FAIRMONT — More than 1,200 students from across West Virginia will gather at Fairmont State University to participate in the annual SkillsUSA West Virginia State Leadership and Skills Competition Friday
From ‘The Inspiration Edition’ A heart for service
By Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham - khawthorne@aimmediamidwest.com
Brandy Barkey Sweeney, pictured front row at center with her students from the Careers in Education course at the Mason County Career Center (MCCC). Students made no-sew pillows to be sent to the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for transplant recipients.
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Brandy Barkey Sweeney with her husband Brandon and children Bryson, Braydon and Braylon Sweeney, all pictured supporting a past observance of National Donate Life Month at Pleasant Valley Hospital, along with other members of the community.
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POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. A local heart transplant recipient took an opportunity to teach students at the Mason County Career Center about organ donation through a unique class project.