As children, opportunities to learn and make friends are plentiful. School. Extracurricular activities. Clubs. Recess. When you become an adult, those opportunities don’t present themselves nearly as […]
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Power of the Purse proceeds support Imagination Library
“Inspiring kids to love to read became my mission,” says Dolly Parton, famous country singer and founder of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. “In the beginning, my hope […]
Corporate Cup offers friendly competition
Let’s say your workplace is still remote only and you’re tired of looking at the four walls in your home office. Or, perhaps, your workplace is a […]
Helping the food insecure
Representatives from more than a dozen local nonprofit organizations that serve people in need of food gathered Thursday morning for a discussion on how they can work […]
United Way teams with bank, law firm to talk board of directors skills
United Way of Mon and Preston Counties joined with Huntington Bank and Steptoe & Johnson PLLC on Thursday to talk excellence. The group gathered for its Board […]
United Way announces $1.4M campaign effort
Here are some of the people you meet on your way, every day: Such as the gent in the other lane who absently glanced over a second […]
Vietnam Veterans Post 977, Preston County Sheltered Workshop helping veterans this holiday season
REEDSVILLE — Members of Vietnam Veterans Post 977, along with John Hyre, director of the Preston County Sheltered Workshop, filled 40 boxes of food to provide Christmas […]
12 Days of Giving offers chance to win local business gift cards
There are no partridges in a pear tree or six geese a-laying in the United Way of Mon and Preston Counties’ 12 Days of Giving. In fact, […]
United Way launches $1.3M campaign to help local programs
Honks of horns from cars and trucks filled the air Wednesday as drivers passed by United Way staff, board members and advocates on their morning commutes. The […]
Community matters
In the midst of all the hard news we encounter on a daily basis, it can be easy to lose track of some of the softer stories […]