Martinsburg based Berkeley County Meals on Wheels will benefit from a newly established endowment fund within the Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation.  Created through the vision of the Board of Directors of Kings Daughters Housing, Inc., the Berkeley County Meals on Wheels Endowment Fund will provide annual support in perpetuity to this local nonprofit organization. […]

Susan and I were Christmas shopping in Shepherdstown on Saturday afternoon when we popped into the Sweet Shop Bakery for a cup of coffee. A young lady behind the counter had just finished serving an older gentleman when she realized that he’d mistakenly given her a tip of two new five dollar bills that were […]

The Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation was one of more than 800 community foundations across America that celebrated Community Foundation Week, November 12-18, 2018. For 29 years, the effort has raised awareness about the increasingly important role of these philanthropic organizations in fostering local collaboration and innovation to address persistent civic and economic challenges. In late […]

Just over $50,000 in grants were awarded by the Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation to nonprofit organizations and schools in the Eastern Panhandle during the third annual Emeritus Council & Nonprofit Leaders Lunch that was held at the Purple Iris in late August. Grants from the D. Scott and Linda Roach Fund, the Bill and […]