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Womans Houseing Project

The Woman's Houseing Project has kick off!

The Transitional houseing constuction has started and thinge are in full swing. Volunteer from around the cuntry have donated their time and their effort. It it progressing rather quickly and looking great. Our thanks to all and may God bless you with bounty.

May 22, 2009 Relief Efforts

Volunteers from the Clarksburg Mission will once again set out to Mingo County, to help in relief efforts. This is the second weekend in a row that volunteers have donated their time to help their fellow man. They will help by supplying food and goods to those in need. And by helping with clean up operrations. The volunteers comprise of staff members, working poor and the homeless, along with community volunteers.

July 15, 2008 Video Production Begun

In cooperation with a grant from Laughland Digital Productions LLC, the Mission spent the day recording video for promotional materials to tell our story. The staff and volunteers performed as our talent - themselves - and did great. The next step takes the longest - editing the footage into short segments that show what we do and what we need. Several residents chose to share their stories on tape for this project. Once completed, we hope to have a program-length piece to air on local public access TV, and several public service announcements. The video will also be available for viewing through links on our web site. Stay tuned right here for updates - we'll keep you posted.

JULY 2008     Community Garden Blooming

The community garden project started in November 2007 is now producing fruit. West Virginia University Extension Office and Master Gardeners collaborated with Clarksburg Mission to create a community garden in Glen Elk. Enough 8x12 plots of ground were prepared for twelve families. The Master Gardeners and West Virginia University Extension staff were available to conduct a workshop to help prepare families to successfully grow a vegetable garden to supplement their food budget and provide a more balanced diet. Specific rules and policies will apply. Dr. John Jett drew up plans for the project. Rebecca Eneix-Chong from Master Gardeners and Larry Campbell, West Virginia University Harrison County Extension officer have worked on the project.

May 16, 2008   Donor Gets Facility Tour

Staff from Pratt & Whitney came by to serve lunch and take a brief tour of the facilities. They had donated 3,500 dollars to the Mission in April, taking special pains to get it to us in time for our Feinstein match.

JUNE 8, 2008    Benefits Held for Mission 

Linwood Akers held golf tournament to benefit the Mission. Also at Harry Green in Bridgeport, the West Virginia Jeep Club held its annual Classic Jeep Show, with awards, door prizes, and BBQ, with proceeds going to the Clarksburg Mission. Thanks guys!

APRIL 17, 2008   Harrison County Commission Approves Fund Request

Clarksburg Mission board members and staff spent over an hour Thursday in productive conversation before the Harrison County Commission. We had provided each Commissioner with a copy of our 2007 Annual Report in advance. They had several questions, a few suggestions, and were empathetic with the goals and programs of the Mission.  They also thanked us for providing them a fuller, more detailed picture of what the Mission does so that they, in turn, are better prepared to answer their constitutents who may have questions. In the end, the Commissioners approved our request for '10,000 in funding.

APRIL 26, 2008    Fundraising Gala 

The Mission's annual fundraiser was held Sat., April 26 at Via Veneto Conference Center in Bridgeport. A silent auction preceded dinner at 6, accompanied by the Bridgeport High School Jazz Band, and followed by a live auction. The winner of the 2006 Polaris ATV raffle was announced - Christina Mayle of Flemington.

MARCH 2008    First Annual Polar Plunge a Blast

Dozens of people came out Saturday, March 8 to watch a few brave souls take the first annual Polar Bear Plunge into Maple Lake to raise money for the Clarksburg Mission. The brainchild of Dr. Terry Brennan and Dr. Chris Kennedy,  the Plungers consisted mainly of local medical community members and Mission staff. The weather was a balmy 30 degrees with fluffy snow showers. Thanks guys for dreaming up this wonderland project - it was both a Plunge and a blast!