Because we are Path International (Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International) sanctioned, volunteers are required to receive training before they can volunteer. Only those 14 or older are allowed to work directly with participants. Experience and knowledge of horses are not necessary. Training covers the basics of working with people with challenges, horse handling, and volunteer responsibilities. Our training class is a good introduction for riding instructors and therapists interested in pursuing further education in equine-assisted services.
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Wednesday, May
31, 2023
Volunteer Opportunities w/ Halter (Therapeutic Horsemanship)
Greer Community Garden Volunteer Opportunities
**Volunteers Needed** Greer Relief
RENEW Shop Volunteer Openings
Volunteering At Halter
For more information about Volunteer Training, please email [email protected] or call Eileen at (864) 398-2114.
Group service projects are also available, contact the Volunteer Coordinator for more information.
Greer Relief needs helping hands!
Volunteers are needed to help fill the pantry at ()! We will have a couple of pallets of food coming to us. Cereal, canned goods and frozen veggies. Please bring work gloves, and weather appropriate clothes to unload the truck and process the donation.
If you are able, please consider helping us and our community.
There are open slots for sorting donations.
Thursday, June
1, 2023
Charlotte + Bob Otto 2023 Apprentice Match
Volunteer Opportunities w/ Halter (Therapeutic Horsemanship)
Greer Community Garden Volunteer Opportunities
Upstate Homeschool Expo
Support one of the greatest traditions at Flat Rock Playhouse!
2023 Apprentice Benefactors Charlotte and Bob Otto will match your gift 1:1 up to $25,000.
Flat Rock Playhouse’s 2023 Apprentice Program! Don’t miss this chance to DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT!
For over 65 years, a select group of college-age performers participate in an intensive summer at Flat Rock Playhouse that includes on-stage performance and mentoring from FRP professionals. They also perform Rootabaga stories four times a week at the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site and take original educational programs out to schools in four area counties. Apprentices come from prestigious theatre schools across the country and are chosen from more than 1000 students who audition.
Apprentice graduates have gone on to major professional engagements on and off-Broadway, on national tours, and in regional theatres. Notable alumni who have played on Broadway include Michael Luwoye (Hamilton in Hamilton, An American Musical), Adam Kaplan (A Bronx Tale), Ginna Claire Mason (Glinda in Wicked), Jared Goldsmith (Dear Evan Hansen) and Ben Hope (Once).
Volunteering At Halter
Because we are Path International (Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International) sanctioned, volunteers are required to receive training before they can volunteer. Only those 14 or older are allowed to work directly with participants. Experience and knowledge of horses are not necessary. Training covers the basics of working with people with challenges, horse handling, and volunteer responsibilities. Our training class is a good introduction for riding instructors and therapists interested in pursuing further education in equine-assisted services.
For more information about Volunteer Training, please email [email protected] or call Eileen at (864) 398-2114.
Group service projects are also available, contact the Volunteer Coordinator for more information.
All the best resources for homeschooling in the Upstate in one place,
on one night! And, this year we have more space, and more time!
Gather resources for your homeschool. Get answers. Find your tribe!
Co-ops, associations, sports, community groups, field trips, arts, & more all in one fun place for the whole family.
NEW THIS YEAR: Learn about homeschooling in breakout sessions, & experience educational, & fun, mini-field trips as a family.
COST
$6.75 per adult.
Children are free.
Expo admission includes breakout sessions, & one tote bag per family.
Dinner, drinks, & snacks, are available for purchase in the cafe downstairs,
& snow cones will be just outside.
Friday, June
2, 2023
Charlotte + Bob Otto 2023 Apprentice Match
Volunteer Opportunities w/ Halter (Therapeutic Horsemanship)
Greer Community Garden Volunteer Opportunities
The Lake Lure Flowering Bridge 10th Anniversary Celebration — Not Your Typical Garden Party!
Support one of the greatest traditions at Flat Rock Playhouse!
2023 Apprentice Benefactors Charlotte and Bob Otto will match your gift 1:1 up to $25,000.
Flat Rock Playhouse’s 2023 Apprentice Program! Don’t miss this chance to DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT!
