October 3, 2000
The Steaks Are Fried for the Crittenton Junior Board
Inside Boyd’s Barn, where Crittenton Services’ Junior Board will host its annual steak fry, are Crittenton Services Special Events and Volunteer Coordinator Judi Hendrickson, Junior Board member Cecilia Boyd and junior Board President Marci Rubenstein.
Boyd’s Barn in Triadelphia is the rustic setting as the Junior Board of Crittenton Services holds its annual fall steak on Saturday, September 26. For $15 per person, guests will enjoy a steak dinner, dessert, music and square dancing.
Filled with antiques and collectibles, the barn is journey through time, pictures and memorabilia from Wheeling past scattered throughout the four corners. The menu includes a rib-eye steak, baked potato, salad, fresh vegetables and homemade desserts. Participants are asked to bring their own plates and utensils.
This year’s event, sponsored by Riesbeck’s Food Markets, will be filled with great food and lots of fun, all to benefit the Crittenton Junior Board, which supports the children served by Crittenton’s Residential Program.
The Junior Board provides activities and social events for the young women in Crittenton’s residential program. Activities include parties, crafts, picnics, making welcome baskets and shopping for Christmas gifts. Junior Board members become role models and teachers, nurturing each of the girls and their children toward a healthy and happier future.
“The volunteers on the Junior Board have a unique opportunity to work directly with girls who have had extraordinary challenges in their lives,” said Junior Board President Marci Rubenstein. “Many of the things we take for granted are foreign to these girls. Sometimes just the presence of a Junior Board volunteer for a monthly activity can have an enormous positive effect on these young women, who want nothing more than to lead a normal, productive life. We all share the satisfaction of having done a little good in the world.”
Crittenton Services, Inc. is a private, non-profit treatment organization that has been serving residents of West Virginia and surrounding areas for 114 years. Today,
Crittenton offers a wide range of care and treatment for children, adolescents and families. The agency’s residential program, formerly known as the Florence Crittenton Home, remains the state’s only residential maternity facility for pregnant and parenting adolescents.
The agency’s Cradles to Crayons program is a developmental child-care program for infants, toddlers and preschoolers. Through Cradles to Crayons, Crittenton also offers before- and after-care services and a preschool program at Middle Creek Elementary School.
Crittenton’s Wellspring Family Services offers a range of counseling services to children and families in 16 counties in northern West Virginia. These services range from outpatient behavioral health treatment to intensive, home-based counseling and therapy. Wellspring operates four sites in West Virginia, located in Morgantown, Wheeling, New Martinsville, and Weirton.
For more information about the steak fry, the Junior Board or any of the agency’s programs, contact the Marketing and Development Office at (304) 242-7060.
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Contact: Butch Maxwell
(304) 242-7060, ext. 133