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Yahoo
21-02-2025
- Business
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Harrison County Chamber of Commerce gathers essential supplies for southern WV flood victims
CLARKSBURG, (WBOY) — Donations to support those affected by the recent flooding in southern West Virginia began to arrive at Harry Green Nissan on Thursday. Harrison County Chamber of Commerce officials expressed their excitement and gratitude for the overwhelming community support in aiding those in need. They have also been in contact with McDowell County 911 officials to assess current needs. 'On top of the flooding, they now have snow. So, they need little buddy heaters and the one-gallon Coleman kerosene heaters as well. That is an essential need right now besides water and buckets to help with the cleaning and clean up effort,' Harrison County Chamber of Commerce Marketing Director Marla Ferree said. Tygart Valley United Way exceeds 2025 campaign goal The Harrison County Chamber of Commerce, United Way of Harrison and Doddridge Counties, Central Van Lines, and Harry Green Nissan are glad to be able to lend a helping hand to those in need. On Friday, during regular business hours, donations of essential supplies—including bottled water, diapers and wipes, baby food, non-perishable food, blankets, cleaning supplies, and clothing—can be dropped off at the Harry Green Nissan showroom in Clarksburg. 'Saturday around 8 a.m., anybody that can help. If they can't give, come and help load the trucks. Load them up and get them down there for us. So, there is a lot of support from other businesses in the area and we just happen to be the drop point. Those people are going to be here, they're going to be involved, but all the help, the more the merrier. We invite everybody to come down and just be a part of it,' Harry Green's Seven Acres Co-Owner Erik Green said. 'We're just more than selling cars and servicing cars. This is the least we can do. We're just happy to be a part of it.' If you have any questions about how to support flooding relief efforts in Southern West Virginia, you can call the Harrison County Chamber of Commerce at 304-624-6331. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
19-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Harrison County Chamber and local partners unite for flood relief in southern WV
CLARKSBURG, (WBOY) — The Harrison County Chamber of Commerce, United Way of Harrison and Doddridge Counties, Central Van Lines, and Harry Green Nissan have come together to support those affected by this week's flooding in the southern part of West Virginia. Harry Green Nissan's showroom located just off East Pike Street in Clarksburg will serve as a drop-off site on Thursday and Friday for essential items to assist those impacted by the disastrous flooding in the southern part of the state. Needed items include bottled water, diapers and wipes, baby food, non-perishable food, blankets, cleaning supplies, and clothing. 'I grew up in Gilbert and so just seeing the flooding on Facebook from friends that had posted in the devastation. We just reached out to everybody and like I said all you have to do is ask and within 30 minutes we had all of this organized,' Harrison County Chamber of Commerce Marketing Director Marla Ferree said. 3 confirmed dead in West Virginia flooding Chamber officials noted that the residents of north central West Virginia have a heart of gold when it comes to supporting important causes and giving back. They emphasized that there is no greater cause than helping the southern West Virginia community in its time of need. 'Some of the owners here have some friends obviously that and family down there and we wanna make sure that we can reach out and do whatever we can to help them out, to be able to help with what they got going on currently right now,' the Sales Manager at Harry Green Nissan Rob Insani said. If you have any questions about how to support flooding relief efforts in southern West Virginia, you can call the Harrison County Chamber of Commerce at 304-624-6331 or visit the United Way's website for additional ways to help. 'So, this is just a great partnership all around, it's a great collaborative agreement between Harry Green Nissan came on board just to be the drop-off center and that's a tremendous help just to have central location, the Harrison County Chamber of Commerce who is really putting everything together, and then Central Van Lines and Storgage, they've been a tremendous help in being able to transport the items,' the Executive Director of Harrison and Doddridge Counties United Way Martin Howe said. On Saturday, the collected donations will be delivered to the Fieldhouse in Williamson for distribution to those in need. Loading will begin at 8 a.m. for anyone who would like to assist. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
