Nonprofit news: Helping Out for March1
From the Charleston Regional Business Journal
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Helping Out highlights some of the many charitable events
and activities going on in the Charleston area. Submissions should be sent to
dailyjournal@scbiznews.com.
The Shifa Clinic’s annual benefit dinner is March 18 at the
Holiday Inn Charleston – Mount Pleasant. The event includes speakers Dr. Altaf
Hussain and Jennet Robinson Alterman and benefits the clinic’s health care
outreach program for uninsured and underinsured people. Donations can be made
and tickets can be purchased online.
Tiger Lily florist is giving away 200 daffodil bouquets on
International Women’s Day, which is March 8. A requested $5 donation for the
flowers will go to Thrive SC, which provides transitional housing, services and
support for women and children survivors of domestic violence.
The Glass Onion’s monthly charity tasting, from 5:30-7:30
p.m. March 8, will benefit the Brain Injury Association of South Carolina.
Spring wines including Henri Bourgeois Petit Bourgeois Sauvignon Blanc and
Domaine Badoz Cotes du Jura Trousseau from the Country Vintner will be
available along with small bites for $10 per person. Tickets are available
online.
MUSC Health has partnered with the Charleston RiverDogs for
community outreach of health care education and services. The partnership will
include health consultation for RiverDogs concession selections, a
breastfeeding station at the stadium and interaction with children to promote
healthy lifestyles. RiverDogs players will have access to MUSC Health services.
We Are Family is hosting Closet Case, a popup thrift store,
from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Enough Pie, 1630-1 Meeting St Road, Suite
306, in Charleston. The sale will include a variety of items, such as vintage
finds, funky housewares, furniture, or possibly a mounted unicorn head. We Are
Family hopes to open a thrift store and drop-in center for domestically
displaced youth. The pop-up sale is part of Charleston Work Week.
Destiny Community Cafe, at 5060 Dorchester Road, Suite 320,
in North Charleston, is hosting a community effort from noon-2 p.m. March 9 to
focus attention on food insecurity and social injustice. The cafe allows
customers to pay what they can for a meal. A donation of $10 is suggested.
Customers can also donate $20 as a pay-it-forward gesture or volunteer at the
cafe in exchange for a meal.
An oyster roast to benefit Pet Helpers will be held from
6:30-11 p.m. March 17 at the Visitors Center bus shed at 375 Meeting St. in
Charleston. Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 at the door.
The seventh annual Dancing With The Ark’s Stars is at 7 p.m.
March 11 at Pinewood Preparatory School, at 114 Orangeburg Road in Summerville.
Tickets are $60 in advance and $65 at the door. All proceeds benefit The Ark,
which provides services for families dealing with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia.
The 2017 celebrity dancers are:
Katie Arrington, vice president of operations, Dispersive
Technologies
Roland Fulcher, orthodontist/ owner at Lowcountry
Orthodontics
Rebecca Holtzclaw, cosmetologist/owner, Signori Mani Salon
& Day Spa
Skipper Kress, beverage director, Red’s Ice House
Suzanne Morgan, mortgage loan consultant, TowneBank Mortgage
Billy Penn, captain, Summerville Fire & Rescue
Department
Thomas Taylor, chiropractor, Alignment Specific Chiropractic
Clinic
Hannah Wimberly, state trooper, S.C. Highway Patrol
The eighth annual Hope on Goat benefit, scheduled for 2-6
p.m. March 25 at Goat Island Gatherings, will benefit Fresh Future Farm in
North Charleston. Tickets are $55 for adults, $20 for children 3-12 and free
for 2 and younger and includes a ferry ride from the Isle of Palms Marina.
Guests can bring their own food and beverages. No chairs or blankets are
allowed, and seating will be provided.
The 29th annual Charleston Kids Fair is from 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
March 26 at the Gaillard Center. Children younger than 18 get in free and must
be accompanied by an adult. Admission for adults is $5. Proceeds will support
Lowcountry students, scholarship programs and community organizations.
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