WHEELING, WV… The Board of Directors of the United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley in Wheeling, West Virginia, announce the retirement of Executive Director George Smoulder. Smoulder has spent ten years as Executive Director and will end his successful tenure on March 31. “George is one of our area’s unsung heroes,” exclaimed Board President Jason Haswell. “He has lead …
Operation Toy Lift
Photo by Casey Junkins Busy preparing for “Operation Toy Lift,” set for 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Macy’s at the Ohio Valley Mall, from left, are Belmont County Sheriff Dave Lucas, Macy’s store manager Jennifer Prietsch and mall Marketing Director Candi Noble-Greathouse. Wheeling Intelligencer, CASEY JUNKINS St. Clairsville OH: Wheeling Police Chief Shawn Schwertfeger and Belmont County Sheriff …
Project BEST Check Presentation
Project BEST Donates Funds to United Way of The Upper Ohio Valley Wheeling, WV – Project BEST recently donated $2,500.00 to the United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley. “Our organization receives numerous donation requests from wonderful organizations throughout our community,” said Ginny Favede, Co-Chair of Project BEST. “We wanted to consolidate our giving and partner with the …
Building a Better Community Award Winner, Dr. Larry Jones
The United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley presented The Building a Better Community Award at its second annual Williams United Way Appreciation Breakfast on Thursday, November 30, 2017, to H. Lawrence Jones, Ph.D. The breakfast was held at Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack. The Building a Better Community Award is given to the person who has given of his or her …
Continuing Need for Flood Victims
Two different Long-Term Flood Recovery Groups are helping to get survivors of the July floods back to a safe, sanitary and secure home and life. One for Marshall/Ohio Counties and the other for Wetzel County. Many needs have been met but there are still many out there that have unmet needs. With winter approaching quickly, we are trying diligently to …
United Way, City of Wheeling Inaugural Oktoberfest Success
The City of Wheeling partnered with the United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley to host Oktoberfest at Centre Market on Saturday, September 30. The event was a large success due to the nearly 2000 people that filled the streets. The festival featured themed food, drinks, and live entertainment (The Cherry Trio, MSM, The Tim Ullom Band, Tady Bears (Polka Band), …
Oktoberfest at Centre Market to benefit United Way UOV
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 14, 2017 City, United Way Announce Oktoberfest at Center Market WHEELING, W.Va. – The City of Wheeling is partnering with the United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley to host Oktoberfest at Centre Market on Saturday, September 30, from noon to 11:00 p.m. In the spirit of a traditional German Oktoberfest, the festival will feature …
September to Remember – Reverse Raffle
The United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley is pleased to announce that their annual board event , September to Remember – Reverse Raffle, will be held on Tuesday, September 19th at Wheeling Island Hotel Casino Racetrack showroom. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. September to Remember is the kick-off fundraiser to the 2017-2018 campaign season. There is a …
Day of Caring Success
Thank you, thank you, thank you, Ohio Valley! We had over 300 volunteers head out to Brooke, Wetzel, Marshall, Ohio and Belmont counties to help out the agencies that support our communities. Thank to you the gracious companies who let their employees out of the office to assist non-profits with their needs. We hope the volunteers learned about the …
Help needed in flood recovery
Volunteers, Supplies and Monetary donations. As many of you know several counties have been devastated with flooding over the past two weeks. We are trying to help those that have lost so much. We are in contact with our member agencies, The American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Wheeling Health Right, to see what needs or gaps there are. …