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Since 1926, the Quota Club of Morgantown has worked to help disadvantaged women and children, as well as people that are hard of hearing.
Club President Denise Palmer said their work encompasses everything from providing hearing aids and ear plugs to protect the community’s hearing, to more recently installing automated external defibrillators (AEDs) at local schools.
“We do service announcements during the month of May for ‘Better Hearing and Speech’ month. We partner with the West Virginia Children’s Home Society, helping them with their events and their Christmas party for the children,” Palmer said. “We provide scholarships in our community. We just gave a scholarship out to a Morgantown high school student that has a hearing deficit. We donate library books to bring awareness for children that are hard of hearing. We partner with food pantries and Sarah’s table. We led and have worked with veterans’ groups and our troops across the United States, sending boxes to our soldiers in Iraq. We participated in Main Street Morgantown Kids Day for years and years and years. We’ve, we’ve just done a variety of things in our community.”
She believes the group’s longevity can be attributed to remaining hands-on and seeing the effects of their work.
“I think it’s the hands-on, I think it’s the friendship and fellowship. I think it’s being able to see a difference in the lives that we help,” Palmer said. “I think that we are first and foremost for our community, and I think that is what has made us such a strong and vibrant club throughout the years.”
The Quota Club is celebrating their centennial with the installation of their 43rd donated AED at the Mylan Park Ice Pavilion in Morgantown Tuesday.
Looking forward to the group’s next hundred years, Palmer said partnerships will be key.
“I think it’s just keeping in mind community needs and keeping your ear on the ground and listening and having a membership that is really engaged in community service,” she said.
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