators is designed to facilitate and support meaningful mentoring partnerships of businesses and organizations with local elementary schools.
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