Part of The Last Stitch Book Crawl, Appalachian Impact will be hosting a book swap at our new Adventure Center on February 21st! Located at 64 E Main St, we’ll have a Make Your Own Bookmark Station and books ranging from kids to adult! Come get your punch card stamped for the book crawl, make a bookmark, grab a book and check out our children’s museum in the process!

Location: The Hampton Venue

1802 Ivanhoe Road

Buckhannon, WV 26201

Photo booth, face glitter, dancing, and raffle baskets!

Each couple will receive a digital photo sent to the email address provided! 

All proceeds benefit Appalachian Impact's Summer Adventure series! 

Event will happen regardless of weather! 

Thank you to our corporate sponsors Jaws BBQ, The Hampton Venue and Carrie Bowers Photography! 

 
Questions? Contact us at julie@appalachianimpact.org

Look for our elves wandering around the Christmas Parade!

You are cordially invited to Appalachian Impact's fourth annual Gala, "A Night in the Secret Garden", benefiting the work of Appalachian Impact - an organization committed to building hope for at-risk students in North Central West Virginia through mentoring relationships and positive youth programming.

This will be a special evening of art, music, dancing, stories, and more. We will host several auctions throughout the evening.

Sponsored by Appalachian Impact, join Art Through Emotion for a Pumpkin Paint! At $10 per ticket, children will receive 1 pumpkin, paint supples, snacks, drinks and the opportunity to tune in to a kid-friendly Halloween Movie during the event. RSVP to Nick Folmsbee at 304-460-8284 to secure your spot!

A celebration of our water here in Buckhannon. Located at the Riverwalk, Riverfest is a free kid-friendly event with activities, live music, educational exhibits, and kayaks! Stop by and find us for a sticker for your Summer Engagement Calendar.

Appalachian Impact will be partnering with The Wild Sonflower in Jane Lew for another Wildflower Wednesday! This event requires advance ticket purchase so make sure to grab your tickets ahead of time as spots are limited! Join us for a craft, story, snack and time amongst the flowers. Craft will be geared towards toddlers/younger kids.

Find us at Pretty Peonies Parlor on August 6th for a back to school celebration! We’ll have interactive, educational activities set up for kids and information about our after school program available.

Stop by Dairy Queen in Buckhannon on August 5th to help us Chalk the Walk! We provide the chalk, all you have to do is create the art! While you’re there, grab an ice cream and a sticker for your Summer Engagement Calendar. This is one of the last sticker events on our calendar, don’t miss out!

Join Rachel Garton Weber on the Upshur County Trails behind the high school for a kid friendly hike! We will have Appalachian Impact water bottles for the first 15 kids!

Join at the Upshur Country Recreation Pool for some art and swimming! Art is free, but you will need to pay the cost of admission to swim!

Join us by the river for some reading at Audra State Park!