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Earth Day Clean-Up Events
KBC participated in Earth Day clean-up events, which spanned from Las Cruces, New Mexico, to Pittsburgh, PA, down to Morgantown, WV, and over to Washington, DC. Over 75 volunteers participated in these events.
The volunteers focused on planting flowers and mulching, while others ventured deeper into the park to restore an area historically designated for Black visitors during the segregation era. Our efforts included cutting brush, cleaning and staining benches, and clearing and disposing of cut brush and logs by returning them to nature. Additionally, we picked up over 400 bags of trash.
Thank you to all the volunteers who made these events successful and contributed to making our parks cleaner and more beautiful for everyone to enjoy.
KBC Energy Solutions is proud to sponsor the 5th Annual Mountaineer Showcase, a Track & Field event that hosts 20 top performing boys and girls highschool teams in West Virginia and the surrounding area to promote youth running activities. This event is hosted by KBC, BSN Sports, City Neon, and State Farm Insurance.
This year's event was a resounding success, showcasing the incredible talent and dedication of over 500 athletes from across West Virginia, Maryland, and Ohio. In addition to this, 550 spectators filled the stands of this wonderful event, while over 700 viewers tuned in online.
Morgantown High School, on both the boys' and girls' team, scored the most points respectively, earning both teams a title in this event. Indian Head High School in Ohio and University High School took second and third. Additionally, there were two stadium records, and numerous personal records broken during the day.
KBC Sponsors 2024 Regional Science Bowls
KBC is proud to sponsor the West Virginia Regional Science Bowl and the Western Pennsylvania Regional Science Bowl hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory.
The winners of Regional Science Bowls advance to DOE’s National Science Bowl in April 2024.
The Science Bowl is a nationwide academic competition that tests students’ knowledge in all areas of science and mathematics. Teams of middle and high school student face-off in a fast-paced question-and-answer format, where they are tested on a range of science disciplines including biology, chemistry, Earth science, physics, energy, and math.
DOE created the Science Bowl in 1991 to encourage students to excel in mathematics and science and to pursue careers in these fields. More than 344,000 students have participated in the Science Bowl throughout its 34-year history, and it is one of the nation’s largest science competitions.