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5 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Jenkins Subaru presents check to United Way of Harrison and Doddridge Counties
BRIDGEPORT, (WBOY) — For the 11th year in a row, Jenkins Subaru has partnered with Subaru of America to make a big donation to the United Way of Harrison and Doddridge Counties. The donation was part of Subaru's annual 'Share the Love' event, and according to General Manager Matt Jenkins, the car dealership picks a non-profit in the local community to give the proceeds from this event to, and they always choose the United Way of Harrison and Doddridge Counties. 'We've always chosen United Way of Harrison and Doddridge Counties just because they have such an effect, you know,' said Jenkins. 'They have so many different agencies that come in for needs and it's hard for us to know exactly where that need is.' Jenkins said that the United Way of Harrison and Doddridge Counties vets all of the organizations that come to them for assistance, and they determine how many dollars should be allocated to each organization as the years go on. 'It's really nice to know that the money going in the community goes exactly where it needs to go, by the professionals who actually know where the need needs to be fulfilled at,' he added. Once the Share the Love program kicks off each year, Jenkins Subaru will give up to $500 per car when a customer buys a new Subaru. The dealership offers five to six different agencies for customers to choose from for the funds to go to, and Jenkins added that Subaru of America matches some of the money as well. 'We always obviously push them to our local United Way because we want the money to stay here local,' Jenkins told 12 News. 'To help our youth, people on Meals on Wheels, just really any type of need that needs to be fulfilled.' This year, Jenkins Subaru was able to present the United Way of Harrison and Doddridge Counties with a check worth $71,973. An event was held on Wednesday afternoon, where representatives from the car dealership and the Jenkins family presented this check to the organization. 'This is a tremendous day. Great appreciation to Jenkins Subaru for providing this, these funds today,' said United Way of Harrison and Doddridge Counties Executive Director Martin Howe. 'These funds will be utilized for the other non-profits, the partner agencies that we do support for Harrison and Doddridge County.' These are the best schools in West Virginia, new 2025 report says According to Howe, the money received will help partner agencies that promote education and health, as well as address homelessness and other worthwhile causes. Jenkins told 12 News that although a lot of local people may feel that their community doesn't have any needs, these needs still exist even if you don't see them. 'There is real need. I mean there's different areas that you see it more than others, but it doesn't matter where it's at, people need help,' he said. As a result of this need, Jenkins stated that it was important to him and his family to partner with Subaru of America for this initiative that's carried on in communities across the country. With every passing year, Jenkins stated that the community's needs can look different. 'It's not a one-size-fits-all strategy. With [United Way of Harrison and Doddridge Counties], it's nice to know that we can give them the money and it's gonna be deployed the way it needs to be year by year, case by case,' Jenkins added. 'So that's why we chose them and we continue to every year.' Jenkins stated that if anybody in the community wants to help support this initiative in the coming years, it's important to just do the right thing. 'It's not all about the money, it's knowing that the money we're putting in the community is actually getting to the community,' he added. 'Everybody has a budget, everybody has needs, everybody has the ability to give back in one way, shape or form.' According to Howe, it would be very difficult for the United Way of Harrison and Doddridge Counties to even come close to their goal without this annual assistance from Jenkins Subaru. 'It tremendously assists us as a non-profit, and we look forward to keeping partnerships going in the future for many different reasons–they're a great family, great company, great business, and they're just a great community partner,' he stated. Howe added that the United Way of Harrison and Doddridge Counties is always accepting donations, including people's services and volunteerism. 'To be able to get out and help the community members where they feel necessary' is a big part of the organization's mission, he added. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Efforts to curb SD's syphilis outbreak yield results, but public health advocate says work remains
A cooler is filled with doses of penicillin on April 24, 2024, at the Oyate Health Center in Rapid City. (Seth Tupper/South Dakota Searchlight) South Dakota has about half the number of syphilis cases this year as it did at the same time last year, and about a third as many as the same time in 2022, when the outbreak peaked and the state reported the highest rate in the country. About 160 cases were reported by the end of last month, according to the state Department of Health. Although that's an improvement compared to the past few years, the number remains high compared to cases before 2020. Syphilis is a bacterial infection most often spread through sex that can be cured, but can cause serious health problems without treatment and can be spread from mothers to unborn babies. How the state, tribes and federal government are working to curb SD's syphilis epidemic Syphilis was close to being eradicated in the United States in the 1990s, but cases in South Dakota were increasing in the years prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Syphilis infections nationwide climbed rapidly in recent years, reaching a 70-year high in 2022, according to the most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A majority of cases in South Dakota are among Native Americans. While the highest number of cases so far this year is in Pennington County, where Rapid City is located, the highest rates are in counties that include tribal lands, such as Buffalo, Dewey and Oglala Lakota counties. There was a time not too many years ago when there were hardly any reported cases, said Meghan Curry O'Connell, chief public health officer at the Great Plains Tribal Leaders' Health Board in Rapid City. 