Alro Steel donates $200,000 to new RCCTC welding and motorsports program

Alro Steel has made a very generous $200,000 contribution to the welding and motorsports program at the new Roanoke County Career and Technology Center (RCCTC).  This contribution will help enhance the existing program at the new center that is currently under construction and due to open in late 2026 or early 2027.  

“The industry has seen a little bit of a struggle in terms of students actually having programs such as this to support them, so for us, when we see opportunities like this, we like to be a part of it and be able to invest in the future,” said Marlo Stevens, regional manager at Alro Steel.

"This donation from one of our industry partners is going to take our already high performing welding and motorsports program and equip them with some of the best stuff that we can get for these students," said Christian Kish, principal of the Burton Center for Arts & Technology and the soon-to-open RCCTC.  "Alro Steel has supported us in many other areas as well.  They're always welcoming to our students when we go down to Charlotte and tour the motorsports-related companies near the speedway.  We're really appreciative that they're a partner with us," Kish said.