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Details: Press; April 17, 2017

Charleston, W.Va. (April 17, 2017) – With more than 4,000 West Virginia children in out-of-home-care and 1,200 children in need of adoption, the West Virginia Oil Marketers & Grocers Association today launched their 7th Annual Every Child Deserves A Loving Home Campaign to raise funds to help children and families in crisis across the state.

"The Children's Home Society of West Virginia, which has offices and child shelters throughout the state, works to protect and nurture children and families in crisis," said Jan Vineyard, president of OMEGA. "The Every Child Deserves a Loving Home Campaign was developed to provide needed funding to help West Virginia's children and families and we ask the public to join us in doing just that."

All funds raised through this statewide effort will go towards the Children's Home Society's assistance programs, which include; emergency child shelters, foster care, adoption support, mentoring, early intervention and numerous other family support programs.

Details: Press; December 27, 2016

Details: Press; April 21, 2016

Offers Simple Tips to Prevent Littering

Proud Eagle, Inc., West Virginia’s largest Anheuser-Busch distributor, recognizes Earth Day, this Friday, by encouraging residents of our state to engage in litter prevention initiatives and offers simple litter prevention tips.

“Litter is a persistent problem in local communities and one that is 100 percent preventable,” said Jim Linsenmeyer, chief operating officer and manager partner of Proud Eagle. “Litter is not the result of a lack of a trash can, but rather a behavior or choice by people who think litter will always be taken care of by someone else.”

The fact is litter is everyone’s problem and we all have a responsibility to keep our communities beautiful. That’s why, in partnership with Keep America Beautiful, a national conservation organization, Anheuser-Busch distributors across the country are encouraging everyone to put litter in its proper place – a trash or recycling receptacle. There are many ways you can keep your community clean, but here are just a few simple tips to get everyone started:

Details: Press; April 11, 2016

Offers Tips to Parents When Approaching Underage Drinking

This month, Proud Eagle, Inc., West Virginia’s largest Anheuser-Busch distributor, joins with organizations across the nation to recognize April as National Alcohol Awareness Month.

For nearly thirty years, businesses and organizations throughout the country, such as Proud Eagle, the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD), and the Center for Alcohol Policy have sponsored and participated in Alcohol Awareness Month to increase public awareness of the problems that alcohol abuse can cause for individuals, their families and their communities.

“Parents play a vital role in providing their kids with an understanding of alcohol and the impacts it could have on their lives,” said Jim Linsenmeyer, chief operating officer and principal manager partner of Proud Eagle, Inc. “Alcohol use by young people is reckless, to both themselves and to society. Parents are faced with a significant challenge, they can either sit back and hope that their kids can make the right decisions or they can take an active role in learning about alcohol and helping their kids do the same.”

Details: Press; April 11, 2016

“Every Child Deserves a Loving Home” Campaign Kickoff to Help Children in Crisis

Charleston, W.Va. (April 11, 2016) – Today, the West Virginia Oil Marketers & Grocers Association (OMEGA) had their their sixth annual “Every Child Deserves a Loving

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Home” campaign kickoff at the West Virginia Governor’s Mansion. The fundraising campaign, benefiting the Children’s Home Society of West Virginia (CHSWV), runs through Mother’s Day, May 8^th.

“Every child deserves a loving home, and there are too many of West Virginia’s children living with crisis in the family,” said Jan Vineyard, President of OMEGA. “This campaign will provide funds to the Children’s Home Society of West Virginia, which has shelters and provides assistance programs in every corner of the state, to help those children and families in critical need.”

There are more than 4,000 West Virginia children in out-of-home care and 1,200 children in need of adoption. All monies raised through this statewide effort go toward the Children’s Home Society’s assistance programs, which include: emergency child shelters, foster care, adoption support, mentoring, early intervention and numerous other family support programs.