2015 Carolina Children's Charity Run/Walk Event!

Hey Everyone!

Below you will find info on an upcoming CCC (Carolina Children's Charity) event.  CCC is a local charity which awards financial grants to Lowcountry children with birth defects and/or childhood diseases from birth through 18 years of age. Awesome cause, awesome people! See below!

Jessica

Register Online for 2015 CCC Run and Walk  

ATTENTION FIREFIGHTERS, DIPLOMATS, FAMILY, FRIENDS & HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS…

CAROLINA CHILDREN'S CHARITY (CCC) WANTS YOU TO HELP MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIFE OF A LOWCOUNTRY CHILD!!!

Support CCC and our 2nd Biggest Fundraiser!!!

- Join us on Saturday, 9/26/2015 @ Hanahan Recreation Center - 3100 Mabeline Road.

- Run begins @ 8:30am and Walk begins @ 8:35am. Race day Registration begins @ 6:45am. **Arrive early**   Pre-registration is highly recommended.

- Team members can pick up their packets from 12pm – 6pm on Thursday, September 24th

   and from 12pm – 6pm on Friday, September 25^th @ the Lowcountry Firefighter Support Team office

   6390 Dorchester Road, North Charleston, SC 29418.

- Participate in our 12^th Annual 5K Run / Family Fun Walk. (Stroller and wheelchair friendly)

  Fast pace walkers (able to finish in under an hour) can participate in the 5K.

Invite your Family, Friends, Neighbors and Co-Workers

to participate with you.

- Register as an Individual or as part of a Team.

- Raise money to help Lowcountry children with Birth Defects and Diseases.

- Take the opportunity to meet CCC Diplomats and learn how your contributions help.

- Enjoy the Fun for children of all ages. We will have Refreshments, Live Music, Kid’s Activities, Face Painting, Fire Trucks, Clown, Mascots and more.                                           

- Make memories by joining in the fun and make a difference in the life of a child.

- Win a Prize. Prizes will be given to Runners, Walkers and Teams in several categories.

- Register @ www.cccrunwalk2015.eventbrite.com or send registration forms and checks to the CCC office @ 1064 Gardner Road, Suite 112B, Charleston, SC 29407.  Make sure your team members know to include the team name on all entries, so that you are credited for all participants. If you are forming a new team this year, please let Shannan know so she can include your team name on the online registration form.

            

- Call 843-769-7555 for more information or visit www.carolinachildren.org

ALL MONEY RAISED HERE STAYS HERE!

Charleston Ice helps Carolina Children's Charity

 

http://www.carolinachildren.org

Hey Everyone! Beat the summer heat while helping local kids! 

drumSTRONG 2011

"It's a gathering to rhythm. It's the beat of community, the beat of hope. Music truly is universally engaging all ages, wages and stages of health."   -drumstrong

Hey Everyone,

Camping and Drumming and Helping ...

You've heard me (seen me) mention this amazing event before.  It's coming up again this May so I wanted to pass the word on in plenty of time for you all to plan and spread the word.  It's amazing and fun, fun, fun!!!  Click on the picture/logo link about for detailed information. 

Here are a couple of my own pics from last year's event ... it was amazing!

Jessica

INFO:  (from drumstrong website)

Here's the Deal :: We (a lot of us) are going to do two things at once ::

We are going to break the planet’s record for the Longest continuous rhythm *Drum Circle* ever held (and possibly the Largest!), drum with people globally (simultaneously) and at the same time, raise awareness and incredible amounts of money for survivorship assistance, education and research for one of the most nefarious diseases known to man.
We will throw ourselves at eradicating cancer, fortify our friends, families and ourselves, glean useful info about the resources available to address cancer and have a blast doing it!


Registration for DRUMSTRONG 2011 opens on January 1st, 2011, and is $25.00 for individuals 12 and over, and $50.00 for families with children under 12 and special Team discounts. Registration is good for both days of the event (all 24+ hours). Come and go as you wish. Please remember that the registration fee helps us support worthy causes.

