“This was great news for me. I have a long tradition here. My father began working at Union Carbide in 1959, the year I was born. I’ve been working here for 30 years, and I’ve worked in all three buildings that have been donated to the state. These are excellent facilities, and I love the campus atmosphere. We have a lot of good technological minds in the state, and when facilities like this go away, they go away. And you don’t get that back.”

Vince Stricker
Senior Process Engineering Specialist, Dow

Join us Friday, March 5 at the Clay Center as Generation Charleston celebrates First Friday with the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra! The WVSO will be performing “Virtuosity Unleashed!,” a Symphonic concert featuring world renowned guest violinist, Ilya Kaler (visit www.wvsymphony.org for concert details).

The concert begins at 8 p.m., and a free reception (complimentary drinks & desserts) will immediately follow in the Founders’ Lounge at the Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences. Also, guest violinist Ilya Kaler will be attending the reception to mingle with Generation Charleston members, so don’t miss this special opportunity to meet Mr. Kaler, an award winning violinist.

The concert and reception are free to GC members but you must RSVP. Call or email Laura Barry for concert tickets at 304-561-3504 or lbarry@theclaycenter.org. Limit two tickets per GC member. Complimentary concert tickets and reception made possible by Verizon.

Also, GC will be taking monetary and supply donations for Haiti Relief. In addition to monetary donations, we can accept:

• Baby Formula (dry/powder)
• Baby wipes
• Toiletries (shampoo, soap, toothpaste, tooth brushes)
• Hand sanitizer
• Vitamins
• Over the counter medicines (Tylenol, Advil, aspirin, Tums, etc.)
• Non-perishable foods that are not in cans (seal-paks of tuna or sardines, for example)
• Beans (not in cans)
• Planting seeds for farmers

Think flat, lightweight, and easily packable. You will be able to drop off your donation before the concert at a collection table in the lobby.

For more information visit www.flmhaiti.org.