From Staff Reports
December 17, 2008 10:18 pm
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Once again, the Raleigh County Singing Convention has pushed Mac’s Toy Fund past its annual campaign goal of $25,000.
The group of traveling singers performs each month at a different church in Raleigh County. Free will offerings are taken and the proceeds donated to Mac’s. This year’s donation is $3,000, the convention’s largest ever.
This year’s participating churches were:
- Jones Memorial Missionary Baptist
- West Raleigh Baptist
- Calloway Heights Missionary Baptist
- Mabscott Christian Baptist
- Sophia Freewill Baptist
- Crab Orchard Church of the Brethren
- Coal City Freewill Baptist
- Prosperity First Baptist
- Ghent Missionary Baptist
- New Salem Baptist Church
- New Life Baptist
Convention President Harold Richmond has issued an invitation to other churches join in. Anyone interested can call Richmond at 304-252-4239.
The Raleigh County Singing Convention will perform at the 78th annual Mac’s Toy Fund party Saturday at the Beckley-Raleigh County Convention Center in addition to other soloists, duets and groups.
Invitations to Mac’s were mailed last week by the Department of Health and Human Resources. Calls about tickets should be directed to the Raleigh County DHHR office.
Donations of used toys, bikes, coats and other items will be accepted through today; monetary donations will be accepted through the end of the year.
Bikes can be dropped off behind the Beckley-Raleigh County Convention Center or at Beckley Fire Station No. 3 on Eisenhower Drive.
- Used toys can be dropped off at BJW Printing, 3100 Robert C. Byrd Drive, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Coats for children and adults can be taken to Shady Spring Elementary, Middle and High schools, Ghent and Daniels elementaries, Sherry’s Diner in Shady Spring, The Cancer Center on Dry Hill Road in Beckley, Raleigh General Hospital Cafeteria, First Community Bank locations (Daniels, Beckley and Brookshire Lane), CVS in Beaver, Kroger in Beaver and on Harper Road and at Beckley Crossing, United Bank-Raleigh Mall location, Big Lots in Beckley, The Galleria Chick-fil-A, The Register-Herald and Chateaux Interiors. Hats, gloves and scarves also will be accepted.
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Following are the most recent donations to Mac’s Toy Fund:
- Raleigh County Signing Convention, $3,000
- Carol and John Bolen of Beckley, $50
- Bill and Lynn O’Brien of Beckley, in memory of Inez O’Brien, $50
- Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. Beckley-Southern West Virginia Alumni Chapter, $100
- Michael Slade of Wellington, Fla., $100
- Cleve and Nancy Milam of Sophia, $50
- Anonymous, $25
- Anonymous, $15
- Phil and Tammy Hancock of Beckley, in loving memory of Paul and Lib Hancock and Elbert and Nellie Vance, $50
- Ray and Judy Vest of Shady Spring, on behalf of their 10 grandchildren, $75
- Heather Brooks of Pineville, in loving memory of Tom Brooks, $100
- Ellen and Lloyd Sawyers of Beckley, $25
- Patricia Yinger of Beckley, $20
- Donald Leonard of Beckley, in memory of wife Paulene, $25
- Anonymous, in memory of Thomas Evans, $15
- In honor of our employers, Jack and Jane Allison, $300
- Eugene Cole of Beckley, $100
- Emogene Manning of Beckley, in memory of Edward Manning, $25
- C.R. and Ann Hill III of Daniels, $50
- Lena Darnell of Sophia, in sad by loving memory of grandson Steven Darnell Jr., who departed this life on Jan. 1, 1995 and missed by family and friends, $25
- Janice Davis and daughters Joan and Patricia in memory of Herman Davis, $75
- Brian Gallaher of Beckley, $100
- Ladies Missionary Fellowship of First Baptist Church of Shady Spring, $50
- John and Karen Thomas of Daniels, “Thanks for all that you do!” $50
- John E. Smith of Daniels, $25
- Quentin Barrett of Beckley, in memory of my two brothers, Lawson and Edward Barrett, staunch supporters of Mac’s Toy Fund, $20
- Dulcina Gilbert of Beckley, $20
- Crescent Elementary staff in memory of Martha Moss, $25
Today’s total: $4,565
Total to date: $28,030.04
Send donations to:
Mac’s Toy Fund
P.O. Box 2398
Beckley, WV 25802
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