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Chocolate Challenge Raises $109,135

Chocolate Challenge

Thanks to your generosity, West Virginia Public Broadcasting raised $109,135 during the 2014 Chocolate Challenge.

Congratulations also, to the drawing winners:

  • $500 Apple gift card — Christopher & Melanie McClain of Beaver, WV
  • Holl’s Chocolate for a year — Kate Kerr of Wheelersburg, OH
  • $1,000 Amazon gift card — Stephen Byrd of Morgantown, WV

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