Upshur County Kiwanis club collecting gently used sports equipment for local kids

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March 1, 2019

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BUCKHANNON — The newly formed Upshur County Kiwanis Club is collecting gently used sports equipment for youth in need in the Buckhannon-Upshur community.

This drop-off box is located inside Stockert Youth & Community Center. Donations of lightly or gently used sports equipment of all sorts are welcome. Equipment will be disseminated through other volunteer groups and/or agencies.

If you are interested in becoming a member of the Kiwanis Club, which is focusing their primary energies on helping youth, please contact president Robert Kincaid at 304-642-8175 or robertkincaid@frontier.com for information about joining. You may also contact Kevin Nicholson at 304-685-2025 or knicholson77@gmail.com.

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