Sara Fincham said,

I am an Americorps VISTA organizing a MLK Day Dream Camp at my site location. Some of the activities we will be offering include Participation Stations in which we will be educating the children about important civil rights leaders, and then playing games that relate to what we taught. We will also be having a Diversity Deli for lunch, eating food that may not be familiar to the kids. Also, we will be participating in a canned food drive for our community service project, and pushing the importance of volunteering and community engagement. I would love to blog about this.

Clay Harris said,

I am a registered as a CERT Volunteer as well aswith the WV site. I use my computer skills to help those less fortunate than myself. Often I am given someone’s old system when I install there new system. I then repair or piece parts together to make a system that works, A complete reformat of the hard drive. I also install a operating system. Once I have checked it out and am confident it works I give it to someone in need. The last one was given to a lady that was suffering poor health. The Dr had told her it was lupus. I thought her how to use it. After she got the hang of it. I helped her find relevant newsgroups for her condition. Soon she was writing back and forth with others suffering the same illness. Through the network of people she talked to she discovered she was actually suffering from the effects of toxic mold. The mold had entered her home after workers had upgraded the insulation in her home. The work was done in a improper manor. She did have to leave her home until the work was done to correct the mold problem. But returned to a home that did not make her sick. The experience of empowering someone to find there own answers. Allowing someone to sort out and discover answers to a real danger was very rewarding to myself. And the cost was only a small amount of time. and concern for someone less fortunate that myself. This to me is what MLK did in his life empowering ofpeople to better themselvs.

Dashiell Feiler said,

I am an AmeriCorps VISTA with Friends in Action of the Eastern Panhandle located in Shepherdstown, WV. We support families with peer mentorship and offer a monthly session that focuses on one particular subject necessary to achieve self-sufficiency. On Thursday, January 15th, we held “parenting.” Another VISTA and I created an activity plan for the daycare of the families’ children on the subject of civil rights, Martin Luther King Jr., dreams, and hope. She had the Spanish Honor Society of Jefferson High School read books on the life and times of MLK, craft “dream clouds,” in which they created clouds reading their dreams, and I sang “We Shall Overcome,” in memory of the MLK rallies and protests where the singing of that song among all who attended was sparked by Dr. King. The children responded very well to the activities.

kim said,

i love this program…i wish it would come to 7th grade with us next year…thanks for bring it to our school lenore k-8….

landen baisden said,

It is awesome IM am at lenore k-8 this is a cool program!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ryan gore said,

It is cool, and i am at LENORE K-8 and i am 13 and i like the progran!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

jacob newsome said,

i think this is very kewl. i live in dingess WV in a white house u should come visit me sometime

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Jason Booth said,

The progam is cool.It is fun you can do lots of activities. The school I go to is Lenore K-8.I live in Dingess West Virgina.I like my progect wet teacher Mrs.Gail Muncy she is very nice.I hope to do new projects.Thanks for all you guys did and I hope to have it next year.Until then see ya!

John Newsome said,

I like the project flow with Ms.Muncy.Ihope I will get to do
it next year.I go to Lenore K-8 School.I

rebecca gabbard said,

The program is fun, exciting , and just plian out AWSOME!I learn alot and each week I want to learn even more!

Matthew Blair said,

Hi my name is Matthew Blair i go to lenore K-8 school im 12 years old i love the program that you set up it is very cool thanks for the program bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.Do you whatch Star wars whats your favorite episode and chrecter? do you whatch sponge bob to? answer back.

rebecca gabbard said,

Have u ever been 2 myspace? if not try it it’s cool!I HAVE ONE !

Aysia Cantebury said,

Hello, My name is Aysia Canterbury. I go to Lenore K-8.I’m in 6th grade.I will be 13 in October. I love the program that we have every week! It is very fun! We have learned alot! I hope Mrs.Muncy gets to come to our school again next year! Well I gotta go now…the bell is gettin ready to ring! Byez Byez! Peace out =)

Kelly Vance said,

I really enjoy this program because it teaches you about the water cycle and I hope to have this program next year and so, that the other kids can learn stuff about the water cycle and I hope to have it next year in the 6th grade and this project wet think is very cool and it is very exciting and this project wet is very fun because you learn about stuff if you don’t know stuff about the water cycle and it will help you learn baout the stuff if you ever need to know stuff about the water cycle and I go to Lenore K-8 School and I am in 6th grade and this class is very fun when Mrs.Muncy comes to the 6th grade class room and when she comes here we don’t have to do any work but we have to do experiments and this class is very very cool.

Emily Muncy said,

Hey,my name is Emily Muncy.I will be 13 in December the 17!!!the project wet is so kool i love it when gail muncy comes and teaches us!!!when mis.muncy is not here our teacher does not teaches us. cause she has a book to teach us!!but thanks for the teacher she is awasom!!well i got 2 go peace out!!!=]!!

