During Follansbee’s city council meeting on Monday, “Christmas in the Park” co-chair Bill Secrist awarded $17,000 to families of Brooke County Schools’ students with disabilities.
Secrist presented four families with $3,000 each and $4,000 to the R.E.A.C.H. program. The funds were raised through booth rentals, sponsorships, raffle tickets, and donations at Follansbee’s Christmas in the Park.
“We do it for these parents and these kids because I can’t imagine what they’re going through with the…

