Helping Out for April 19, 2017: Nonprofit news 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.
Low Country Harley-Davidson and the Warhorse Brotherhood
Motorcycle Club are hosting a Veterans Information Expo from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturday at the Harley dealership.
The event will give veterans access to information about
local, state and federal programs, as well as connect them with nonprofit
organizations that service veterans.
All veterans, current military and family members are
invited to attend the free event. Lunch and entertainment will be provided.
Friends of James Simons is holding The Feast, a fundraiser
to support outreach for students in need, from 6:30-10 p.m. Friday at Marshall
Walker Real Estate.
The event includes food and beverages from local vendors
including Smith Street Pizza, Home Team BBQ, Twenty-Six Divine, Huriyali and
Butcher & Bee; music from The Very Hypnotic Band; and Low Country Photo
Booth. Charleston poet laureate Marcus Amaker will be the host.
Individual tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door;
couples tickets are $35 in advance and $40 at the door.
Wich Cream is selling special tribute ice cream sandwiches
honoring local farmers. Wich Cream will donate $1 from every tribute wich sold
— both mini and regular sizes — back to the farmer.
“Pure Celeste” is the first flavor, because Wich Creams are
made with Celeste Albers’ Green Grocer milk. “Pure Celeste” uses Albers’
favorite flavor, vanilla bean, and her favorite flower, rose, and favorite
spice, cinnamon. The wafer is made with Carolina Gourdseed corn grown by
Celeste and ground into cornmeal by Anson Mills.
The flavor debuted at the Slow Food Charleston’s 2017 Snail
Awards and is available now at the downtown Charleston, West Ashley, Sunday
Brunch, Johns Island, and Mount Pleasant farmers markets and for special order.
Willow Salon’s downtown location at 4 Liberty St. will host
a barbecue and blues event from 6-9 p.m. April 28 to raise money for the fight
against blood cancer. Salon owner Nicole Snyder is a 2017 Woman of the Year
candidate for the Lowcountry’s Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
The event will include food from Smoke BBQ, music from The
Green Thieves and raffle prizes. Tickets can be purchased in advance or at the
door; suggested donation amount is $25 per person. All ticket proceeds benefit
the society.
The Arizona State University Alumni Association, in support
of the Pat Tillman Foundation, is organizing the Pat Tillman Honor Run –
Charleston from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday at MUSC Health Stadium.
The ASU Alumni S.C. Club will join runners and walkers for a
4.2-mile family-friendly race to raise money to support the Tillman Scholar
program.
More information is available by email to the event captain,
Joel Jackson.
Keeper of the Wild is holding a Baby Shower from noon to 3
p.m. Saturday at the Green Barn at Carnes Crossroads. The event is a donation
drive for nursery items for the organization, which works to rehabilitate
animals that have been injured or abandoned.
Tickets are free; donations are requested. Volunteers and
Keeper of the Wild rehab animals will be present. Visitors can take a picture
with a possum if they make a donation.
Items requested include fleece blankets, receiving blankets,
pillowcases, 20-quart containers, gram scales, cotton balls, Smart Water,
Kaytee rodent block, sugar-free baby food, kitten food, naturally shed deer
antlers, bird cages and guinea pig cages
Medical equipment such as French 2.8 and 3.5 one-hole
feeding tubes; syringes, including O rings of 1/2, 1, 3, 5 or 10 cubic
centimeters; and Miracle Nipples can be purchased online through Chris’s Squirrels
& More LLC and donated.
Raffle entries will be given to attendees for the following
items brought: Puppy Esbilac (Powder Stage 1), Nutrical, Snuggle Safe, Now Pure
brewers yeast, and heating pads that do not shut off automatically.
Liza's Lifeline's 8th Annual Golf Tournament is set for 1:30
to 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Shadowmoss Plantation Golf Club.
Proceeds allow Liza’s Lifeline to help victims of domestic
violence get out of immediate danger. Along with funds, the tournament helps
raise awareness in our community.
Registration is available by email or by calling Doug Warner
at 843-991-9085.
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