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For more than 40 years, Fort Steuben Burial Estates, located at 801 Canton Road, Wintersville, has welcomed children to participate in the longtime Easter egg hunt tradition that sadly, noted Toni Madden, family service, Fort Steuben Burial Estates, was unable to happen in 2020 or this Easter because of pandemic circumstances. But an alternative approach this year helped make Easter something special as Fort Steuben Burial Estates partnered with the Jefferson County Department of Jobs and Family Services, Children Services Division, to provide more than 20 Easter baskets to children who the agency recognized as in need. Madden, left, presented those Easter baskets to Kim Thrower, placement unit supervisor. The baskets and contents were made possible through the generosity of the village of Wintersville and numerous businesses. “We are humbled that the community thinks of the children here in Jefferson County, who otherwise might not have had the opportunity to receive
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Gene Viola, left, recently presented a check for $1,000 to Jefferson County Children Services as a donation to purchase classic children’s books for children of Jefferson County. The donation is shown being accepted by Tracey Dailey, Jefferson County Job and Family Services, Children Services Division, placement unit, adoption, adoption assessor, coordinator. The donation from the Mary Jo Viola Foundation honors the memory of Viola’s wife, the late Mary Jo Viola, who died in 2017. Her longtime career as an English teacher and advocate for area children included time spent serving as program director for Children’s Social Services in Steubenville. Viola and his family honor Mary Jo’s belief that a lifelong love of reading is the foundation of every child’s education, growth and development. The hope is that the books will encourage a passion for reading, according to Viola, whose son, Robert, also donated several copies of his book, “The Orphan, the Abbey &
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Gene Viola, left, recently presented a check for $1,000 to Jefferson County Children Services as a donation to purchase classic children’s books for children of Jefferson County. The donation is shown being accepted by Tracey Dailey, Jefferson County Job and Family Services, Children Services Division, placement unit, adoption, adoption assessor, coordinator. The donation from the Mary Jo Viola Foundation honors the memory of Viola’s wife, the late Mary Jo Viola, who died in 2017. Her longtime career as an English teacher and advocate for area children included time spent serving as program director for Children’s Social Services in Steubenville. Viola and his family honor Mary Jo’s belief that a lifelong love of reading is the foundation of every child’s education, growth and development. The hope is that the books will encourage a passion for reading, according to Viola, whose son, Robert, also donated several copies of his book, “The Orphan, the Abbey &