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Charleston Town Committee to bring Mark Twain to town
Colonial Dame Jessica Graney has announced Charleston’s 2022 spring fundraiser to be held April 29 and 30. An historical speaker portraying Mark Twain has been selected by committee chair Lisa Smith and committee members. A luncheon will be held on Saturday at Edgewood Country Club and the community event will…
Craik-Patton House Foundation exceeds one million dollars
Kathy Becker, Trustee and Fundraising Chair, for the Craik-Patton House Foundation, announces that donors reached their 5-year Capital Campaign fundraising goal of $1 million in invested assets in 2020. Foundation assets now exceed over $1.2 million as of May 2021. This effort began in 2015 and was successful due to…
*Day of Giving Update
Through the month of October more than $10,350.00 has been raised. Donations are still being accepted for this important fundraiser which helps fund the salary of our full-time House Director, Nathan Jones. The Craik-Patton House is hosting a Virtual Day of Giving on October 28 as a fundraiser event that…
NSCDA-WV Officers
2021-2022 PRESIDENT: Mrs. Richard Lee Wilson (Dixie) CO-VICE PRESIDENTS: Mrs. Rodney Smith (Lisa) Mrs. Isaac Noyes Smith IV (Stuart) 2ND VICE PRESIDENT: Ms. Betsy Wilson RECORDING SECRETARY: Mrs. Arthur Lee King (Virginia) CORRESPONDING SECRETARY: Mrs. Frank Watts Tuckwiller (Barbara) TREASURER: Mrs. Charles Guthrie Moyers (Pat) REGISTRAR: Mrs. Ralph Albert Stevens…
Goldsmith steps down as President
Outgoing President Lynn Goldsmith received a gift from Dames members for her dedicated service as NSCDA-WV President for the past two years. Goldsmith was president when the Craik-Patton Foundation raised one million dollars for the endowment fund which secures the financial future of the Craik-Patton House. Goldsmith passed the gavel…
NSCDA-WV Board of Managers
(term expires 2024) Mrs. Georganna Johnson Franke (Georgie) Mrs. William Adams Gillespie (Cindy) Mrs. J. Churchill Hodges (Mary) Mrs. Robert William Lawson (Priscilla) Mrs. Andrew A. Payne III (Mary) Mrs. Chris Smith (Sandy) Mrs. Don Wiseman (Mary)