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Friday, September 22, 2023
Yoga with a View
Sep 22 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park
Cost: Includes Park admission: $35 Adult, $25 Annual Passholder. Advance registration required.
Monday, September 25, 2023
2023 Pelham Medical Center Golf for Relief
Sep 25 @ 9:00 am
Greer Golf
Tee off at the 17th Annual Golf for Relief to benefit Greer Relief! The Captain’s Choice Golf Tournament includes lunch, snacks, and beverages (water, sodas, and beer). Join us for a great time while raising money to help our neighbors in need become stable and thrive in our community. Registration opens at 8 am and the tournament shotgun start is at 9 am at Greer Golf. We still have sponsorship opportunities available, click here for sponsorship information.
$750 Team + Hole Sponsorship*
$600 Team, 4 players
$150 Single Player
$150 Hole Sponsorship*
*Sponsors receive recognition on signage, social media, AD in the Community Journals and the Greer Relief website. Many local businesses participate in this event, so your exposure will be targeted heavily to the Upstate demographic. We hope that you will consider supporting our programs to eliminate poverty and help our neighbors overcome barriers for success. Additional sponsorships are available beyond a team/hole sponsorship. Click here for details or you can contact Halle at 864-334-3492 / [email protected] by September 15th. Thank you.

 

Saturday, September 30, 2023
Lip Sync Battle Spartanburg
Sep 30 @ 7:00 pm
Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium

We invite you to be a part of a no-holds-barred evening of “live” lip sync performances and fun to benefit the Charles Lea Center Foundation! Our inaugural Lip Sync Battle Spartanburg raised over $400,000 for our exciting Lake Blalock project (see below)! The second annual event will build on that success and be a night to remember – Spartanburg’s own version of the American reality competition. Local talent will wow you on stage with amazing performances. Teams from local businesses and organizations will bring their best costumes and moves, set to songs they select, as they battle it out in hopes of becoming the night’s champions! Lip Sync Battle Spartanburg brings the most entertaining and unforgettable fundraising experience to the ‘Burg!!  

The funds raised by this event will be used for an exciting new project – the Charles Lea Center Nature Preserve at Lake Blalock. Recognizing the invaluable advantages access to outdoor experiences offers those we serve, the CLC plans to develop a nature preserve with specific features for those with disabilities. The center was recently gifted an eight-acre parcel of land at Lake Blalock in northern Spartanburg County that provides the perfect setting for the preserve. The proposed CLC Nature Preserve will provide fully accessible trails as well as an event center, picnic tables, shelters, a boat dock with adaptive features and more, so individuals of all ages and abilities can enjoy the great outdoors. This project will greatly enhance the quality of life for people with disabilities of all ages. Funding for this project, expected to be completed in 3-5 years, will be fully independent of CLC operating and capital funds.

Sunday, October 1, 2023
2023 Hispanic Heritage Festival Presented by AHAM
Oct 1 all-day
Fluor Field

AHAM, united for education for 25 years, proudly presents the Hispanic Heritage Festival. Don’t miss this amazing celebration of culture and community at the iconic Fluor Field at the West End on October 1 from 12 to 6 pm.

AHAM is a non-profit organization in the Upstate of SC whose mission is to increase the rate of Hispanic youth entering higher education through training, social management, the promotion of culture and the provision of scholarships in the South Carolina Upstate.

🎊 Immerse yourself in the vibrant atmosphere, experience captivating performances, indulge in delicious cuisine, and embrace the rich traditions that define Hispanic heritage. 🌎

Discover the beauty of our diverse community and celebrate the achievements, art, music, and flavors that make Hispanic culture so special. 🎶

AHAM, unidos por la educación durante 25 años, presenta con orgullo el Festival de la Herencia Hispana. No te pierdas esta increíble celebración de cultura y comunidad en el icónico Fluor Field el 1 de octubre, de 12 a 18 horas.

🎊 Sumérgete en la vibrante atmósfera, disfruta de actuaciones cautivadoras, saborea deliciosa gastronomía y abraza las ricas tradiciones que definen la herencia hispana. 🌎

Descubre la belleza de nuestra diversa comunidad y celebra los logros, el arte, la música y los sabores que hacen que la cultura hispana sea tan especial. 🎶

Charter Celebration and Charity Dinner for ZONTA Club of Greenville
Oct 1 @ 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
InkNIvy

An evening to celebrate the charter of ZONTA Club of Greenville and to benefit local organizations, Jasmine Road and Serenity Place. ZCG is a local chapter of ZONTA International with a mission to improve the lives of women and girls in our community. A ticket grants you access to the rooftop oasis of InkNIvy in downtown Greenville at 4PM with a free drink and appetizers followed at 5PM by a two course dinner on the second floor with speakers, live music, a silent auction and raffle.

