Helping Out for May 3, 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.
Tiger Lily florist has chosen Be A Mentor for its May
edition of Charity in Bloom. Through the end of the month, 20% of the proceeds
from the program’s special arrangement will be donated to the mentoring
nonprofit organization.
The arrangement for Be A Mentor includes peaches and pinks
through roses, spray roses, stock, sweet peas, peonies and accents of green
mini hydrangea.
The Charity in Bloom program works to increase awareness and
raise funds for nonprofit organizations that work to improve the health and
wellness of children and families through medical research, education and
mentorship.
The arrangement is available in four sizes, for $75, $95,
$125 and $150; it can be ordered online or by calling 843-723-2808.
Charleston Animal Society is holding a pet adoption event
from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Baker Motor Co. at 2121 U.S. Highway 17
North in Mount Pleasant.
Rein and Shine, an accredited facility from the Professional
Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International, has been providing
horseback riding therapy since 2001 to adults and children with physical,
emotional, and cognitive challenges.
Share Our Suzy’s 13th annual Fun-raiser at The Grove at
Patriots Point in Mount Pleasant is scheduled for 5 to 10 p.m. May 27.
The event will include live music and food from local food
purveyors.
Tickets are $50 in advance and $65 the day of, with a $100
“Friends of Suzy” VIP option available. All tickets include food and drinks and
can be purchased online or by calling 843-410-7970. All net proceeds from the
event will directly benefit breast cancer patients in the Lowcountry.
The Glass Onion’s May Charity Tasting, from 5:30 to 7:30
p.m. May 10, will benefit Birthdays for All. The tasting will include beers
from Westbrook Brewing Co., paired with small bites, for $10 per person.
Attendees who bring new toys for kids to the event will
receive a free deviled egg. The organization needs gifts for kids ages 1 to 21,
with the 18- to 21-year-olds being people with special needs. The largest need
is for ages 12 to 18, such as lotions, craft kits, jewelry kits, Axe products
and Pokemon cards. Tickets can be purchased online or at the door.
The Charleston Parks Conservancy has awarded its first
ArtFields exhibition prize to Joseph Dreher of Decatur, Ga., for his
144-by-288-foot piece titled Not a Mural Mural, portrait stencils carved out of
veneer plywood.
Dreher will receive $5,000 from the conservancy and will be
create a work of art to be displayed at a city of Charleston park later this
year.
The award is part of the conservancy’s new Art in the Parks
initiative, an effort to install temporary public art displays in Charleston
city parks through collaborations with other arts organizations, including
Artfields, the Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs and the nonprofit Redux
Contemporary Art Center. The Art in the Parks program also will offer
educational opportunities and artist-led workshops for adults and children.
Enough Pie is celebrating two new murals at the Martin
Luther King Jr. pool.
The Under the Sea: Mural Kick-Off is set for 5 to 6:30 p.m.
Friday at 155 Jackson St. in Charleston.
A team of local artists led by Greer Farrell and Meg
Goettsches has created two large-scale exterior murals facing the pool, with
turtles, jellyfish and coral reefs. The murals teach about ocean health through
a three-part pledge created by The Nature Conservancy in South Carolina to
protect the oceans.
The kickoff event will include music, snacks, drinks and
giant bubbles.
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