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Quota Club launches shoe drive

Quota Club of Morgantown is conducting a shoe drive fundraiser through June 15 to raise funds for community projects. The Quota Club of Morgantown was established in 1926. The Quota Club will earn funds based on the total weight of the pairs of gently worn, used and new shoes collected, as Funds2Orgs will issue a check for the collected shoes. Those dollars will benefit women, children, the deaf and hard-of-hearing and people with speech difficulties. Anyone can help by donating gently worn, used and new shoes at Mountaineer Mall, 6000 Green Bag Road, Morgantown. All donated ...

Morgantown native with Sierra Leone roots joins club efforts

Rotary clubs around the world are known to link up to help others — also around the world. Sandy Burkart, a recent transplant from Florida to West Virginia, is bringing together more than 40 Rotary clubs to raise money and help families and school children in Sierra Leone, ...

Farmers Market kicking off summer season

After finishing up the winter market season at the Mon County Center at Mylan Park, the Morgantown Farmers Market kicks off its summer season Saturday back downtown at the Morgantown Market Place on Spruce Street. The market will be held weekly at this space through November from 8:30 a.m.-noon Saturdays, and features a diverse group of farmers selling local food and goods. Products sold at the Morgantown Farmers Market are all produced within 50 miles of Morgantown by the vendors themselves. Products available include fresh vegetables, fruit, herbs, eggs, cheese, jams, jellies, ...

Quota Club of Morgantown launches shoe drive

Quota Club of Morgantown is conducting a shoe drive fundraiser through June 15, 2023, to raise funds for community projects. The club will earn funds based on the total weight of pairs of shoes collected. Shoes can be gently worn, used and new. At the end of the drive, Funds2Orgs will issue a check. Those dollars will benefit women, children, the deaf and hard-of-hearing and people with speech difficulties. Anyone can help by donating gently worn, used and new shoes at Mountaineer Mall at 6000 Green Bag Road, Morgantown. All donated shoes will then be redistributed throughout ...

Chatbot named ‘SOLO’ launched to help entrepreneurs in W.Va.

Entrepreneurs often work long and irregular schedules, so it’s not always convenient for them to contact a state agency during typical business hours. If an entrepreneur wants to learn more about opening a new company after 5 p.m. — or in the middle of the night, on weekends, or in the middle of a busy workday — what can they do? Now, West Virginia has the solution. During the annual Bridging Innovation and WV Entrepreneurs Conference held recently at Oglebay Park in Wheeling, Secretary of State Mac Warner announced the launch of an online artificial intelligence that extends ...