When and Where:

May 21 & 22, 2011 at Misty Meadows Farm in Weddington, NC, (just outside of Charlotte), 4 miles south of Hwy 485 on Providence Rd. at the corner of Ennis Rd. (Get directions.) Please carpool. Festivities begin at 10:30 am Saturday and drumming begins at 12:00 pm and continues into the afternoon 29 hours later on Sunday. Rain or SHINE.

Walk for Autism - Fun Events

                     February 26th  (Sat)-                                Pancake Breakfast
                               Applebees (Mount Pleasant)
                               8am - 10am
                               Tickets are $5  (at the door)

March 14th (Monday) - Chuckie Cheese in North Charleston (Rivers Ave).
* donating 15% of proceeds to this charity
* Contact me if you are interested, and I can email you the flyer for this which includes a coupon for 10 free tokens !


ATTENTION BIKERS! 

March 19th (Saturday) -
Poker Run
(at American Biker in Ladson).
 
 
 

April 9th (Saturday) - Walk for Autism at Hampton Park in (downtown Charleston)
For more info, visit   http://www.walkforautism-charleston.com/

For more information, please visit:

http://www.dsalowcountry.org/

Strides For Autism

Walks Across South Carolina








This fall, the community will walk in support of South Carolina families affected by autism in both the Grand Strand and Lowcountry at the Strides for Autism events to benefit the South Carolina Autism Society (SCAS). These are the last of our four signature fund-raising and awareness walks, which include a 5k walk, resource fair, and family-fun events. Strides for Autism is among various activities that benefit the organization and the families it serves.

MYRTLE BEACH EVENT:
The Grand Strand event will be held on Saturday, November 6, 2010 at Grand Park at Market Common.

CHARLESTON EVENT:
The Lowcountry event will occur one week later on Saturday, November 13, 2010 at Memorial Waterfront Park in Mt. Pleasant.
Registration for each event will begin at 8:00 am, and the walks will begin at 9:00 am.
If you have not already registered to participate in our resource fair as an exhibitor, we encourage you to do so! Rates are just $100 for non-profit organizations or state agencies, and $150 for for-profit companies. We welcome you at one or both of the events. Attached is an information and registration form that you can complete and return to us. To pay by credit card, please complete the form and then call the Columbia office at 1-800-438-4790 to process your payment.
We also have spaces left for Corporate Sponsorship to increase the visibility of your organization. Please see the attached sponsorship forms for additional information.
According to Craig Stoxen, President & CEO of the South Carolina Autism Society, we have two goals with our Strides event.
1) To raise the awareness of autism spectrum disorders. With the occurrence rate of autism at 1 in 110, everyone is or will soon be affected in one way or another by autism. It may be a family member or it may be coworker’s child or a friend’s child. So the better understanding our society has, the better the quality of life for those on the spectrum will be.
2) To raise funds for the South Carolina Autism Society. This fundraiser is to help ensure SCAS can meet the needs of families through information and referral, trainings and workshops and advocacy.
SCAS is the only statewide agency advocating for children and adults with autism spectrum disorders and their families, while also providing assistance and resources. SCAS promotes, educates and raises awareness that one in every 110 births in the U.S. is a child with autism, and provides support for South Carolina-based research and development. Most importantly, SCAS works to ensure that the 28,000 individuals with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) living in South Carolina have opportunities to achieve a quality of life comparable to their peers.
Monies raised for South Carolina Autism Society stay in South Carolina and go towards family supports, education, advocacy, and South Carolina-based research.
We encourage you to join us at Strides for Autism, and spread the word to your clients. Registration and other information for Strides for Autism, along with information about autism and SCAS, is available at the event Web site, www.scautism.org/strides/, or by calling the Columbia SCAS office at 1-800-438-4790.


South Carolina Autism Society
http://www.scautism.org/

Hawaiian PARTY WITH A PURPOSE

PARTY WITH A PURPOSE
at Mad River Bar and Grille  -  Hawaiian Themed!

