"We are proud to work again with John and his team at Mountain Mission," said Rob Greenleaf, the store manager for the Cross Lanes Walmart. "With this year being especially tough, we wanted to partner with an organization that does great work in the community."
Several other organizations have agreed to make a cash contribution to the Circle of Hope event:
Friday, December 4, 2009 at West Virginia Radio Corporation, 1111 Virginia Street -- 6:00 a.m. -- 6:00 p.m.
7:00 a.m. -- 9:00 a.m. -- Jeremy Starks, professional bass fisherman
9:00 a.m. -- 10:00 a.m. -- Secretary of State Natalie Tenant
10:30 a.m. -- 2:00 p.m. -- 2006 World's Strongest Man Phil Pfister attempting to lift donated food from 11 elementary schools
4:30 p.m. -- Governor and Mrs. Manchin
Saturday, December 5, 2009 - Cross Lanes Walmart - 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
9:00 a.m. -- Mountain of Food
10:00 a.m. -- Santa Claus
Roberts says his organization will also accept cash and the following items: Boxed turkey dressing, sweet potatoes, fruit cocktail, 10-pound bag of potatoes, macaroni and cheese, apple sauce, five-pound bags of sugar and brownie mix. Mountain Mission will have staff available to provide receipts. Mountain Mission is a 501(c)3 charitable organization that helps more than 9,000 people annually.
SOURCE UniCare Health Plan of West Virginia, Inc.
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