Businesses play an integral role in The Challenge Program, Inc.'s mission. Both local and national businesses serve as business ambassadors and have the unique opportunity to speak to students about their success stories, their businesses and the careers that are available to students after they complete their formal education. Students are often excited to learn about different companies and career opportunities that exist within their communities and begin to realize that the can be successful in or near their hometown.

The businesses partnering with TCP are diverse - coming from 19 different industries. They run the gamut from Utility Companies to Financial Services, Individuals to Engineering and Defense to Manufacturing.

Businesses have served as the backbone of our program since the very beginning. In addition to their monetary contributions, our business partners or Business Ambassadors as they are called, have provided their time and talent to their school partners - whether it is presenting at the orientation assembly or working with students after school to show them the possibilities that lie ahead, they have taken their role seriously. For all they have done, we salute them.

Our informative Business Introduction to The Challenge Program video is a great place to start to gain a quick understanding of how The Challenge Program can be put to work for you. To find out how your business can partner with TCP to motivate students, please contact us.

Major Corporate Sponsor

          

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Business Sponsors:

Advertising/Specialties Leedsworld Inc., dba L.E.E.D.’s Architecture Maynes Associates Architects, LLC Automotive Miller Auto Company Business Services Atlantic Broadband Duane Morris Government Strategies Google Pittsburgh Highmark BlueCross/BlueShield Mon Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce Three Wire Systems Chemical Dow Chemical Community Groups Jeannette Umbrella Group Contractors Alex E. Paris Contracting Co, Inc. Shallenberger Construction WR Casteel Defense BAE Systems Martin Baker Foundations/Individuals The Clark/Hunter Foundation Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation EQT Corporation J.B. Finley Charitable Trust Riggs Family Foundation Richard K. Mellon Foundation Robert Y. Moffat Family Charitable Trust

Education/Education Services Altoona Area SD Foundation Mount Aloysius College Seton Hill University St. Francis University Energy Alpha Natural Resources Appalachian Well Services Cabot Oil & Gas CDK Perforating Chesapeake Energy Chevron North America Exploration and Production Company Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania Columbia Gas Transmission, a NiSource Company Consol Energy FTS International GenOn Energy MarkWest PBS Coals Peoples Natural Gas Range Resources Rockwater Energy Solutions Talisman Energy Weatherford Westinghouse-Waltz Mill Westinghouse-Cranberry Williams WPX Energy Manufacturing API Defense Auma Actuators Center Rock Dynamet Corporation Eastman Chemical Resins, Inc. Global SFC Inc. McLanahan Corporation NGK Sparkplugs Shumar’s Welding and Machine Service Real Estate/Real Estate Services Blair Companies

Engineering JennMar Corporation Keller Engineers Financial Services 1st Summit Bank C.B.W. Credit Union Carpenter Financial First National Bank GAP Federal Credit Union Huntington Bank M&T Bank Reliance Bank Foundation S&T Bank Somerset Trust Company The Reschini Group Wessel & Company Health Care Chicora Medical Center Country Side Fair Winds Manor West Haven Manor Meyersdale Medical Center Miners Medical Center Sugar Creek Rest Trinity Living Center Retail/Food Services COE Distributing Hoss’s Steak and Sea NPC, Inc. Sheetz The Hite Company Technology Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) Johnson Matthey Progeny Teletech-Moundsville Teletech-Uniontown