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The name
has changed,
but the commitment remains the same"
F E L L O W S H I P
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S E R V I C E
 WV
CHAPTER 42 2009 HALL OF FAME AWARD WINNER
Howard Benedum (Deceased)
Howard was a valued member of the West Virginia Chapter for more
than 30 years. He and his wife, children and grandchildren
participated in many Pioneer activities. He was instrumental in
creating and improving games and devices for the West Virginia
International Sports Jamboree. He also introduced the Buddy Bike
for the Blind in West Virginia. Howard
unselfishly spent his own time and money to prepare a basketball
goal trailer for the blind. If something broke or malfunctioned,
Howard was the one who was called upon to fix it. Howard and his
whole family would arrive at North
Bend
State Park early to help
prepare the grounds for the jamboree. He also served as
historian for years taking hundreds of pictures and preparing
the annual yearbook. Howard attended the NRA Air Rifle
Tournament for the Blind and Wheelchair Bound in Nitro, WV
representing the Pioneers.
Howard served the Clarksburg
Council and Life Member Club as chair of many committees and was
a member of the clown unit. For many years, Howard collected
items and maintained the Pioneer Museum in
Clarksburg. Many
USA and WV maps were painted at schools and
state parks in West
Virginia under the guidance of Howard.
Hundreds of West Virginia students
learned what to do in an emergency situation from Howard as he
demonstrated the Pioneer 911 program.
Howard was a
champion for the disabled. He could often be seen building
wheelchair ramps around his community. He was a wise man with
many talents who never failed to use them for the good of the
less fortunate. He passed away suddenly early this summer and is
missed not only by his family but by the Pioneer community and
all who knew him.
Other Hall of Fame winners are Joe Moran, Alexander Graham Bell
Chapter, Carol Baker, W. J. Denver Chapter, Andrea M. Freeman,
Empire Mountain Valley Chapter, April Schad, Excelsior Chapter,
Gerry McLaughlin, Fort Pitt Chapter, Jean Klem, Frontier Genesee
Chapter.
Maureen Fogg, Jasper N. Keller Chapter, Charles E. Hoke III, L.
H. Kinnard Chapter,
Maryann A. Murtha, Liberty Bell Chapter, John “Jack” Ritter
(Deceased), Maryland Chapter, James T. Norberg, McCully
Downstate Chapter, Paula Wright, McCully Upstate Chapter, Lula
Fisher, Nova 5 Chapter, Jan Belote, Old Dominion Chapter, Ralf
Krause, Paumanok Chapter, Cynthia A. Carnali (Deceased), Thomas
Sherwin Chapter, and Eleanor Moore, Verizon West Chapter.
Congratulations to all these winners.
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Geneva
Templin showing off the work they did at Camp Badger.
Check out the new Logo. It was
established in order to give us more recognition as THE
VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION in the nation. If you look closely
you will see the Pioneer triangle in the middle of the star
burst signifying the spark that started it all.
On February 6, 2009 a group of Verizon Pioneers met in
Flatwoods, WV and presented dictionaries (72), thesauruses (25)
and Thinkfinity information to the Central Regional Correctional
facility. This material will be used by the GED instructor and
inmates. The group was
provided a tour of the classroom area, as well as the library
area, and a report of the work being done to help inmates attain
their educational goals was given.
This was the second donation of dictionaries to the facility, the
last time was two years ago.
The group was told the facility had just
used the last of the previous donated dictionaries and these
came “just in time.”
NEW CHAPTER OFFICERS FOR 2010
Fran Nutter - President - Frannie is from
Clarksburg
Carol Bennington - 1st Vice President - Carol is
from Clarksburg
Jim Roberts - 2nd Vice President - Jim is
from Parkersburg
Diana Buzzard - Member-At-Large - Diana is
from Charleston
We look forward to a great year.
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A Special Place, In West
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