The FirstEnergy Foundation recently provided a $15,000 grant to help the Mylan Park Foundation put on this year’s event, which boasted hundreds of attendees of all ages and backgrounds.
“This event brought local families together to experience the diversity within our community,” said Ron Justice, Mylan Park Foundation Board President. “We are so grateful to the FirstEnergy Foundation for helping us introduce children and their parents to other cultures through their foods, music, dances, hobbies, and sports.”
Lorna Wisham, President of the FirstEnergy Foundation, said, “Mylan Park’s mission and its event align with our company’s commitment to diverse, equitable, and inclusive communities where everyone feels safe, valued, included, and respected. We are proud to have supported this great event.”
Over the past 25 years, Mylan Park has developed into Monongalia County’s largest event complex, where the community regularly comes together to compete in sports, share ideas, and learn new skills.
Nearby West Virginia University and different corporations located within the city continue to grow a diverse community of people from different cultures and nationalities.
The goal is for initiatives like Mylan Park’s Community and Diversity Day to enhance the well-being of the Monongalia Community by promoting social interaction and to further stimulate economic growth in the local and regional areas.
