Staff Writer
Photo by Alan Olson
Martha Wright, left, and Darlene Stuckey prepare to welcome the first guests to the opening of the Health and Hygiene Closet at Laughlin Memorial Chapel in Wheeling on Monday.
When the supplies in local blessing boxes started showing a clear pattern, that hygiene products were the first to go, the next step in assisting Wheeling’s needy was clear.
The Health & Hygiene Closet opened its doors at Laughlin Memorial Chapel in Wheeling on Monday morning, brought into being through a partnership between the chapel, UniCare and other community partners such as the Ohio County Family Resource Network.