'We still have lots of work to do,' she said. Tribal and state entities have partnered in the last few years to address the situation. Some tribal health care systems send nurses to find and treat patients in the Rapid City area and on reservations. The state Department of Health launched its Wellness on Wheels program last year as well. The program provides a mobile health care unit for rural communities, including STI testing, treatment, education, counseling and referrals to community resources. Curry O'Connell said the work has had an impact on syphilis cases. 'They're coming down, but we're not where they need to be yet,' she said. 'We'll just have to continue working to contain the outbreak, treat people, and get the rates back to where they were.' The disease can potentially persist for decades if untreated, which can lead to death. During pregnancy, it poses a dangerous risk to the baby; congenital syphilis can cause bone deformities, severe anemia, jaundice, meningitis and even death. The state had the highest rate of congenital syphilis in the country in 2023 with 54 cases, which was 482.1 cases per 100,000 births. Congenital syphilis cases are below that pace this year but remain higher than 2020, with eight cases reported so far. While efforts to address syphilis among adults as a whole have yielded results, efforts to screen pregnant women have been less successful. That's because some women are not receiving prenatal care, Curry O'Connell said, which means they aren't getting screened and monitored leading up to birth. Curry O'Connell said she worries potential cuts to Medicaid by Congress and the Trump administration will worsen access to maternal care in the state, which could affect work to screen and catch syphilis. SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX
Time of India
09-05-2025
- Time of India
Museums on wheels event for all in Mys
Mysuru: As part of International Museum Day , the department of archaeology , museums, and heritage is organising a Museums on Wheels under the theme 'The Future of Museums in Rapidly Changing Communities' on May programme is designed for school and college students, researchers, history enthusiasts, and the public to view selected museums. The purpose is to introduce antiquity and literary and cultural dimensions of various artefacts displayed in the event will be inaugurated at 8am at the Wellington Govt Museum and Art Gallery, Irwin Road. It will then proceed through the Natural Regional Museum, the Travel (Car Museum), and the Railway Museum, concluding back at the Wellington Govt Museum and Art candidates aged 10 to 60, including school and college students, researchers, history enthusiasts, and the public, can participate. Participants can register their names at the office of the commissioner, department of archaeology, museums, and heritage, Karnataka Exhibition Authority premises, Indiranagar, Mysuru, or via email at ddheritagemysore@ and commr_amh@ 0821-2424671/2424673/7829404796.
Yahoo
03-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
First rendering of new Owensboro senior center revealed
OWENSBORO, Ky. (WEHT) — After several years of planning, the Senior Center of Owensboro-Daviess County is giving a first look at the design for the new center. Officials also reveal when they hope to break ground. The Center's Executive Director David Tucker says Hayden Construction and Axiom Architecture have been chosen to bring the new center location to life. Tucker gave a first look at the overall design rendering for the 23,000 square foot facility. 'We think within the month of May…hopefully we will have shovels in the ground for a groundbreaking and be able to reveal the actual floor plans of that building,' says Tucker. It will sit on 8 acres of land at the corner of Carter Road and West Second Street, near western botanical gardens. The center and the Daviess County Fiscal Court have designated a little over $6 million for the project. 'I've had seniors tell me 'we never believed it was going to happen, but we believe now we're finally going to see it'. The older ones say 'we've waited so long, we just hope we live to see it'…but there's a lot of excitement,' says Tucker. The current building is 90 years old and sits on 4 acres. 'It's really something just for us to be together…we can eat, we can communicate, we can do crafts, and come here to socialize and have friends,' says Zanea Ashley, a member of the senior center. The new center will feature an updated air conditioning system, more parking space and a walking trail around the property. '…a craft room and game room. We'll also have a larger group exercise room, which is very popular. The back of the building will also feature an outdoor patio space. We're kind of brainstorming maybe some some 'donuts with the director' mornings,' says Tucler. The center's Meals on Wheels program will have its own designated space. If construction can begin in the next few weeks, the predicted completion date is fall of 2026. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CTV News
30-04-2025
- General
- CTV News
Kitchen will help serve hot meals to West Island seniors
A new kitchen means hundreds of more hot Meals on Wheels for seniors on Montreal's West Island.
