08/18/2026
💚 A BIG THANK YOU FROM PCPR! 💚
We’ve said it before, and we’ll keep saying it because it’s true: we simply cannot do what we do without this community. Every program, event, park improvement, facility upgrade, and project we take on is made better because of the people who continue to show up and support us.
We are incredibly thankful for everyone who supports us, helps us, volunteers with us, serves on our board, has joined our Proof Over Pressure group, participates in our Hillsboro Park Committee, attends our events, uses our facilities, works out at our fitness center, partners with us, or simply cheers us on. There are so many people who contribute to what we do, and we owe some BIG thank-yous!
A NEW LIFE FOR OUR FITNESS EQUIPMENT!
Our fitness center has recently undergone some pretty major upgrades (and we’ll spare you the before pictures). A lot of our equipment may be older, but it is still structurally in great shape. Unfortunately, the padding was becoming worn and had started to become a safety concern.
Thanks to a very generous anonymous donation, we were able to have that equipment repaired and receive some much-needed new padding!
A HUGE thank-you to QueenBee1755 right here in Marlinton for doing this work for us. The quality of these repairs is absolutely incredible. Honestly, far better than what we could have purchased from a manufacturer. Everything was repaired and redone right here in Pocahontas County, and we could not be more grateful.
This donation has given our equipment a whole new life and will allow us to continue using it for many more years to come.
KEEPING THE POOL GOING!
While the weather hasn’t always been as cooperative as we would have liked the last few weeks, we are incredibly thankful for the support that is allowing us to keep the GBO Pool open on Saturdays and Sundays throughout August!
This pool season has truly been a community effort. From those who donated, volunteered, helped spread the word, worked at the pool, shared our posts, visited the pool, and supported our efforts in so many other ways we are grateful for every single one of you.
A BIG WIN FOR STILLWELL PARK!
We also have some great news for our soccer players!
A huge thank-you to our County Commissioners for supporting the purchase of some new equipment that will be used throughout our parks across the county and especially at Stillwell during soccer season! Keeping our parks maintained takes a lot of work, and having the right equipment makes a HUGE difference.
LITTLE LEVELS ACADEMY PARK
We also want to give a very special shoutout to our Hillsboro community members who continue to put time, energy, and heart into Little Levels Academy Park.
They continue to work toward seeing this project through to completion, and it is another project that simply would not be possible without the help of so many generous people.
We are so thankful for everyone who has volunteered, donated, helped plan, or simply believed in this project from the beginning.
THANK YOU, PENDLETON COMMUNITY BANK!
A huge thank-you to Pendleton Community Bank for thinking of us during your volunteer day! They are always willing to jump in and help throughout our community, and we are so thankful for everything they do beyond banking. Your willingness to give your time back to our community means so much!
BIG DREAMS FOR WIDNEY PARK!
Our partnership with WVU Extension is continuing as we work on plans for the redevelopment of Widney Park, and we are SO excited about what is ahead!
This is a project with some big ideas, big dreams, and lots of planning. We’re looking at designs, phases, and ways to make Widney Park an even better place for our community.
This opportunity is possible through grant funding and the partnership with WVU Extension and the Landscape Architecture program, and we are incredibly excited that they chose Pocahontas County and Widney Park as one of their locations! We can’t wait to see where this project takes us.
AND FINALLY… THANK YOU FOR AN AMAZING SUMMER!
We were VERY BUSY every single week! From Tai Chi and Taekwondo, to book clubs, teens dancing around in inflatable costumes, tie-dye, games, activities, and everything in between, you all made this summer so much fun.
We are so thankful that you chose to spend your summer with us, try something new, bring your kids to an event, join a class, or simply stop by and be part of what we’re doing.
As summer winds down and another school year begins, we just want to say THANK YOU.
Thank you for showing up.
Thank you for volunteering.
Thank you for donating.
Thank you for partnering with us.
Thank you for believing in what we’re trying to build.
And thank you for making Pocahontas County a community we are so proud to serve.
We truly couldn’t do it without you.
From all of us at Pocahontas County Parks & Recreation, we hope everyone has a wonderful, safe, and happy school year!
And as always… we’ll see you around the parks! 🌲💚
