WV HOBY Alumni Newsletter

Issue No. 6

March 1st, 2008

Nifty Link!

Hey HOBYs! This issue I thought I would share with you a simple way to make a small difference in the world. FreeRice is a website that helps fight hunger by donating rice everytime you play their game. Simply guess which word from a list matches the given word, and they donate rice to the UN World Food Program.

Give it a Try!

~Bennett Anderson

Alumni VP of Newsletter

SPRING FLING

Spring Fling is just a month away! Money is due to Kym Wallace by the 10th. See our Alumni Event announcement for more information. If you would like a T-Shirt then send your money to Caitlin Withum by the same date. Contact information for both can be found at the bottom of the Newsletter.

Seminar Updates

Seminar planning is in full swing. The information has been compiled into a .pdf file here.

2008 WV HOBY Seminar

Date: May 15-18

Location: University of Charleston

We need a lot of Staff members to run Seminar! If you are 21 or over and would like to help with Seminar please contact Jared Cielsa at jcielsa1@hotmail.com

There are several positions still open. For a full description of each position see the .pdf file above.

Community Leadership Workshops

CLEW Season has begun! Our first CLEW was today in Wheeling and will be featured in the next issue of our Newsletter. The Morgantown CLEW is scheduled for next weekend. If you're interested in helping, contact Kym Wallace or Melissa Johnson ASPP.

The Clarksburg CLEW will be at Davis&Elkins April 12th.

They will also be CLEWs in the Huntington and Logan areas. If you would like to help with a CLEW please contact Melissa Johnson at phone number 304-521-7782 and email: MelissaLynneJohnson@verizon.net

For the planning process we need people to help with food donations, volunteer activities, Ambassador registration, and other components. For the actual CLEWs we will need Facilitators to come the day of the CLEW to work with the students.

Alumni Spotlight

"Since I have been involved with HOBY for 23 years, I have
lots of memories of the friends I have made over the years and the events we
have attended. One of the most vivid memories is when Mike Browning and I
picked Hugh up from the airport on his first visit to WV. We toured Hobet
mining, and then the WV organization held a reception at the Governor's
mansion honoring Hugh and our sponsors. The best part of Hugh's visit was
when he traveled to UC to meet with the ambassadors later that evening. I
remember him sitting in the middle of all of them and talking. He held
their attention, and it was amazing to see the respect he commanded."

Tammy Kesner!

The March Alumni Spotlight shines on a very important volunteer in WV HOBY. Tammy Kesner has been with HOBY since ’85 when she represented Petersburg High School . She is now an Accountant for Martin’s Electric and Contracting while running her own catering business, Gourmet Delights, in Petersburg . Tammy’s favorite aspect of her business is creating ice sculptures and displays from fruit and vegetables. In community service, she has been Chair of Spring Mountain Festival Committee for several years, and is the Current President of Grant County Chamber of Commerce as well as on the Board of Directors for Grant County Convention and Visitors Bureau.

     As for HOBY, Tammy is our Current Treasurer on the Corporate Board, has been an LSC in 1999 and 2000, and was HOBY National District Director for 2 years. She has received the Mary Shahan Award, the John Newbrough Alumni Award, and the Outstanding Seminar Site for 2 years.

    The Alumni Board would like to extend their gratitude to Tammy for all the wonderful work she has done on behalf of the WV Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Organization. Volunteers like her are what make the program possible each year. In her own words, Tammy describes it best…

“The people are what make the organization. The WV organization is awesome
because of each of us. We make the legacy and it will continue to grow and
thrive because our hearts are in the right place. Our lives have been
touched by those before us, and we will return that with all the ambassadors
that follow us. Let's keep the HOBY spirit alive.”

Thank you Tammy, for always having your heart in the right place.

Contact Information for Alumni Officers

Alumni Advisor- Steven Morrison sjm54@yahoo.com
President-Kym Wallace kwallac3@mix.wvu.edu

Treasurer- Mindy Varney

VP of Alumni Services-Molly Rakes staplerofreason@gmail.com
VP of Special Events-Dustin Blankenship blankenshipd18@concord.edu

VP of Fundraising-Mindy Robinson abc_12345_02@yahoo.com

VP of Newsletter-Bennett Anderson banderson@wvhoby.org

Secretary- Adam Vincent brainiacvince@yahoo.com
Region 1 Director-Caitlin Withum double_trouble.maker@comcast.net
Region 2 Director-Jennifer Collins jcollins_08@hotmail.com
Leighton Roush leightonroush@gmail.com
Region 3 Director- Shawnna Mullenax shawnna032@yahoo.com
Region 4 Director- Katie Rohrbaugh pianofreak_08@yahoo.com
Region 5 Director-Trae Robison trae1990@hotmail.com
Sarah Starkey sarah_starkey@hotmail.com
Region 6 Director-

Spring Fling

March 29 & 30th

@ Camp Virgil Tate

Seminar Committee

Conference Call

Schedule

Mar 20 @ 9pm

Apr 23 @ 9pm

May 7 @ 9pm

Dial-In: 1-712-945-0210

Meeting ID: 356302

Everyone Welcome!

2008 Staff Hopeful?

The forms for applying to be Junior or Operation staff will be up soon!

College HOBY Clubs

In addition to the WVU HOBY Club, Marshall and Concord have been working on setting up their own organization. HOBYs at these schools are encouraged to help out.

Questions, comments, or complaints about the newsletter? send them to banderson@wvhoby.org