*Megan * Nelson * said,

Hey my name is megan nelson im 12 i’ll be 13 in aprl the 7th.I like the program it is going really well and every one lovs me muncy she saves the day for us..that means no reading.well the bell is getting to ring so see ya

John Newsome said,

I like the project flow with Ms.Muncy.Ihope I will get to do
it next year.I go to Lenore K-8 School.I will be in the 7th
grade next year but if I don`t I will have to rember all the
thing I have lenard a lot in the 6th grade.Next year Ms.Muncy will have my sister next year her name is Glennita
Newsome and Ihope she will have as much fun as I am.I hope
7th grade will have project flow.Ilike project flow.We also
plented trees it was fun.I want to go one more trips.

Amber Newsome said,

Hi!! My name is Amber Newsome. I am 12 . I go to lenore k-8 school i’m in the sixth grade. I love the program that we have every week , we have a lot of fun. Mrs.Muncy is so cool. We do a lot of activities with her and they are so aewsome!! well the is going to ring in a few so i gotta go! peace out!!!

Michael Messer said,

Hey? Whats up? My name is Michael Messer and Mrs.Muncy letted us do a program.Mrs.Muncy saves days for West Virginia.Well,gotta go see ya later.

Elias jude said,

The project flow is awsome I hope I do it again next year in 7th grade if i dont I just have to remember the past

austin boles said,

I like this program it is fun.

cody shrock said,

it is awsom

briana shrum said,

I am from Lenore K-8 and the project wet is awesome! I have learnt a lot of things from this i hope to be able to do it next year also!! Thanks for every thing! ;]

Darian Baisden said,

My name is Darian Baisden and I am from Lenore K-8.I think that project flow has some very fun and educational activities.Project flow teaches about things like how clean and dirty water is and also about watersheds.Project is a very fun and educational program that all kids should get to enjoy.Project flow is the best!

Austin Baisden said,

Project Flow is the best program I’ve been in.I like the activites they are very fun and learn us how to be helpful in the world.You should let her come to 6th and 7th grade cause its reallt fun.

Kelsey Sheppard said,

I am from Lenore K-8 and the project wet is awesome!! I have learnt a lot of things from it.I hope to do it next year also!!! ;]

Aaron Lucas said,

I like these Pgms.Atitives that we do in Project Flow. They are very fun and enjoyful. I would like for the kids that are in the 5th grade to be able to enjoy all of the Projects that Mrs.Muncy teaches us. It is one of the best programs I have been in during school so far. You should let her go into the 7th grade next year and the 8th the year after that . Let her follow the grade that we are in.

Robbie Prince said,

it was fun i hope mrs.Muncy comes to 7th grade

Aaron Lucas said,

I like these Pgms.Atitives that we do in Project Flow. They are very fun and enjoyful. I would like for the kids that are in the 5th grade to be able to enjoy all of the Projects that Mrs.Muncy teaches us. It is one of the best programs I have been in during school so far. You should let her go into the 7th grade next year and the 8th the year after that.

justin baisden said,

im from Lenore and i go to Lenore k-8 school.Project wet is awesome and the teacher is awesome.And we do fun stuff like get in the creek.

Jamie Hundley said,

Hey, I am from Lenore K-8 and I look forward to every Thursday when The Progect Wet Represenative comes. I like going to the creek and planting treee. Thank you for everything Mrs.Muncy

Jessica Nicole said,

I think the program is great. Its fun and you learn alot. Us here at lenore k-8 really enjoy this program. Now I am recycling more and keeping my home and yard clean. I’m enjoying the program alot and enfluence other kids to get involved.

Tyler Slone said,

Yo my name is tyler i go to lenore k-8 this is a good program so let her come next year Talk to yall latera lvem

Jonathon Ferguson said,

I go to Lenore K-8 and project wet is very fun.Mrs. muncy is awesome.

Joshua Spry said,

I like the program because its fun,nice.I allways recycle more than ever.

Eric Maynard said,

This is the coolest thing i have ever done at school!!!! EVER!!!! We always recycle, use energy efficient stuff, and dont litter at my house!!! Thanks Gail Muncy, YOU ROCK!!

Travis Spradlin said,

I like project wet. It is a very helpful program. Gail teaches us a lot of things about water. How it evaporates into a cloud. How it goes into groundwater and how it turns into a glacier. Gail is AWSOME!!!!!!!!!
We use energy and recycle to help the enviroment. Go green!
But don’t go crazy!

GAIL IS AWSOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

samantha newsome said,

I though ppoject flow is a fun way to lean things I nsever thought about before.

