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VOC-AG Students Spearhead Garden Project to Benefit Local Organizations
March 31st, 2024
Hedgesville High School Vocational Agriculture (VOC-AG) students held a special media event for the opening of a new outdoor garden, a 1.5-acre area that will be used to grow several varieties of root vegetables to benefit the Martinsburg Union Rescue Mission and Berkeley County Meals on Wheels. >>READ IT HERE<<
Making A Difference
March 1, 2024 - The Journal
For the fifth year in a row, the United Way of the Eastern Panhandle (UWEP) is kicking off its annual Unity Campaign. >>READ IT HERE<<
Senior Care Nonprofits Recieve $31,000 in Grants
January 10th, 2024
In late 2023, the Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation (EWVCF) awarded $31,000 in grants from the Kings Daughters Senior Citizens Charitable Fund. Six organizations received grants to boost their programs providing care to the elderly living in Berkeley, Jefferson and Morgan countie >>READ IT HERE<<
Meals on Wheels receives donation
January 1st, 2024
Dianne Waldron, executive director of Berkeley County Meals on Wheels, receives a check from Chazz Printz, volunteer driver for Meals on Wheels. The donation comes from the Bowles Rice Foundation. >>READ IT HERE<<
Eastern Panhandle Talk with Rob & Dave
Mar 5, 2020 - WRNR
Watch Dianne Waldron, Jim Reed, and Frank Ceravalo on "Eastern Panhandle Talk with Rob and Dave", getting the word out about our upcoming Golf Tournament Fundraiser on May 27th! MOW segment begins at mark 1:36:48 >>WATCH IT HERE<<
Tuscarora Ruritan Club holds gift auction
Feb 12, 2020 - The Journal
The Tuscarora Ruritan Club held a gift auction during its annual holiday gathering of club members and family on Dec. 9, 2019. The gift auction raised approximately $2,000 in auctioned value of gifts and donations, with the intent that the raised funds be donated to local charities... READ MORE>>
Eastern Panhandle Talk with Rob & Dave
Dec 19, 2019 - WRNR
Beginning at mark 1:45:05 of the video, listen to a great interview with Dianne Waldron spreading the word about Meals on Wheels! >>WATCH IT HERE<<
Nov 26, 2019 - The Journal
Representatives from Bank of Charles Town, also known as The Community’s Bank, recently gathered with the United Way of the Eastern Panhandle to announce a new focus on fighting hunger in the Eastern Panhandle... READ MORE>>
Panhandle Live! with Mike & Marsha
Nov 19, 2019 - WEPM
Meals on Wheels' own Dianne Waldron, Linda Barnhard, and MaryAnn Crawley in an always fun morning interview with Mike & Marsha! >>LISTEN HERE<<
Nonprofits stretch resources to meet demands of an aging population
Sept 11, 2019 - The Journal
As the population ages and more members of the baby-boomer generation become senior citizens, organizations which care for these individuals are continuously trying to do more with less. ... READ MORE>>
Panhandle Live! with Mike & Marsha
May 6, 2019 - WEPM
Meals on Wheels' Dianne Waldron, Jim Reed, and MaryAnn Crawley promoting the upcoming 17th Annual Golf Fundraiser Tournament with Mike & Marsha! >>LISTEN HERE<<
Woman spends 30 years volunteering...
Jul 25 2018 - The Journal
Thelma Gerspach, a resident of Martinsburg, has spent the last 30 years volunteering at Berkeley County Meals on Wheels. Gerspach, 95, recently passed her West Virginia driving exam, renewing her license to drive until she’s 100... READ MORE>>
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At the Clorox open house on 2/15/20, we met Michael Holly (Clorox VP) and had a surprise meet-up with Governor Jim Justice!
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(Photos - top: Dianne Waldron, MOW Program Manager; and Michael Holly, Clorox VP of Product Supply.
bottom, L-R: Marshall Spiker, MOW Board President; Dianne Waldron, MOW Program Manager; Jim Justice, Governor of WV)