Monday, October 9, 2023
 Monday Morning Yoga with Ani Perez 
Oct 9 @ 11:15 am – 12:15 pm
Cyrill-Westside Library

Please join us for all ages yoga on Monday mornings. Instructor Ani Perez provides an accessible and authentic environment. Fee is $2.00 per class.

Wednesday, October 11, 2023
PM Yoga 
Oct 11 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Headquarters Library

 

Yoga is back at Headquarters! We have new instructors but the same low $2 fee for our fitness classes. This one’s suitable for all ages and abilities. You’re welcome to bring your mat with you, but if you don’t have one, a limited supply of community mats are available.

Thursday, October 12, 2023
AM Yoga
Oct 12 @ 9:15 am – 10:15 am
Headquarters Library

Yoga is back at Headquarters! We have new instructors but the same low $2 fee for our fitness classes. This one’s suitable for all ages and abilities. You’re welcome to bring your mat with you, but if you don’t have one, a limited supply of community mats are available.

Talking Heads Tribute Show “Makes No Sense” w/ Hot Yoga ( special guests Rad Dads!)
Oct 12 @ 7:00 pm – 10:30 pm
Swanson's Warehouse

Join us for an epic evening of Hot Yoga with the amazing RadDad’s at Swanson’s Warehouse! Get ready to sweat it out and groove to the beats of the Talking Heads. This in-person event is perfect for yoga enthusiasts and music lovers alike. Bring your friends, and your funky moves for a night of pure bliss. Don’t miss out on this unique experience that will leave you feeling energized and refreshed. See you there!

Thursday, October 19, 2023
4th Annual Divertimentos + Dressage: Benefit Brooke USA
Oct 19 @ 6:00 pm
Tryon International Equestrian Center

The signature event is sure to delight guests once again with a live symphony orchestra playing classical pieces to the choreographed movements of extraordinarily gifted dressage riders and their Grand Prix horses.

This year, Brooke USA inaugurates its own musical ensemble, the Dorothy Brooke Orchestra, dedicated to promoting the welfare of working horses, donkeys and mules and the people they serve across the globe. Named after Dorothy Brooke, the founder of the Brooke family of charities, the orchestra, directed by Kyle Elgarten, Assistant Conductor for the Palm Beach Symphony, is comprised of leading musicians from North and South Carolina.

“The experience of live orchestral music with musical freestyle dressage is simply captivating and unlike anything else I had ever seen. Last year, I had the privilege of attending the event and fell in love with Divertimentos & Dressage, not to mention that Brooke USA is a charity very close to my heart,” said Sharon Decker, Chair of this year’s Divertimentos & Dressage and President, Carolinas Operations, Tryon Equestrian Partners at Tryon Resort/Tryon International Equestrian Center.

Starting with registration at 6:00 PM, guests will enjoy a pre-performance reception with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. Promptly at 7:00 PM, guests will be treated to a one-hour performance. This year for the evening of music and freestyle dressage, individual adult tickets are $90 per person. To purchase individual tickets, a ringside table at $1,150, or to learn more about other sponsorship and ticket opportunities, please visit BrookeUSAevents.org.

Divertimentos & Dressage is an exciting event that supports the life-saving work of Brooke USA. Brooke USA strives to alleviate the suffering of working horses, donkeys and mules, and the people who depend on them for survival in vulnerable communities across the globe. In fact, 100 million working equines support the lives of 600 million of the poorest people on earth. These animals are the backbone of communities and their best means of making a living. Without healthy working horses, donkeys, and mules, they would not be able to put food on their tables, send their children to school or build better futures for themselves and their families.

“Divertimentos & Dressage is a fantastic opportunity for Brooke USA to expand awareness for our organization while providing the community with an exciting and unique event,” stated Sally Frick, Chair of the Brooke USA Foothills Advisory Council, a member of Brooke USA’s Board of Directors, amateur equestrian, and professional flutist. “The event is so successful that Brooke USA has made a commitment to replicating Divertimentos & Dressage in other markets. This last Spring, we held it for the first time in Wellington, FL and it was a resounding success,” added Frick.

