WV Oil Marketer & Grocers Association Campaign Raises $75,000 For Children In Need of Assistance

Nelson said brightly-colored, Mother’s Day themed, paper flowers were sold for one dollar apiece at nearly 500 OMEGA-member convenience and grocery stores throughout the state, to include: Little General Store, Inc., Par Mar Stores, Go-Mart, BFS Foods, Petersburg Oil Company, DeFazio Oil Company, R. M. Roach & Sons, Mini Giants and TWJ, Inc. Foodland and Piggly Wiggly.

Mary White, Chief Operating Officer of the Children’s Home Society of West Virginia, said, "OMEGA’s dedication to helping the most vulnerable of our population is unwavering. We are very appreciative of OMEGA and the public for supporting this effort, the proceeds of which will go directly to improving the lives of state children and families."

White said funds will be used for the organization’s assistance programs, which include; emergency child shelters, foster care, adoption support, mentoring, early intervention and numerous other family support programs.

More than $2.5 million has been raised by OMEGA over the past seven years for this and other efforts to help West Virginia children.