Chili Cookoff Breaks Records for Attendance, Fundraising Wheeling, W. Va. – On Tuesday, June 13, City of Wheeling officials reported a record-breaking year for the 16th Annual Wheeling Feeling Chili Cookoff and presented a check to the United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley for $10,043. Mayor Glenn Elliott and Cookoff Chair Rosemary Humway-Warmuth announced the final total during …
Emergency Food & Shelter Phase 34
MARSHALL, OHIO, BROOKE, & HANCOCK COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA and BELMONT COUNTY IN OHIO HAVE BEEN AWARDED FEDERAL FUNDS UNDER THE EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER NATIONAL BOARD PROGRAM. The following counties have been chosen to receive funds to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the county: Marshall County, WV $22,085 Ohio County, WV $21,408 Brooke County, WV $13,492 Hancock …
Family Service Upper Ohio Valley RAFFLE
Family Services of the Upper Ohio Valley is selling raffle tickets for four (4) reserved seats valid for any one game of the 2017 Washington Wildthings season at Consol Energy Park, Washington, PA. Drawing to be held May 19, 2017. Tickets available Monday-Friday at the HRC Building, 51-11th Street or by calling 304-233-2350. Tickets: $1.00 each or …
Night at the Races Sponsors
The United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley is so grateful for our Night at the Races sponsors. This event would not be a success without the generosity of Ohio Valley businesses. MAIN EVENT SPONSORS: Wheeling Island Hotel Casino Racetrack – WTRF-TV – Pepsi WIN SPONSORS: Gold, Khourey & Turak – Wallace Jewelers PLACE SPONSORS: The Intelligencer & Wheeling News-Register …
NEW EVENTS ADDED
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United Way Campaign Update
The 2016-2017 Campaign for the United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley currently stands at $702,216, or 86.7 percent of the $810,000 goal. “ We have about 13 percent to go to complete our goal and I’m confident that the generosity of this community and area businesses will come through for us,” Lynn Wallace of Wallace Jewelers, Campaign Co-Chair, said. …
New Associate Director Named
The United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley has a new Associate Director. Wheeling native Jessica Rine has been named to the position by the United Way Board of Directors. Rine has been active with the United Way as a volunteer for a number of years, having served on the Allocations Panel for three years and on the Marketing Committee …
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Wheeling Island Toy Drive
Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack’s Tournaments of Christmas has made it possible for more than 400 children in the Wheeling area to have a merrier Christmas. On Friday, Dec. 16, Lt. Benny Carringer of the Salvation Army-Wheeling Corps accepted hundreds of new toys and $6,750 in cash for the Christmas distribution. The toys will be given out on Thursday, Dec. 22 at …
United Bank Kicks Off Campaign
United Bank kicked off its campaign Monday, Dec. 5 for the United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley not only with a corporate donation, but also by offering employees the opportunity to make personal contributions. Nathan McKeen, branch manager at 21-12th St., Wheeling, presented George Smoulder, United Way executive director, with the United Bank contribution of $3,500. McKeen told the …