About Brooke USA Foundation (Brooke USA): The mission of Brooke USA is to significantly improve the health, welfare and productivity of working horses, donkeys and mules and the people who depend on them for survival worldwide. We are committed to sustainable economic development by reducing poverty, increasing food security, ensuring access to water, providing a means to education, and raising basic standards of living through improved equine health and welfare. We accomplish this by raising funds and responsibly directing them to the areas of greatest need.

Brooke USA strives to alleviate the suffering and vulnerability of developing communities by funding and implementing programs that improve the quality of life and health of working equines and thereby positively impacting their economic sustainability, protecting the planet, ensuring gender equality, and guaranteeing life on land resilience. We want to see healthy, happy people and equines that work in partnership to achieve sustainable local economies.
www.BrookeUSA.org

Monday, October 23, 2023
Yoga @ Your Library
Oct 23 @ 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm
Landrum Library

Yoga classes every Monday beginning at 6:00 p.m. Limited to 25 people. For all ability levels. Bring your own mat and blanket. Charge for the class is $2.00 per person.

Wednesday, October 25, 2023
AUCTION FOR A CAUSE
Oct 25 all-day
INDIGO HALL

30th Annual Auction for a Cause Kickoff Promises Unprecedented Impact on Spartanburg Community

SPARTANBURG, SC – As the leaves begin to turn and the spirit of giving permeates the air, the Uptown Sertoma Club proudly announces the much-anticipated 30th Annual Auction for a Cause Kickoff Party, slated to take place on Wednesday, October 25th, at the exquisite Indigo Hall in Spartanburg. This milestone event promises an electrifying fusion of philanthropy and festivity, igniting a fire of support that has been transforming the Spartanburg community for over two decades.
Boasting an astonishing legacy of success, the Uptown Sertoma Club, in partnership with dedicated nonprofit agencies, has channeled over $1.3 million directly into the very heart of Spartanburg. This monumental feat has been achieved through the steadfast commitment of the Uptown Sertoma Club, orchestrating every facet of the Auction for a Cause event, while the participating agencies rally donations for the auction. A harmonious synergy of collaboration that has created a legacy of positive change year after year.
The success of the previous year’s endeavor paved the way for innovation and inclusivity. Embracing the challenge, the Auction expanded into both an exhilarating in-person event and an equally vibrant virtual silent auction. The results were nothing short of extraordinary: a sold-out crowd, an astonishing 470 featured items, a staggering 2,700 bids submitted, and a record-breaking $70,749.91 raised. A testament to the community’s unwavering support for causes that matter.
Eager to exceed expectations yet again, the 30th Annual Auction for a Cause Kickoff Party promises an unforgettable evening at Indigo Hall on October 25th. Attendees will indulge in a delectable Low Country Boil, tantalizing appetizers, delightful desserts, refreshing beverages, and the soul-stirring rhythm of live music. But the excitement doesn’t stop there. The subsequent nine days will witness the fervor of the Virtual Silent Auction, culminating in a grand finale on Friday, November 3rd. With the entire bidding experience seamlessly accessible via smartphones, participants can revel in the thrill of the auction, track their bids, and receive real-time updates – all at their fingertips.
Integral to this remarkable endeavor are Spartanburg’s cherished nonprofit agencies. The Bethlehem Center, The Haven, Project R.E.S.T., Upstate Family Resource Center, Ruth’s Gleanings, and Camp Sertoma exemplify the spirit of compassion and change that Auction for a Cause embodies. These esteemed organizations, serving the community’s diverse needs, rely on the event as their pinnacle fundraising opportunity, enabling them to amplify their impact and continue their invaluable work.
The Uptown Sertoma Club extends a warm invitation to citizens, businesses, and philanthropists to engage with this transformative event through sponsorship, donations, and active participation in the auction. Hundreds of remarkable items will grace the auction block, offering a remarkable array of choices for those eager to give while receiving something extraordinary in return.
Be part of a legacy that uplifts lives and empowers communities. Join us at the Kickoff Party and experience the exhilaration of a live auction that reverberates far beyond the event itself. Secure your place at this extraordinary celebration and support a cause that truly encapsulates the spirit of giving back. Registration and tickets for the Kickoff Party are available online at www.auction4acause.net.
For more information about the Uptown Sertoma Club and its profound impact, please visit www.uptownsertomaclub.org. Together, let’s embrace the season of giving and make a resounding difference in the Spartanburg community.
Contact:
Diane McAndrew
[email protected]
864.345.0772

Saturday, October 28, 2023
Haunted Trail and Trunk or Treat
Oct 28 @ 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Greer Middle College

5:00-7:00 Trunk or Treat–Free
7:00-8:00 Not-so-Haunted Trail -$5.00 / person
8:00-10:00 Haunted Trail -$10.00 / person

Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Mealed It! Giving Tuesday fundraiser
Nov 8 all-day
Meals on Wheels- Greenville

Our Mealed It! Giving Tuesday fundraiser is exactly three weeks away!

