Beckley, WV (WOAY) – Members of this year’s Leadership Beckley class are asking the community to donate to the program’s Giving Circle Fund.
Leadership Beckley is the leadership development program of the Beckley-Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce. The program’s 2019-2020 class created the fund at the Beckley Area Foundation. The foundation manages the money, and Leadership Beckley classes advise how it is used.
“So the giving circle is something that you can donate to and it is going to open up eventually. Once we hit a threshold of money and we’re going to be able to do community projects, grant funding, anything that may benefit the community, you’ll be able to apply for it and then we’ll be able to dish that money out and it will just go back into Beckley,” said Abby Lester of the Leadership Beckley Class 2026.
Lester gave examples of how that money could be used.
“So like if you are thinking of a community park and maybe that playground equipment hasn’t been updated in years and you feel like that it should, this would be some of the money that you would be able to reach out for and we would be able to donate to. We could also potentially do scholarships for kids who are maybe going to college and need some help with their funding,” Lester said.
Organizers say donations meant for community projects in economic development or leadership should be marked as a “pass through donation.”
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