For over 65 years, a select group of college-age performers participate in an intensive summer at Flat Rock Playhouse that includes on-stage performance and mentoring from FRP professionals. They also perform Rootabaga stories four times a week at the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site and take original educational programs out to schools in four area counties. Apprentices come from prestigious theatre schools across the country and are chosen from more than 1000 students who audition.
Apprentice graduates have gone on to major professional engagements on and off-Broadway, on national tours, and in regional theatres. Notable alumni who have played on Broadway include Michael Luwoye (Hamilton in Hamilton, An American Musical), Adam Kaplan (A Bronx Tale), Ginna Claire Mason (Glinda in Wicked), Jared Goldsmith (Dear Evan Hansen) and Ben Hope (Once).
Volunteering At Halter
Because we are Path International (Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International) sanctioned, volunteers are required to receive training before they can volunteer. Only those 14 or older are allowed to work directly with participants. Experience and knowledge of horses are not necessary. Training covers the basics of working with people with challenges, horse handling, and volunteer responsibilities. Our training class is a good introduction for riding instructors and therapists interested in pursuing further education in equine-assisted services.
For more information about Volunteer Training, please email [email protected] or call Eileen at (864) 398-2114.
Group service projects are also available, contact the Volunteer Coordinator for more information.
We can’t believe it’s been ten years since the Lake Lure Flowering Bridge came onto the Lake Lure scene! The Bridge is a premier garden destination that draws visitors from around the world. From the beginning, our volunteers have lovingly created and maintained the gardens and delighted in sharing information and their passion with all who visit.
Whether we’re chatting with visitors as they walk the gardens or making presentations in more formal sessions, we love talking shop. To mark this special occasion, we are hosting a special FUNraising and FUNDraising event.
As part of commemorating the anniversary, we are growing and enhancing our education program. Currently, all classes are conducted “open air,” which means we sometimes have to cancel or move a class due to rain or excessive wind or do our best to provide shelter from the hot sun. To grow our vision and attract even more visitors to our beautiful area, we need a structure where we can safely conduct classes and events and where our schedule is not weather-dependent. All proceeds from the anniversary party will go toward building and operating our new Education Center. Make plans now to join in the fun and support the cause.
Tickets – $80 per person
Includes:
- Live music by Johnnie Blackwell
- Three-course dinner buffet & dessert
- Cash bar
- Silent Auction – get ready to purchase items for your garden and more!
Saturday, June
3, 2023
Charlotte + Bob Otto 2023 Apprentice Match
Volunteer Opportunities w/ Halter (Therapeutic Horsemanship)
Greer Community Garden Volunteer Opportunities
Support one of the greatest traditions at Flat Rock Playhouse!
2023 Apprentice Benefactors Charlotte and Bob Otto will match your gift 1:1 up to $25,000.
Flat Rock Playhouse’s 2023 Apprentice Program! Don’t miss this chance to DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT!
For over 65 years, a select group of college-age performers participate in an intensive summer at Flat Rock Playhouse that includes on-stage performance and mentoring from FRP professionals. They also perform Rootabaga stories four times a week at the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site and take original educational programs out to schools in four area counties. Apprentices come from prestigious theatre schools across the country and are chosen from more than 1000 students who audition.
Apprentice graduates have gone on to major professional engagements on and off-Broadway, on national tours, and in regional theatres. Notable alumni who have played on Broadway include Michael Luwoye (Hamilton in Hamilton, An American Musical), Adam Kaplan (A Bronx Tale), Ginna Claire Mason (Glinda in Wicked), Jared Goldsmith (Dear Evan Hansen) and Ben Hope (Once).
Volunteering At Halter
Because we are Path International (Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International) sanctioned, volunteers are required to receive training before they can volunteer. Only those 14 or older are allowed to work directly with participants. Experience and knowledge of horses are not necessary. Training covers the basics of working with people with challenges, horse handling, and volunteer responsibilities. Our training class is a good introduction for riding instructors and therapists interested in pursuing further education in equine-assisted services.
