VIENNA, W.Va. (WTAP) – An entrepreneur in Parkersburg helped give kids new shoes in honor of his late father.
Rob Fouss is a local entrepreneur who works closely with the community. He is a principal auctioneer and owns Fouss Auction and Appraisal in Vienna. His father was a shoemaker for 46 years. He worked for a few shoe stores that were based in Parkersburg.
Rob Fouss, creator of the Robert E. Fouss Memorial Fund, said his father gave shoes to kids who needed them.
Following his father’s passing, Fouss and his sister, Pam, opened the Robert E. Fouss Memorial Fund through the Parkersburg Area Community Foundation in his memory.
Fouss said he found out about his father’s generosity from relatives of the kids he helped.
The fund has issued grants through the Parkersburg Area Community Foundation so kids could get new shoes. This year, the fund issued two grants to …