Laurance Jones, III Childhood Language Center

10/09/2025

🥳 It’s officially getting cheesy! 🧀
We’re thrilled to announce the first 13 teams entering the 11th Annual Mac & Cheese Cook-Off on Saturday, November 1st at the Capitol Market!

These cooks are ready to bring the flavor, creativity, and golden gooey goodness you’ve been waiting for. 😋

🔥 Here are the first 13 teams:
Tondrea Davis-Powell - "Liquid Gold, Babyback Mac Chuck & Cheese and Fowl Fredo"
Hope for All in Memory of Kirsten and Kalen - "Recovery Mac"
Rainbow Pride of West Virginia - "Rainbow Cheesy Mac"
Gettin Piggy With It 304 - "Cheezie Mac"
Bricks & Barrels - "Seafood Mac"
Dutch Miller Subaru- "Mo' Cheese Mo' Problems"
Chick-fil-A Charleston Town Center - "Chick-fil-A Mac & Cheese"
Girl Scout Troop 4847 - "Trefoil Bacon Mac N Cheese"
Trojan Landing - Boat Bites - "Heather's Homestyle Mac"
Bobby Spry - The Golden Graters - "Shady Pines Cheddar Bake"
Smokin' With Perfection - "Smoked Mac & Cheese"
Charleston Tennis Club - "7 Cheese Surf & Turf Truffle Parmesan Crusted Mac & Cheese"
Edgewood Summit - "Cajun Shrimp and Mac"

Think your Mac can top theirs? 👀 There’s still time to sign up — but spots are filling up fast!
Sign Up Here: https://forms.gle/Crw8USzsTqbTW5xu6

📅 Saturday, November 1st
📍 Capitol Market, Charleston
🎟️ Proceeds benefit the Childhood Language Center — helping provide free speech and language therapy to West Virginia children.
Get ready for the cheesiest day of the year! 🧀💛

10/08/2025

🎾 What an incredible weekend at the CLC Tennis Tournament! 🎾

Thanks to our amazing sponsors, the Charleston Tennis Club staff, Rory & Kim Isaac, Steve & Laura Wehrle and Tennis & Pickleball players— this year’s tournament raised over $50,000! 🙌

That means 22 children will receive an entire year of free speech therapy through the Childhood Language Center. 💙

We couldn’t have done it without each and every one of you. Thank you for serving, swinging, and supporting such a meaningful cause! 💫

10/02/2025

🎾🥒 We are so grateful for our amazing sponsors who make the Childhood Language Center’s Tennis & Pickleball Tournament possible! Thank you for supporting the children we serve and helping us continue to provide free speech and language therapy to kids across West Virginia. 💙

Don’t forget—the tournament is THIS WEEKEND at the Charleston Tennis Club! Come out October 3–5 for some great matches, fun, and community spirit.

See you on the courts! 🏆

12/03/2024

🌟 This Giving Tuesday, Change a Life with the Gift of Speech! 🌟

We provide life-changing speech and language therapy to those who otherwise couldn’t afford it. Every voice deserves to be heard, and your support can help children find theirs.

💬 What your gift can do:

$25 can provide materials for a therapy session.
$50 can sponsor one session for a child in need.
$100+ can fund an entire week of transformative care.
Together, we can break barriers and amplify voices!
🧡 Donate today and make a direct impact: https://square.link/u/FoEw6JEb

07/06/2024

🥇Wow! THANK YOU to everyone who joined us this morning at the Firecracker 5K! It was such a fun morning! We had 204 runners and we raised $41,270!!! THANK YOU!!!!!!!

The Firecracker 5K raised enough money to treat 16 children for an entire year for FREE! What an accomplishment! THANK YOU to our generous sponsors, participants, volunteers, our teams (Especially our 23-participant strong team - Team Owen!) committee and board members. We can't wait until next year!

Results are below...stay tuned for race day pictures!

Childhood Language Center's Firecracker 5K Run/Walk is on Saturday July 6, 2024.

07/04/2024

Today is the last day to register ONLINE for the Firecracker 5K!

Register today to guarantee a shirt and medal!

See everyone Saturday, July 6th at 8am at Magic Island!

Childhood Language Center's Firecracker 5K Run/Walk is on Saturday July 6, 2024.