GIVING TUESDAY
- In honor of our 105th anniversary, hold a Dish It Up campaign with the goal of contributing 105 items of food for the homeless. Or collect 105 pairs of socks for your local shelter or 105 books for children in need.
- Help spread the word about #GivingTuesday. Ask you friends and family to remember the Pioneers on this day of giving by donating through our onine giving campaign. You may donate through our website or Facebook page links.
- Recruit new members. This is the best way to help Pioneers grow our reach in our communities. 105 new members would be a great way to celebrate!
Nineteen Pairs of Sneakers
Every Wednesday evening volunteers at Beckley First Baptist Church packs food for 19 children at Beckley Elementary School who are at risk of not having food for the weekend. The school guidance counselor, Mrs. Norris, refers these students to the church.
Names of the children are confidential. Each of the children is assigned a numbered backpack. Every Friday they receive the backpack filled with two breakfasts, two lunches, two dinners and a bag of snacks.
Realizing the needs of the students is greater than just food we try to provide other necessities when possible. With the gift of $300.00 from New Vision Pioneers Dodds Foundation Grant, $50.00 from WV Chapter #42 and approximately $100.00 from Beckley First Baptist Church we were able to purchase shoes for all 19 students.
The Counselor supplied us with the gender, grade and shoe size of each child. We were asked to package the shoes in a way the other students would not know what our Backpack Kids were given. Mrs. Norris called each student into her office individually and presented the shoes to him or her. She said each one was very excited. The next day she noticed most of the students were wearing their new sneakers.
We are so grateful to New Vision Pioneers Beckley Life Member Club for their generosity in helping our Beckley community.
Pictured is Johnny Greene and Mary Gregory. Not shown is Helen Greene who was in charge of this project.
CHARLESTON LIFE MEMBER CLUB
Pioneers donated sheet sets. Towel sets and cleaning supplies to Rae of Hope Wednesday August 31. Pictured is Diana Buzzard, Shirley Sergent , Donna Evans and Executive Director Mrs. Beavers.
PARKE
RSBURG LIFE MEMBER CLUB
Sylvia Garland, President Parkersburg Life Member Club, presented the 3rd grade classes at Fairplain Elementary School theirown dictionaries. The children were excited as they looked through the books. They pointed out that there were also calendars and how to do sign language. The teachers and students were very appreciative.
BACK PACKS FOR COVENANT HOUSE There is a need in our community and we are asking for your support. Items are needed to fill back packs to be given to Covenant House. Suggestions are listed below, but whatever you donate will be appreciated. Sample Sizes please: Soap Comb/Brush Toothbrush/toothpaste Hand sanitizer Deodorant Disposable ponchos Feminine Hygiene Any and all donations welcome. Please see Cheryl Black at Frontier or Shirley Sergent 304 768-5698 for any questions and again, Thank you for your support of this ongoing project.
