Our Story – Your Story
The Tucker Community Foundation stirs many pots. From its humble beginnings as a group of folks concerned about their community and spurred by the devastation of the 1985 flood, it has grown to fill many needs of this 8-county region: Barbour, Grant, Mineral, Pocahontas, Preston, Randolph, Tucker Counties in West Virginia and Garrett County, Maryland.
Our community speaks for itself through this series of interviews. Listen to the stories of donors, grant & scholarship recipients, and charter members. There are many ways to join our story with your story. Please get in touch to see how you can get involved.
Emily Wilson-Hauger
on connecting trail systems.
Bridge the gap.
EMILY WILSON-HAUGER
New Historic Thomas
Mark Joseph leads the Knights of Columbus on a RUN FOR IT
Catch them if you can.
MARK JOSEPH
Knights of Columbus
Dan Bucher describes
the culture of giving.
Give more than thanks.
DAN BUCHER
Bucher Family Fund
Lori Wall & David Moran, seek to promote literacy in West Virginia through their Crimson Shamrock Fund
Read all about it.
LORI WALL & DAVID MORAN
Crimson Shamrock Fund
Vince DiBacco celebrates June 6th as
"the day I shoulda died."
Dodge bullets with him.
VINCE DIBACCO
Tucker Boulder Park
Cheat Fest is a different kind of Twist on Philanthropy. A music fest to benefit the Cheat River.
Feel the flow.
Cheat Fest
Friends of the Cheat
Judy Larry, Library Director for the Philippi Public Library, tells how the Run For It has helped her organization, from building repairs to personal fitness.
Hear her tell it.
Judy Larry
Phillipi Public Library
With the Foundation's help, Tom & Debbie McKee are building a museum to document 100 years of transportation from horses to outer space.
Learn more about their project.
Tom & Debbie McKee
Transportation Museum
Charlie Waters has used Tucker Community Foundation grants to build an Art Program for varied interest and skill levels at Tucker County High School.
Hear how she did it.
Charlie Waters - Art Teacher
Danielle Wilfong earned the Kep & Alice Smith Memorial 4-year Scholarship in 2013. The scholarship helped with her bachelor's degree from West Virginia University and has followed her into her Master's program. This is her story
Danielle Wilfong - Scholarship Recipient
The Challenged Athletes of West Virginia began participating in TCF's Run For It event in 2012. Since then they have raised $70,452 for their organization. Here Chris Ujvagi, Martin Williams and Dave Begg share their experiences. Full story here
Chris Ujvagi, Martin Williams, Dave Begg
Challenged Athletes of West Virginia
Dave Clark of Woodlands Community Lenders describes how the Foundation has helped his organization leverage Federal and Private funds to invest in local small businesses. Full story here
Dave Clark – Woodlands Community Lenders