The Wetzel and Tyler County Regional Advisory Committee of the Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley poses with Diana Rice of Sistersville General Hospital. Pictured are Beri Fox, Brian Feldmeier, Diana Rice, Tim Aiken, Susan Gates, Dean Rohrig, Tulane Mensore, and Ron Wilcox.

The Wetzel Tyler Regional Advisory Committee of the Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley (CFOV) announced grants made to nonprofit organizations located in Wetzel and Tyler Counties in 2010 and 2011 at a reception at the historic Wells Inn in Sistersville on June 7 at 1 p.m.

In 2010 the Community Foundation organized community volunteers to serve on a Regional Advisory Committee to benefit Wetzel and Tyler counties–counties that are within the CFOV’s service area. The Regional Advisory Committee was given $15,000 to make grants to nonprofit organizations serving Wetzel and Tyler counties. The committee decided to make grants in Fall 2010 and in Spring 2011. The committee selected the following projects to fund:

Fall 2010

Adams House Ministries – $1,500 for a Meat Voucher Program

ArtsLink, Inc. – $700 for the Holiday Magic Ballet Series

Hundred Public Library – $1,500 for Children’s Programming

Sistersville Hospital Foundation – $1,500 for an IV Therapy Suite

Tyler County Family Resource Network – $1,460 for a Prescription Drug Take-Back Program

Wetzel County Cancer Coalition – $600 for Travel for Cancer Patients

Spring 2011

Adams House Ministries – $1,500 for a Hygiene Program

ArtsLink, Inc. – $500 for a Classic Concert

Council of Senior Tyler Countians – $1,240 for an AED for the Center

Paden City Development Authority – $1,000 for a Business Development Plan

Tyler County Family Resource Network – $1,000 for National Youth Leadership

Wetzel County Cancer Coalition, $1,500 for Travel for Cancer Patients

Wetzel County Emergency Ambulance – $1,500 for a Stair Chair

“One of our goals of this program was to reach out to Tyler and Wetzel counties to improve our service in the region by evaluating the needs of the community and making some strategic grants,” said CFOV Executive Director Susie Nelson. “We also hoped to increase awareness of the foundation.”

Grant recipients expressed their sincere appreciation for the work of the committee and for the funding provided by the Community Foundation. Diana Rice of Sistersville General Hospital said, “This one-time grant will provide years of benefit to the patients of Sistersville Hospital.”

The Community Foundation will accept donations for a fund to further the work of the Regional Advisory Committee in Wetzel and Tyler counties. Contributions can be made by contacting Susie Nelson, executive director of the CFOV, at 304-242-3144 or by email at director@cfov.org.

Since 1972, The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley has connected people who care with causes that matter by making grants to organizations working to improve the Upper Ohio Valley. With assets of more than $26 million, the foundation assisted in making more than $900,000 in charitable grants last year. From strengthening community schools to assisting local arts programs, from building health centers to helping lives affected by violence or natural disasters, the foundation continues to enhance the region. To learn more, visit the foundation online at www.cfov.org.