MARTINSBURG - With another generous donation by lottery winner Randy Smith, United Way of the Eastern Panhandle has been able to initiate an affordable housing and emergency housing program for families in crisis.
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CHARLES TOWN - In an annual donation Wednesday afternoon, officials with Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races donated $80,000 to the United Way of the Eastern Panhandle. The casino donated $70,000 to the nonprofit organization last year.
Since United Way of the Eastern Panhandle uses a community impact model to determine where it can use its resources, the money the casino donated can be used to address "key areas of community need," said United Way of the Eastern Panhandle Chair-elect Paul Espinosa.
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MARTINSBURG - Peter Mulford has been named the new president and chief executive officer of the United Way of Eastern Panhandle, UWEP Board Chairman Tom Jones announced Wednesday.
Mulford succeeds Jan Callen, who is stepping down as head of UWEP after 12 years at the helm.
MoreMARTINSBURG - Jan Callen, executive director of the United Way of the Eastern Panhandle, will be honored as the Distinguished Citizen of the Year by Boy Scouts of Berkeley County at a banquet later this month.
"He has been a remarkable citizen of Berkeley County for many years," Bill Powell, Distinguished Citizen of the Year committee chairman and Potomac District chairman, said Monday.
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MARTINSBURG - Roach Energy made its first Warming Hearts and Hands delivery Thursday to Marion Cain's house in Martinsburg.
Roach Energy has partnered with United Way of the Eastern Panhandle to raise funds for the Warming Hearts and Hands utility assistance program.
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MARTINSBURG - The theme of Martin Luther King Day has become "A day on, not a day off," meaning to observe the legacy of America's great civil rights leaders by volunteering for community service projects rather than vegetating on the couch on a day off work.
MoreMonday's open house at the Sumner-Ramer Memorial School building in Martinsburg meant a lot to 75-year-old Leonard R. Harris.
MoreMARTINSBURG - "If everyone does a little bit to help, a lot can be accomplished" was the message Becky Linton took to the White House earlier this month when she was recognized as a Champion of Change for her work with Christmas Cash for Kids.
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The 167th Airlift Wing of the West Virginia Air National Guard will host an air show and open house again next year at Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport south of Martinsburg.
The 2012 Thunder Over the Blue Ridge Air Show and Open House will be held at Shepherd Field on Sept. 15 and 16 in partnership with the community, the Airlift Wing announced.
Bank executive M. Rebecca "Becky" Linton appeared a bit frazzled Friday afternoon, but the cause — Christmas Cash for Kids — was a good one.
The messages left for the City National Bank regional president piled up Thursday when she was being honored at the White House for her leadership with the community gift-buying program for children in need.