For more information about Volunteer Training, please email [email protected] or call Eileen at (864) 398-2114.
Group service projects are also available, contact the Volunteer Coordinator for more information.
Sunday, June
4, 2023
Charlotte + Bob Otto 2023 Apprentice Match
Volunteer Opportunities w/ Halter (Therapeutic Horsemanship)
Support one of the greatest traditions at Flat Rock Playhouse!
2023 Apprentice Benefactors Charlotte and Bob Otto will match your gift 1:1 up to $25,000.
Flat Rock Playhouse’s 2023 Apprentice Program! Don’t miss this chance to DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT!
For over 65 years, a select group of college-age performers participate in an intensive summer at Flat Rock Playhouse that includes on-stage performance and mentoring from FRP professionals. They also perform Rootabaga stories four times a week at the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site and take original educational programs out to schools in four area counties. Apprentices come from prestigious theatre schools across the country and are chosen from more than 1000 students who audition.
Apprentice graduates have gone on to major professional engagements on and off-Broadway, on national tours, and in regional theatres. Notable alumni who have played on Broadway include Michael Luwoye (Hamilton in Hamilton, An American Musical), Adam Kaplan (A Bronx Tale), Ginna Claire Mason (Glinda in Wicked), Jared Goldsmith (Dear Evan Hansen) and Ben Hope (Once).
Volunteering At Halter
Because we are Path International (Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International) sanctioned, volunteers are required to receive training before they can volunteer. Only those 14 or older are allowed to work directly with participants. Experience and knowledge of horses are not necessary. Training covers the basics of working with people with challenges, horse handling, and volunteer responsibilities. Our training class is a good introduction for riding instructors and therapists interested in pursuing further education in equine-assisted services.
For more information about Volunteer Training, please email [email protected] or call Eileen at (864) 398-2114.
Group service projects are also available, contact the Volunteer Coordinator for more information.
Monday, June
5, 2023
Charlotte + Bob Otto 2023 Apprentice Match
Volunteer Opportunities BMW Charity Pro-Am
Support one of the greatest traditions at Flat Rock Playhouse!
2023 Apprentice Benefactors Charlotte and Bob Otto will match your gift 1:1 up to $25,000.
Flat Rock Playhouse’s 2023 Apprentice Program! Don’t miss this chance to DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT!
For over 65 years, a select group of college-age performers participate in an intensive summer at Flat Rock Playhouse that includes on-stage performance and mentoring from FRP professionals. They also perform Rootabaga stories four times a week at the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site and take original educational programs out to schools in four area counties. Apprentices come from prestigious theatre schools across the country and are chosen from more than 1000 students who audition.
Apprentice graduates have gone on to major professional engagements on and off-Broadway, on national tours, and in regional theatres. Notable alumni who have played on Broadway include Michael Luwoye (Hamilton in Hamilton, An American Musical), Adam Kaplan (A Bronx Tale), Ginna Claire Mason (Glinda in Wicked), Jared Goldsmith (Dear Evan Hansen) and Ben Hope (Once).
Each volunteer pays $50 and will receive the following:
- Official OOBE polo
- Cap or Visor
- Two Patron Credentials
- Memorable Pin
- Breakfast and lunch each day you work
- Daily Happy Hour
The best part, for every day you work $20.00 is donated to one of the featured charities of your choice.
After the tournament, we offer our volunteers the opportunity to play in the Nancy Smith Invitational (our official volunteer golf outing) at Thornblade Club. 100 volunteers are picked at random, only requirements are:
- The volunteer is registered and paid
- The volunteer MUST work a minimum of two days
The fun doesn’t end there though….we also do a volunteer appreciation party! This is a great opportunity for volunteers to get to know one another and for us to show y’all how much we appreciate you!
Tuesday, June
6, 2023
#WalmartSparkGood! Round up Your Change for Meals on Wheels Greenville
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Meals on Wheels of Greenville?
Learn how small acts can lead to big impacts at #WalmartSparkGood!