Danielle Gibson said,

Project Flow has been very fun and educational. I love the things we do. I am very inspired by this project. I think I’ve learned to help treat our community better and do more things to help our community and our world. I have learned alot from Project Flow. It’s so awsome. I can’t wait to learn more. I am eager for Mrs.Muncy’s visits every week. To sum it up I love Project Flow. I go to Lenore K-8

stephanie stepp said,

omg !!!!!!!!!! i love this program gail is awsome
she teaches us about how to save the envierment

stephanie stepp lenore k-8

Haylea Dempsey said,

I think this program is the best program ever!!! Gail just makes it so much fun I have learned alot.:)OMG I was just thinking about how much fun I have in progect wet with Gail. I go to Lenore K-8 AND IT IS NOT THE BEST SCHOOL EVER BUT GAIL CHANGED THAT.

dwayne marcum said,

It’s fun!Lenore K-8

hanna hatfield said,

In project wet I have learned alot. Mrs. Muncy has taught me so much. The project is fun, I am glad that our school has this program.
School: lenore k-8 school

timmy pack said,

i really love this program gail showed us to do this she is so awesome

CHAD HUNDLEY said,

WHAT I LIKE ABOUT PROJECT FLOW IS TO DO ALL KINDS OF FUN STUFF AND TO GET OUT OF CLASS WORK?

Austin Kitchen said,

I like project wet. we get to do lots of fun activities.I like getting in the creek the best. Mrs. Muncy is the best I am from Lenore K-

aaron copley said,

i am from lenore k8 school and i get to do alot of things here at lenore and MRS. muncy does alot of activities we went to the creek and cought alot of crawldads and alot of fish to.

Roxanne Fritz said,

Roxanne Fritz said,
May 15, 2009 @ 10:44 am
THE DODDRIDGE COUNTY PET FOOD PANTRY & almost evrything you would want to know about it. It opened December 1, 2008 to help people struggling in the economy be able to keep their pets in hard financial times. Since opening it has had over 138 visits and helped feed over 310 dogs with 1,389 pounds of dog food and over 367 cats with over 304 pounds of cat food given to help families in need. The pet food pantry has low-income guidlines and when people first sign up they must bring proof of residency and proof of income, and are allowed to come once a month. On average approx. 4.5 pounds of food is given per dog and a little less than one pound of food is given per cat. So you can see it is not enough to feed any pet for the whole month, just a little to help out until pay day or in an emergency. We give the same amount of food to a person with 1 cat as to a person with 50 cats (3.5 pounds) this is our effort to keep from encouraging people to have 50 cats. We operate the dog food in a similar manner.
Doddridge County does not currently have an open shelter to take animals to when people cannot afford to care for them so a lot of the time they are let loose to fend for themselves. We opened the pet pantry to try to help this problem in our County and hopefully help people keep their pets and keep them fed. We do have a group of individuals who have formed a Board and are raising money to build and open a Doddriage County Humane Society. They helped us get started with a monetary donation, because they realized the immediate need to help pets and people and their organization does offer a low-income spay and neuter assistance program. We hand out flyers for the spay/neuter program at the pet food pantry in hopes that people will take advantage of it. In 3 years and as early as 4 months old: 1 unspayed female and 1 un-neutered male van produce 512 dogs and/or 382 cats.
Many senior citizens who are on fixed incomes struggle to feed themselves and their pets ecspecially with the recent increases in the cost of everything from gas to electric. Many of our senior’s responded to a survey we sent out and indicated that they would and have gone without food in order to care for their beloved pets. We hope that the pet pantry addresses these problems for people as well as helping the pets. It has been scientifically proven that pets can help you live longer, they lower blood pressure and give people a purpose in later years.
The pet pantry operates solely on donations and all money is used to purchase pet food. Paper, ink, building cost, etc. are all paid by our host site Doddridge County Starting Points Center. Right now we can only offer dog and cat food, as it grows maybe we can begin to offer some others as well as some pet medications such as flea and tick products. We hope to work with veternarians in the future and offer rabie shot clinics to our clients.
It is currently costing between $350-$400 a month to keep the pet pantry operating.
After the first 5 months of operation we figured out that 86 different families with 240 individuals between them have made 138 visits to the pet pantry. These #’s show that same people are not abusing it and coming every month over and over. We were actually surprised to find out that 35% of the individuals we’ve helped within these family units are children under the age of 18. Senior Citizens made up 16% of the individuals helped. We have received some very touching letters from people who are really grateful for the help we’ve given them. Some have said they will bring us their first pay check when they get back to work, so we can keep helping others and one says that her and her husband have fallen on hard times and may have had to give up their pets without our help (they just needed our help to get through a rough spot and are ok now and what a shme it would have been to loose a pet just becasue ofa few hard months)