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Board Spotlight: Jeffrey Kessler
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WHEELING, W.Va. — The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley is pleased to welcome Jeffrey Kessler to its Board of Directors. A practicing attorney since 1981, Kessler is a founding member of the law firm Berry, Kessler, Crutchfield, Taylor & Gordon in Moundsville, WV. His extensive legal career includes serving as City Attorney for Benwood, ... Read more
Board Spotlight: Roanne Burech
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WHEELING, W.Va. — The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley is proud to welcome Roanne Burech as a valued member of our Board of Directors. Originally from Wellsburg, W.Va., Burech has called Wheeling home for the past 37 years, where she built an impressive career in banking. Retiring from WesBanco after 33 years, she held ... Read more
Staff Spotlight: Tina DeWitt
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WHEELING, W.Va. — Meet Tina DeWitt, the driving force behind the numbers and operations at the Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley (CFOV). DeWitt serves as the director of finance and operations, a role that encompasses all accounting functions and the many operational activities that keep CFOV running smoothly. After previously serving as the controller ... Read more
Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley Announces 2024 River Valley Health Fund Grant Recipients
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WHEELING, W.Va. – The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley (CFOV) is proud to announce the recipients of this year’s River Valley Health Fund (RVHF) grants. A total of $150,239.33 has been awarded to 21 organizations dedicated to improving the health and well-being of the Ohio Valley community. The RVHF continues the legacy of the ... Read more
Harry E. and Olive T. Barth Charitable Trust Grant Application Opens
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WHEELING, W.Va. — The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley (CFOV) is now accepting grant applications through an opportunity made possible by the Harry E. and Olive T. Barth Charitable Trust. The Barth Charitable Trust, administered by WesBanco, Inc., seeks to make annual grants for use by non-profit organizations in West Virginia with preference, though ... Read more
The Community Foundation Kicks Off $1.5 Million Fundraising Campaign to Benefit Wetzel County Hospital Radiology Department
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New Martinsville, W.Va. – WVU Medicine Wetzel County Hospital, in partnership with the Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley (CFOV), is proud to announce the launch of a $1.5 million fundraising campaign to enhance its radiology department. The first goal of this campaign is to provide local access to cutting-edge breast cancer screening technologies for women ... Read more
Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley Awards more than $200,000 in Scholarships to Area Students
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WHEELING, W.Va.– The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley (CFOV) is pleased to announce that more than 100 area students have been awarded scholarships totaling $233,254 to support their attendance at colleges and universities across the country. CFOV administers more than 70 scholarship funds, each with set criteria and a competitive application process, designed to ... Read more
Celebrating Juneteenth: Honoring Freedom and Fostering Community Growth
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FLUSHING, Ohio — Juneteenth, celebrated on June 19, marks a pivotal moment in American history—the day in 1865 when the last enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, learned of their freedom, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed. This day, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, symbolizes the end of slavery in ... Read more
