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.
ATTENTION
ALL FIESTA WARE LOVERS
Coming soon to your local club or council
will be a white fiesta ware coffee cup with the
new logo on it. It is being made to
commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the Pioneers in 2010.
The cost will be $12.00. We will let you
know on this website when they arrive.
ATTENTION ALL JELLY BEAN LOVERS WE
HAVE TWO OPTIONS FOR YOU
The Charleston Active Council at 1500
MacCorkle Ave., SE in Charleston, WV is selling jelly beans.
Please contact Susie Sang (304 345-7777), Donna Mayfield Evans
(304 344-6228), Laura Beard (304 351-4201) or Tandra White (304
351-4065).
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The Sports Jamboree is selling jelly
beans in Clarksburg. Please contact Kim Basnett at 304
677-0624. We would also like to invite anyone interested
in the Sports Jamboree to the next meeting on March 21st to be
held at North Bend State Park. If anyone has questions
please email Basnett5@aol.com
or Connie Malone at
sportjamsecy@cebridge.net.
CHARLESTON ACTIVE COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NOMINATEED FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE
Laura Beard never stops. It is thanks to people like her that
make our world and Verizon a nicer place. Verizon WV recently
received the 2008 Governor's Service Award which was given for
nearly 16,000 volunteers hours from Verizon employees in 2007.
Laura's volunteer hours help many causes and community events.
Her passion is the Kanawha/Charleston Animal Shelter. She has
recruited many employees to also volunteer for the cause. She
organized an event that allowed animals from the shelter to be
brought on-site during lunch hours which resulted in the
adoption of 4 dogs. Laura is the person responsible for
Verizon's participation in the YMCA Corporate Cup. The YMCA
Corporate Cup is a fitness challenge to local organizations,
businesses and corporations conducted by the YMCA. The purpose
of the YMCA Corporate Cup is to celebrate the growing commitment
of our community to good health and fitness. Verizon
employee's normally do well and have won numerous ribbons over
the years. The annual Charleston Distance Run Pasta Dinner
has long been a Verizon sponsored event which Laura chairs. She
is responsible for getting volunteers for the event. The dinner
feeds the participants of the run during the yearly Charleston
Sternwheel Regatta. The landscape at our building has been
depressing. Thanks to an idea from Laura, different work groups
have volunteered to take over the care of flower beds on the
grounds. Coming to work is easier when we have something nice to
look at plus visitors to our building will have a better
impression of our company, This is only a small part of
things Laura does for our community. She also is President of
Charleston Active Council, so I'm sure the list is longer.
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 2009
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
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