by Sally Orcutt | Feb 13, 2023 | People, Volunteers
Karen Andruzis has been volunteering at WVIS for forty-five years. That’s right-45 years. She started her career there upon graduating from Nitro High School and has never worked elsewhere. She has been a resident of Cross Lanes for more than 50 years and has been an...
by Peg Nagem | Jan 10, 2023 | People, Reflection
I made a home. I paid bills, cooked, cleaned, and raised my daughter there. I gave her rules: keep her room clean, care for her rabbit, limit TV, and go to bed at an appropriate time. She could use foul language (her grandmother certainly did, generally for comic...
by Sally Orcutt | Nov 5, 2022 | Blog, People, Volunteers
Celebrate the Spirit (CTS) began in 2018 and has evolved into an on-going program noteworthy for its creative efforts in relapse prevention and its unlimited future potential. WVIS Associate Spiritual Directors and friends of WVIS are dedicated to serving the recovery...
by Sally Orcutt | Oct 21, 2022 | People, Volunteers
After designing her sabbatical during her Golden Jubilee year, Sr. Cheryl Clemons, OSU, Ph.D. began her journey to deepen her relationship with God and rest body, mind, and spirit. Her first step on the journey led her to WVIS and an experience that she described as...