The Mitchell Plant has received an AEP Caring Together mini-grant to secure a Blessing Box installed at Washington Lands Elementary School in Marshall County in partnership with Marshall County Schools and the Marshall County Family Resource Network.
The Blessing Boxes are filled with non-perishable goods for community members to take as needed.
Residents are encouraged to take what they need and share what they can. Marshall County Blessing Boxes are located at Cameron Elementary, Central Elementary, John Marshall High School, Sand Hill Elementary School, Moundsville City Building, East End Park, Riverfront Park, Mt. Olivet Church, St. James Church in McMechen. Mitchell Plant employees will be partnering with the Marshall County Family Resource Network to stock the box.
Appalachian Power has 1 million customers in Virginia, West Virginia, and Tennessee (as AEP Appalachian Power). It is part of American Electric Power, which is focused on building a smarter energy infrastructure and delivering new technologies and custom energy solutions.
AEP’s approximately 17,000 employees operate and maintain the nation’s largest electricity transmission system and more than 224,000 miles of distribution lines to efficiently deliver safe, reliable power to nearly 5.6 million regulated customers in 11 states.
AEP is also one of the nation’s largest electricity producers with approximately 31,000 megawatts of diverse generating capacity, including more than 6,900 megawatts of renewable energy.