We are excited to introduce you to our fierce competitors who will be battling each other, and the clock, on Tuesday, November 28 for the Mealed It! champion title.

Team CFSA | Diana Jahries, with Prisma Health’s Center for Success in Aging and Meals on Wheels of Greenville Board Member, has teamed up with coworker, Angela Hayden, to battle it out in our Mealed It! kitchen.

Team Muncaster | Richard Muncaster, owner of Muncaster Financial Group and Meals on Wheels of Greenville Corporate Route Partner, is bringing his wife Sheri and son Mills to help him take home the Mealed It! trophy.

Team Pressly | Lucy Pressly, Meals on Wheels of Greenville Young Professionals member, has teamed up with fellow member, Megan Gasser, to win Mealed It!

Donate-to-vote for your favorite Mealed It! team

Click each team name to view team profiles and vote ($10 per vote) for your favorite team. Voting is open now until the end of Mealed It! which will go live via our Facebook page at 7 p.m. EST on Tuesday, November 28. Good luck teams!

Cakes, and icing, and sprinkles OH MY!

Meals on Wheels of Greenville is headed back to the kitchen for your favorite decorating battle of the season…Mealed It!

Join us in welcoming all new competitors this year and witness the fun – or – mayhem as these three new teams battle it out for the title of Mealed It! Champions. They will battle the clock, and each other, as they attempt to re-create a confection presented by Tayler Profit, owner of Sweets Tayler Made.

Mealed It! will go live on Tuesday, November 28 at 7 p.m. via our Facebook page (live link to come). You’ll be able to watch the live stream and donate-to-vote for the team you think did the best job replicating our professionally decorated confection. Stay tuned afterwards for the winner reveal via our Facebook Live.

Our goal is to raise $50,000! 

Your donations and votes will immediately impact Meals on Wheels of Greenville as we continue our mission of delivering #MoreThanMeals to our homebound clients.

This event is the culmination of our Giving Tuesday efforts. These funds will help purchase Holiday bags for all of our clients. During this Holiday season, it’s more important than ever to show support to those who are isolated and struggle to prepare a warm meals during the cold months.

Thank you for your support.

Meals on Wheels of Greenville Young Professionals: CauseBars
Nov 8 all-day
Meals on Wheels- Greenville

Get a jumpstart on your holiday shopping with Meals on Wheels of Greenville Young Professionals’ holiday edition CauseBars! Perfect for stocking stuffers, gifts for coworkers, or teacher appreciation baskets. These gourmet chocolate bars come in Milk Chocolate or Dark Chocolate with Sea Salt.

For every CauseBar purchased for $10, a homebound client will receive an emergency meal kit to use in an emergency event. Purchases can be made online, over the phone (864-233-6565), or in-person at our office.

Thursday, November 9, 2023
Mealed It! Giving Tuesday fundraiser
Nov 9 all-day
Meals on Wheels- Greenville

Our Mealed It! Giving Tuesday fundraiser is exactly three weeks away!

We are excited to introduce you to our fierce competitors who will be battling each other, and the clock, on Tuesday, November 28 for the Mealed It! champion title.

Team CFSA | Diana Jahries, with Prisma Health’s Center for Success in Aging and Meals on Wheels of Greenville Board Member, has teamed up with coworker, Angela Hayden, to battle it out in our Mealed It! kitchen.

Team Muncaster | Richard Muncaster, owner of Muncaster Financial Group and Meals on Wheels of Greenville Corporate Route Partner, is bringing his wife Sheri and son Mills to help him take home the Mealed It! trophy.

Team Pressly | Lucy Pressly, Meals on Wheels of Greenville Young Professionals member, has teamed up with fellow member, Megan Gasser, to win Mealed It!

Donate-to-vote for your favorite Mealed It! team

Click each team name to view team profiles and vote ($10 per vote) for your favorite team. Voting is open now until the end of Mealed It! which will go live via our Facebook page at 7 p.m. EST on Tuesday, November 28. Good luck teams!

