Beckley-Raleigh County Awarded Status of Designated Retirement Community

Governor Wise presents Designation Award to BRCCC Retirement Committee members; Ellen Taylor, Charles Houck, Kathryn Williams, William Wade, Nancy Kissinger, and Norma Jean Davidson 

Governor Bob Wise officialy designated Beckley-Raleigh County as a "Designated Retirement Community" to be called Mountain Roads Retirement Community .

Beckley-Raleigh County became the third community in West Virginia to be certified. To become a "designated retirement community," a standard had to be met which gives communities an advantage over other areas and qualifies commmunities to receive dollars through grant programs to help fund marketing and publicity for the new "designated retirement community."

The certification process included; gaining community wide support from local and state agencies, the business community, organizations and citizens; a community needs assessment; the development of promotional materials; a marketing plan; the development of a group of ambassadors; and organizing an evaluation committee.

Retirement Community Designation is a program of the West Virginia Retiree Attraction Task Force and is approved by: West Virginia Bureau of Senior Services, West Virginia Development Office, West Virginia Division of Tourism, and West Virginia University Center of Aging.