Wilkesville Community Center Hosts Soup and Sandwich Fundraiser March 27

New tables purchased with a grant from the Vinton County Community Fund will be rolled into service for the first time at the Wilkesville Community Center Soup and Sandwich Dinner Fundraiser, scheduled Friday, March 27, 2026, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at 164 Main St., Wilkesville, Ohio 45695.

The event was announced March 6 by Alex Shope in The Telegram News, which reported, "The Wilkesville Community Center is offering a Soup and Sandwich Dinner Fundraiser on Friday, March 27 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m." The Telegram News piece also thanked the Vinton County Community Fund for the grant that "made possible the purchase of new tables, which will be used for the first time at this event."

VisitVintonOhio, the Vinton County Convention and Visitors Bureau, lists the fundraiser as a community event and uses the promotional line, "Join us in Wilkesville on March 27th for a Soup & Sandwich Dinner." The CVB listing also credits the funder in campaign copy: "Thank You to Special Guests: Vinton County Community Fund for the grant for purchase of new tables we will be using for the first time!" and notes, "Entertainment provided by our very own David Stiffler Jr."

Entertainment for the evening is billed as a performance by David Stiffler Jr., according to the CVB event page; no performance times or fees are listed in the event listings. Multiple event postings, including the Vinton County Cancer Research Group calendar entry, state that donations will be accepted at the dinner. The Telegram News text of that line reads, "Donations will be accepted at (", a fragment captured in the published excerpt, and neither the CVB nor the VCCRG listing provides a ticket price, suggested donation amount, or a specified recipient for proceeds.

The Vinton County Cancer Research Group lists the fundraiser on its calendar with the full address and time, and places an image linking to National Cancer Institute information about childhood cancer on the same page, underscoring how local community events and health-focused organizations share communication channels in Vinton County. The Telegram News community page that carried the Wilkesville announcement also carried other nearby fundraisers and community items, including the Hamden Firefighters' 8th Annual Chicken Noodle Dinner on March 7 at 100 Wilkesville Ave., Hamden, with full-meal price listed as $10 and a contact, Radonna, at 740-418-8816.

For general event information, the Vinton County Convention and Visitors Bureau footer lists a contact phone number, 740-596-7077. Organizers and posting outlets emphasize that the March 27 dinner will serve as the first public use of the tables bought through the Vinton County Community Fund grant, making the evening notable not only as a neighborhood fundraiser but as a visible investment in the Wilkesville Community Center's facility.