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Helping Out for Oct. 23, 2019

Staff Report //October 23, 2019//

Helping Out for Oct. 23, 2019

Staff Report //October 23, 2019//

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Helping Out highlights some of the many charitable events and activities going on in the Charleston area. ATTENTION: Submissions should now be made using our online form.

 src=The Break Room is holding a grand opening celebration from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, with all proceeds benefiting My Sister’s House.

The event will include live music and a food truck. Attendees can also purchase tickets to use a bat or crowbar to smash a car donated by Don’s Car Crushing.


Faculty and students from Philip Simmons High School have been selected to design and create a Lowcountry-themed structure out of cans of food as part of Canstruction on Nov. 16 at Mount Pleasant Towne Centre.

The Canstruction team will be building a tall gate with two palm trees, inspired by professional blacksmith and school namesake Philip Simmons, who worked with iron to create some of the most well-known gates in Charleston.

The finished sculpture will utilize thousands of cans of food that will be donated to Lowcountry Food Bank.

Attendees at the unveiling, set for noon to 3 p.m. Nov. 16, can bring additional canned goods for donation. The event will include food, live entertainment, a jump castle, face painting, and arts and crafts.


 src=World Finance, a Greenville-based small-dollar lender with branches in the Charleston area, has donated $25,000 to East Cooper Community Outreach.

The organization will use the funds to help provide Thanksgiving meals to over 500 local families and to purchase a new, 8-by-8-foot walk-in freezer that will allow the pantry to store large meat donations.

To date, World Finance has donated more than $140,000 as part of its World Food Day efforts. World Food Day is an annual Oct. 16 event organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.


The Lowcountry Manufacturers Council recognized philanthropic efforts of it member organizations at its recent annual meeting and dinner. Manufacturers have pledged or awarded more than $10 million to local and regional charities, nonprofits and educational institutions in recent years.

Tom Daffron of Ingevity, chairman of the Lowcountry Manufacturers Council, presented a check at the meeting to The Center for Birds of Prey.


 src=The seventh annual Turkey and a $20 drive is scheduled for 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 26 at One80 Place.

Individuals, small businesses and organizations can drop off monetary gifts, ham or turkey to aid the shelter in its mission to end homelessness in the community.

Last year, the effort raised $56,000 and 450 turkeys. One80 Place provided 3,600 meals with the donated proteins and used the monetary donations to provide programs and services to its clients.

Organizers hope to collect $60,000 and collect 400 turkeys this year.

Donors can also purchase a “virtual” turkey online.


 src=The annual Fall Festival at Mount Pleasant Towne Centre is scheduled for noon to 3 p.m. Saturday.

A pet costume contest at the festival will benefit Charleston Animal Society. Entry is $10 per pet, and categories are best duo, most topical/trending, best homemade, best inanimate object, funniest and best overall.

The event also includes trick-or-treating, a jump castle, face painting, balloon animals, glitter tattoos and live music.

 
 

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