NEWS RELEASE – December 2, 2025
ARH Foundation makes donation in support of Active Southern West Virginia
BECKLEY, W.Va. – Officials from Beckley ARH Hospital recently presented a donation of $4,734 to Active Southern West Virginia to help support the Beckley REFIT program.
The donation was made on behalf of the ARH Foundation for Healthier Communities.
“The ARH Foundation is proud to support organizations like Active Southern West Virginia, whose mission — much like our own — is centered on strengthening the health and well-being of the communities we serve,” said ARH Foundation Marketing and Communications Director Whittney Allen.
REFIT is a dance-based, community-centered fitness program designed for participants of all ages and fitness levels. The donation from ARH will help Active Southern West Virginia pay for training and monthly maintenance costs of the program.
Pictured, left to right, Beckley ARH CEO Todd Howell, REFIT Community Captain Jennifer Bledsoe, Active SWV Community Captain Director Elizabeth Raney, REFIT Community Captain Amber Fuller, and Beckley ARH COO Joey Preast.
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Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH), is a not-for-profit health system operating 14 hospitals in Barbourville, Hazard, Harlan, Hyden, Martin, McDowell, Middlesboro, Paintsville, Prestonsburg, West Liberty, Whitesburg, and South Williamson in Kentucky and Beckley and Hinton in West Virginia, as well as multi-specialty physician practices, home health agencies, home medical equipment stores and retail pharmacies and medical spas. ARH employs approximately 6,700 people with an annual payroll and benefits of $474 million generated into our local economies. ARH also has a network of more than 1,300 providers on staff across its multi-state system. ARH is the largest provider of care and the single largest employer in southeastern Kentucky, and the third-largest private employer in southern West Virginia.