Please join Carolina Children’s Charity for a Hawaiian Theme Party with a Purpose at Mad River Bar and Grille on

Thursday, June 24th from 6pm – 9pm

Mad River is located at 32 North Market Street (downtown Charleston, SC)

A $5.00 donation to the charity will be collected at the door and you will receive your 1st drink for free. Dress for the occasion and you may win the prize for the best Hawaiian outfit. We will also have a Silent Auction and live music by Jamison Alley. Please join us on the 24th for an adult night out and have some fun for a good cause. Please feel free to invite your co-workers, family, friends and neighbors. The more the merrier and Mad River now has an outdoor patio.

Drumming for Cancer - drumSTRONG 2010

drumSTRONG™ 2010

rhythm : from : the : heart
the planet's longest continuous rhythm drum•a•thon


¡drumming to BEAT cancer!

 ... "setting the planet’s record for the longest continuous rhythm drum circle ever held, and at the same time, raise awareness and incredible amounts of money for survivorship assistance, education and research for one of the most nefarious diseases known to man."


Hey Everyone!
I was so excited to have been apart of this event this past weekend in Charlotte, NC.  My son and I traveled with our tent and our drums and lots of excitement over what sounded like an amazing experience ahead of us.  Well, it ended up being so much more than that! I will be doing this EVERY YEAR!!! The site for this was held on the pastures of Misty Meadows Farm.  It was absolutely beautiful.  I am including here some pictures and hopefully a video as well. 
Thank you, Scott Swimmer, for your wonderful vision.  What an amazing thing.
Jessica

For more information on this, visit http://www.drumstrong.org/

(there was something on my camera lense, evidently, so pics are a foggy ... it was gorgeous and sunny there though! )

Charleston Oyster Roast for autism

17th Annual Charleston Oyster Roast

Saturday, February 20 7:00pm



Event: 17th Annual Charleston Oyster Roast

What: Fundraiser to benefit CAROLINA AUTISM

Date/Time: Saturday, February 20 at 7:00pm

Where: Visitors Center Bus Shed

http://www.charitablesocietyofcharleston.org/news/events.html

Putumayo Haitian Relief AND new Cd release

HAITIAN RELIEF

In response to the devastating earthquake in Haiti, Putumayo is re-releasing French Caribbean and our children’s CD Caribbean Playground and will be donating 100% of our proceeds from the sale of each CD

to The Red Cross.

French Caribbean

Caribbean Playground

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CONGRATULATIONS NEW ORLEANS!

The city and Putumayo's New Orleans office is celebrating the almost implausible story of a team and a community rising above their problems.

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Putamayo RHYTHM & BLUES
(click above link to listen)

Classic rhythm & blues performed by first generation legends and rising stars of today’s retro R&B revival

 
 





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I love Putumayo!
Jessica

Dear John Premiere!

Hello everyone! This is so exciting! See below!

Dear John Charleston Premiere


A benefit event for Carolina Autism

Date: Sunday, January 24, 2010

Time: 5:30pm - 11:00pm

Location: Screening: Terrace Hippodrome, Official After Party: SC Aquarium

Street: 360 Concord St/100 Aquarium Wharf

City/Town: Charleston, SC

COCKTAIL ATTIRE
A Night of Spotlights and Stars to raise funds for autism treatment
The stars will be out at the Charleston premiere of Dear John, the new movie Directed by Lasse Hallström and based on the novel by best-selling author Nicholas Sparks. Now 400 fans will have a chance to see the stars and the new movie! The waterfront Hippodrome Theater is the setting for the premiere followed by a Hollywood style after-party next door at the beautiful South Carolina Aquarium. Plan to attend or just come on down to join the paparazzi and wave to the stars as the limos pull up to the red carpet.
DEAR JOHN tells story of John Tyree (Channing Tatum), a young soldier home on leave, and Savannah Curtis (Amanda Seyfried), the idealistic college student he falls in love with during her spring vacation. Over the next seven tumultuous years, the couple is separated by John’s increasingly dangerous deployments. While meeting only sporadically, they stay in touch by sending a continuous stream of love letters overseas--correspondence that eventually triggers fateful consequences.
The movie premiere is a fund raising benefit for Carolina Autism (http://www.carolinaautism.org/), a local charity that serves children and adults with autism. Proceeds from the event will go toward their intensive early intervention program, helping young children with autism and their families. Carolina Autism staff helped with the production of the movie and will be featured on the DVD of the film when it is released.
Tickets are $250 (portion tax deductible) and are available at http://www.DearJohnCharlestonPremiere.com

