MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: CFOV: (304)242-3144 Smith-Goshen Rice Enrichment Fund Awards Grants The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley (CFOV) and its affiliate, the Rice Enrichment Fund, recently announced grant awards totaling $50,500 to organizations supporting projects in Belmont County. The funding cycle also celebrates a grant totaling $25,000 made in support of the Richard L. Doan Emergency Department at Barnesville Hospital. The Smith-Goshen Rice Enrichment Fund was created in 2013 by a group of landowners and Rice Energy in Belmont County, Ohio to give back to the community. The fund awards annual grants addressing a variety of community needs through a competitive application process. Smith-Goshen Rice Enrichment Fund has made tremendous strides towards philanthropy in Belmont County. We “The encourage others to learn more about how they can become involved in the giving process by contacting a committee member or CFOV directly,” shared Susie Nelson, executive director of CFOV. Grants were awarded to the following organizations: Organization Project Amount 5 Loaves Food Ministry Program Support $1,500 Barton Volunteer Fire Department Extrication Equipment Fund $5,000 Belmont County General Health District Belmont County WIC Child Literacy and $2,500 Retention Belmont Fire Department Turtle Cribbing $1,800 Bethesda Volunteer Fire Department Protective Safety Clothing $2,500 Bridgeport Volunteer Fire and Emergency Bridgeport Safety Project $2,000 Department Challenger Learning Center Emergency Response Training Distance $2,500 Learning Experience Cumberland Trail Fire District #4 Vests for Firefighters $1,200 Faith in Action Caregivers Volunteer Match Program $1,500 Gabriel Project of West Virginia Safe Nests for Belmont Babies $2,000 Glencoe Economic Development Glencoe Community Center After School $3,000 Committee Program National #348 of Questers, Inc. Tin Ceiling Replacement Western $2,000 – School Oglebay Institute REACH Environmental Education $3,000 Program St. Clairsville City Schools Technology Makes Learning Real $5,000 Sunset Heights Volunteer Fire Belmont County Foam Trailer $5,000 Department Tri-County Help Center, Inc. Peg’s House Shelter Procedure Update $5,000 and Repairs To learn more about the Smith-Goshen Rice Enrichment Fund, please call CFOV at 304-242-3144 or visit and click on the grants tab. ###
MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: CFOV: (304)242-3144 Smith-Goshen Rice Enrichment Fund Awards Grants The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley (CFOV) and its affiliate, the Rice Enrichment Fund, recently announced grant awards totaling $50,500 to organizations supporting projects in Belmont County. The funding cycle also celebrates a grant totaling $25,000 made in support of the Richard L. Doan Emergency Department at Barnesville Hospital. The Smith-Goshen Rice Enrichment Fund was created in 2013 by a group of landowners and Rice Energy in Belmont County, Ohio to give back to the community. The fund awards annual grants addressing a variety of community needs through a competitive application process. “The Smith-Goshen Rice Enrichment Fund has made tremendous strides towards philanthropy in Belmont County. We encourage others to learn more about how they can become involved in the giving process by contacting a committee member or CFOV directly,” shared Susie Nelson, executive director of CFOV. Grants were awarded to the following organizations: Organization Project Amount 5 Loaves Food Ministry Program Support $1,500 Barton Volunteer Fire Department Extrication Equipment Fund $5,000 Belmont County General Health District Belmont County WIC Child Literacy and Retention $2,500 Belmont Fire Department Turtle Cribbing $1,800 Bethesda Volunteer Fire Department Protective Safety Clothing $2,500 Bridgeport Volunteer Fire and Emergency Department Bridgeport Safety Project $2,000 Challenger Learning Center Emergency Response Training Distance Learning Experience $2,500 Cumberland Trail Fire District #4 Vests for Firefighters $1,200 Faith in Action Caregivers Volunteer Match Program $1,500 Gabriel Project of West Virginia Safe Nests for Belmont Babies $2,000 Glencoe Economic Development Committee Glencoe Community Center After School Program $3,000 National #348 of Questers, Inc. Tin Ceiling Replacement – Western School $2,000 Oglebay Institute REACH Environmental Education Program $3,000 St. Clairsville City Schools Technology Makes Learning Real $5,000 Sunset Heights Volunteer Fire Department Belmont County Foam Trailer $5,000 Tri-County Help Center, Inc. Peg’s House Shelter Procedure Update and Repairs $5,000 To learn more about the Smith-Goshen Rice Enrichment Fund, please call CFOV at 304-242-3144 or visit and click on the grants tab. ###
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