Huntington Quarterly Autumn 2022

generous community. People give so generously of their time, their treasure and their expertise.” Bailey reflected on feeling a strong connection to the women of the Community Chest while serving as UnitedWay of the River Cities’ executive director. “I think about the opportuni ties that I have to be the leader of this organization, as a woman, and knowing it was that broad-hearted, broad-minded caring and concern about the wider world, not just themselves, their families or their friends, but looking to improve and build up the entire community that I feel a strong connection with. I’m grateful to them for the work they did, not only because the United Way exists here today, but because of the tone and the example that they set more than a century ago.” We've done our best to grow and evolve along with the town and the surrounding counties as we've taken them on as well. this is an extremely generous community. people give so generously of their time, their treasure and their expertise. —Carol h. bailey

Randy Saunders, president of the United Way of the River Cities Board of Directors, speaks during the centennial dinner celebration on April 22.

OVP Health employees volunteer to build hygiene kits during the United Way of the River Cities annual Week of Action in June 2022. The hygiene kits were distributed to UWRC’s funded partners.

AMANDA LARCH is a freelance writer living in Hurricane, West Virginia.

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