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Based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks

Cast: Channing Tatum, Amanda Seyfried, Henry Thomas, Scott Porter, Richard Jenkins and introducing Braeden Reed, a child actor from Charleston with autism, served by Carolina Autism


FOR TICKETS GO TO http://www.dearjohncharlestonpremiere.com/

Please arrive by 6pm for seating. Adult beverages served with proof of age.
Twitter contest rules: http://www.dearjohncharlestonpremiere.com/twitter.html
 
 
Jessica

Fun Fall Events (CCC charity events)

Wow! There are some really FUN charity events coming up so mark your calendars! Click on the event name to be linked to the event flyers (below).  I am hoping to make it to the sale and to the Halloween event. 
Jessica 

MOM to MOM Sale
Event:  Mom to Mom Sale
Date:  October 10, 2009 (this Saturday)
Time:  7am – 2pm
Location:  Mt. Pleasant Armory
245 Mathis Ferry Road
$1 entrance fee - 100% of the entrance fee and a portion of the proceeds will be split between Charleston Autism Academy and Carolina Children’s Charity.
(Click above link to view flyer.)


 

Halloween Party with a Purpose
Event: 2nd Party with a Purpose – Halloween Style (adults)
Date:  Thursday, Oct 29, 2009
Time:  drink/food specials 6-9pm, Costume Contest @ 9:15pm
Location:  Mad River Bar & Grille
Meanie Miney Moe will be our band for the evening. We will also have a silent auction during the event. If you know anyone who may like to donate an item or service for this auction, please call the CCC office at 554-6222.  (Click above link to view flyer.)

Charity Golf Tournament (benifiting CCC)
Event:  Charity Golf Tournament (hosted by Goose Creek Fire Dept.)
Date:  Saturday, November 7, 2009
Location:  Crowfield Golf and Country Club
300 Hamlet Circle, Goose Creek
Looking for participants!
(Click above link to view flyer.  Convert to word if trouble opening flyer.)

Dollar Movies!

The new Citadel Mall Movie Theatre is opening, and they are only charging $1.00 a ticket and all concessions at $1.00, too. Click on the link below for more information.

All of the dollars will be donated to the March of Dimes. The dates of this are October 2-October 6.

Jessica

Citadel Mall IMAX Stadium 16 dollar week

Chili's Charity Event for Cystic Fybrosis

Hey! I love, love, love it when I see charity events posted! I love the spirit of giving and the attention and support that these various events provide. (And as a little side note, Chili's has a gluten-free menu!) Visit www.chilis.com for more information.

Jessica

Macy's Glamorama Charity Event

I am in no way affiliated with this event, however, I keep getting emails in regards to it. Although I can't attend, I wanted to share this in case you are able. It sounds like something that will bring in a significant amount of funding for this cause.

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Get your tickets for Macy's Glamorama
Glamorama is only a week away and tickets are going fast.
Fashion & music come together with a fusion of colors, textures, tastes and sounds that will create an exciting new aesthetic.
When: Friday, August 14th @ 8pm
Where: The Orpheum Theatre (Minneapolis)

Performers:
Ne-Yo
Kristinia DeBarge
The New Standards

Mission:
Children's Cancer Research Fund is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to eradicating childhood cancer by funding the pioneering efforts in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and cure of childhood cancers at the University of Minnesota, a leader in pediatric cancer research. Many of the discoveries we fund have revolutionized the way childhood cancer is treated worldwide. We also provide education and support quality-of-life programs for the patients and their families that come for this world-class treatment.
Learn more about Children's Cancer Research Fund

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Just spreading the word :)

Jessica

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