MCC-Penn Valley participates in urban core health and wellness center partnership

MCC-Penn Valley participated in the ribbon cutting ceremony for the grand opening of the Health and Wellness Center at the Bluford branch of the Kansas City Public Library on Saturday.

The Center will provide health and wellness information to patrons of the branch. Truman Medical Center will provide health information and activities. MCC-Penn Valley Health Science Institute will offer health career training information as well as provide hands-on health care educational opportunities for high school students who visit the library.

Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City provided funding for the project with a $111,000 grant.

In addition to MCC-Penn Valley President Bernard Franklin, speakers at the ribbon cutting included: Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, Health Care Foundation President & CEO Steve Roling, Kansas City Public Library Director Crosby Kemper, Kansas City Mayor Mark Funkhouser, Kansas City Councilwoman Sharon Sanders Brooks and Truman Medical Centers CEO John Bluford.

Councilwoman Sharon Sanders Brooks donates Royals tickets to Penn Valley

What started out as a fairly normal Friday turned into an exciting pre-Labor Day weekend kickoff. Kansas City, Missouri Third District City Councilwoman Sharon Sanders Brooks called MCC-Penn Valley to donate tickets to Friday's game against the Detroit Tigers.

Employees jumped on the freebie and snatched up the tickets in 15 minutes. Special thanks to Councilwoman Sanders Brooks for the tickets. Go Royals!

Photo Caption (left to right): The first group to snatch up free tickets were: Matt Vanderberg of Student Financial Services, Sandy Sexton of Payment Services, Ethel Fleming of Distance Ed, Dianna Carpenter of Payment Services and Lindsey Jones of Student Financial Services.