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Believe In West Virginia’s Board of Directors has voted unanimously to oppose any expansion of gambling in the State Of West Virginia, including the “Table Games Referendum” which will be decided by voters in four counties of our state in the next few weeks.

...more on BiWV's stand against gambling

 

 

 

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In mid February, Believe in West Virginia had the opportunity to put together a meeting for some local business and religious leaders with the Rev. Pat Robertson, founder of the Christian Broadcasting Network and host of the 700 Club.

...more about this exciting meeting

 

 

 

 

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For most of you this newsletter will be the first one you have seen from Believe in West Virginia. Our intention with this publication is to introduce and update you on the programs in which we are involved. Depending on how you were introduced to BiWV, you may know us for our work to create jobs using WVU’s carbon product technologies, for the work of Storehouse WV, or perhaps for our work with youth workers and the Silver Ring Thing (SRT).

...read the rest of the Executive Director's Welcome

 

 

 

 

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As of today, Storehouse WV has provided products to over 200 organizations touching West Virginians in at least 31 counties and we have given away in excess of $1.5 million worth of product. We have been able to touch every segment of society through the many groups and programs with whom we work, such as: foster care programs, day cares, special needs programs, gang intervention groups, food pantries, prison ministries, head start programs, homeless shelters, churches, after school programs, building programs, Girl Scouts, community centers, American Cancer Society, 4-H Foundation, low income housing resident associations, AmeriCorps and Vista programs. Through these groups we have reached thousands of our fellow West Virginians and helped to improve their situation, in many different ways.

...more on the impacting work of the Storehouse

 

Don't miss the Storehouse Get-Together!

 

 

 

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In early 2006 Judy Simon, a St. Albans resident and member of Community Church in Hurricane, WV started volunteering to help keep up with the record keeping needs of Storehouse WV.

...learn more about Judy and other Storehouse volunteers

 

 

 

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In January 2007, anyone who had eyes to see saw a miracle. On January 13 and 14 the Silver Ring Thing came to Fayette County. These two shows were attended by over 700 people. Normally in January we would expect temperatures hovering around freezing or below, but not on these days.

...hear more about the miraculous events of WV YEN

 

The inside scoop on the Oak Hill SRT event and the Fayetteville SRT show

 

 

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Storehouse WV is looking to expand their outreach. It is great to have items in the Storehouse that groups can come and pick up, but sometimes those in need simply do not have the resources to come and transport the items they need. In addition when donors wish to give items we often must pick them up. In order to do this we currently have to use a personal vehicle, which only holds a limited amount or we have to rent a truck.

...learn how you can help the Storehouse reach more of those in need