December 7th, 2019 Thanks to the generosity of so many, Operation Toy Lift was a giant success. Thousands of toys were collected and distributed to homes throughout the Ohio Valley. Other community organizations played their part by collection toys. Thank you to St. Clairsville Area Chamber of Commerce and the Ohio Valley Oil and Gas Association for their donations. …
Building a Better Community – Donor Appreciation Breakfast
The Building a Better Community Breakfast as it gives us the chance to honor those special people and companies that go above and beyond to further our mission to improve the health, education and financial stability of everyone in the upper Ohio Valley. Congratulations to our 2018-2019 Award Winners: -Employee Campaign Champion: Wheeling Hospital -Corporate Champion: Williams -Silver Campaign …
Oktoberfest in Centre Market 2019
Oktoberfest returned to Centre Market on Saturday, September 28th. Local stores in Centre Market had their doors open to welcome residents and visitors to the Friendly City. The festival featured live music, lots of food vendors and domestic & craft beer poured by our friends at Circus Saints & Sinners. …
A BIG SUCCESS
The United Way is excited that the 28th Annual Sandy O’Haver Day of Caring went down without a hitch on September 11, 2019 from 8am-4pm. Over 300 volunteers from local companies provided hands-on assistance to 28 non-profit agencies in Brooke, Ohio, Marshall and Wetzel Counties in West Virginia and Belmont County in Ohio. The Sandy O’Haver Day of Caring also …
September to Remember – Reverse Raffle 2019
The United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley was pleased to announce that their annual board event , September to Remember – Reverse Raffle, was held on Thursday, September 12th at Wheeling Island Hotel Casino Racetrack. Steve Mazure hosted the event. September to Remember is the kick-off fundraiser to the 2019 -2020 campaign season. There was a $5,000 grand prize that was split between 5 …
Bordas & Bordas Returns as Campaign Kick-Off Sponsor
Bordas & Bordas is the United Way’s Campaign Kick-Off sponsor for the 3rd consecutive year. This year, Scott Blass spoke at Day of Caring, the official kick off of the campaign, and presented the United Way with their generous donation. We would like to thank Bordas & Bordas for the continued support of the United Way and for being one of …
Time for “Back to School”
The kids don’t want to hear this but schools in the Ohio Valley will be starting soon. There are many programs happening to try to help families that are struggling get their kiddos back to school prepared. We would like to let you know of a few so if you need assistance or if you can help out by donating …
Watchdog Culinary Cook-off #3
Three local chefs – Ryan Butler(Wheeling Brewing), Jeramy Tirpak(Good Mansion Wines) and Ozzie Hyde (Quaker Steak and Lube) – competed in Watchdog Culinary Cook-Off #3 to raise funds for the United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley. The winner of cook-off #3 was Chef Ryan Butler of Wheeling Brewing Company. He will join Chef Rocco and Chef Gene in the finale …
Wheeling Feeling Chili Cook-off 2019
Since 2002, the Wheeling Feeling Chili Cookoff has been a summer staple at Heritage Port in Downtown Wheeling. The event — always held the first Saturday in June — features live music on the riverfront, a classic car show and plenty of food and drinks for the whole family to enjoy. Attendees can buy tasting tickets to sample the dozens …
Belmont County Golf Scramble
On the Friday of Memorial Day weekend, we were on the golf course! 16 teams participated in the first United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley Belmont County Golf Scramble at Belmont Hills Country Club. We would like to thank everyone who donated door prizes! Thank you to our great, community minded sponsors that helped to make the event a big …