Cakes, and icing, and sprinkles OH MY!

Meals on Wheels of Greenville is headed back to the kitchen for your favorite decorating battle of the season…Mealed It!

Join us in welcoming all new competitors this year and witness the fun – or – mayhem as these three new teams battle it out for the title of Mealed It! Champions. They will battle the clock, and each other, as they attempt to re-create a confection presented by Tayler Profit, owner of Sweets Tayler Made.

Mealed It! will go live on Tuesday, November 28 at 7 p.m. via our Facebook page (live link to come). You’ll be able to watch the live stream and donate-to-vote for the team you think did the best job replicating our professionally decorated confection. Stay tuned afterwards for the winner reveal via our Facebook Live.

Our goal is to raise $50,000! 

Your donations and votes will immediately impact Meals on Wheels of Greenville as we continue our mission of delivering #MoreThanMeals to our homebound clients.

This event is the culmination of our Giving Tuesday efforts. These funds will help purchase Holiday bags for all of our clients. During this Holiday season, it’s more important than ever to show support to those who are isolated and struggle to prepare a warm meals during the cold months.

Thank you for your support.

Meals on Wheels of Greenville Young Professionals: CauseBars
Nov 9 all-day
Meals on Wheels- Greenville

Get a jumpstart on your holiday shopping with Meals on Wheels of Greenville Young Professionals’ holiday edition CauseBars! Perfect for stocking stuffers, gifts for coworkers, or teacher appreciation baskets. These gourmet chocolate bars come in Milk Chocolate or Dark Chocolate with Sea Salt.

For every CauseBar purchased for $10, a homebound client will receive an emergency meal kit to use in an emergency event. Purchases can be made online, over the phone (864-233-6565), or in-person at our office.

The Open Book Project Charity Golf Tournament
Nov 9 @ 12:00 pm
Smithfields Country Club

The Open Book Project will host a Charity Golf Tournament on Thursday, November 9, 2023 at Smithfields Country Club in Easley, SC. Registration and Brunch begin at 10:00 am with Shotgun start at Noon. Fees will include Brunch, 18 holes of golf, Awards Dinner and Live Music. Proceeds will be used to fund literacy programs in the Upstate of South Carolina.

Hub City Writers Project Gala with John T. Edge
Nov 9 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
TBA

Join Hub City Writers Project for an evening with John T. Edge, author, TV host, and historian. Hosted by Dorothy Chapman Josey.

Join Hub City Writers Project for an evening with John T. Edge, author, historian, host of TRUE SOUTH, and Founding Director of the Southern Foodways Alliance. Light refreshments will be provided. All proceeds will benefit the Hub City Writers Project. Hosted by Dorothy Chapman Josey.

John T. Edge has written or edited more than a dozen books, served as culinary curator for the weekend edition of NPR’s All Things Considered, and has been featured on dozens of television shows from CBS Sunday Morning to Iron Chef. He is a contributing editor at Garden & Gun and has served as a columnist for the New York Times and the Oxford American. His magazine and newspaper work has been featured in eleven editions of the Best Food Writing compilation. He has won four James Beard Foundation awards including Beard’s M.F.K. Fisher Distinguished Writing Award in 2012 and 2020.

Edge holds an MA in Southern Studies from the University of Mississippi. And an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from Goucher College.

His 2017 book, The Potlikker Papers: A Food History of the Modern South, was named a best book of 2017 by NPR, Publisher‘s Weekly, and a host of others. Since 2018, he has hosted the television show TrueSouth, which airs on the SEC Network, ESPN, and is available on Hulu.

At the University of Mississippi, he directs the Mississippi Lab, serves as Writer-in-Residence in the Department of Writing and Rhetoric, and serves the Southern Foodways Alliance as Founding Director. Edge is a distinguished visiting professor in the MFA in Narrative Nonfiction program at the Grady College of the University of Georgia. Edge lives in Oxford, Mississippi, with his wife, Blair Hobbs, a teacher, writer, and painter.

Friday, November 10, 2023
Mealed It! Giving Tuesday fundraiser
Nov 10 all-day
Meals on Wheels- Greenville

Our Mealed It! Giving Tuesday fundraiser is exactly three weeks away!

We are excited to introduce you to our fierce competitors who will be battling each other, and the clock, on Tuesday, November 28 for the Mealed It! champion title.

Team CFSA | Diana Jahries, with Prisma Health’s Center for Success in Aging and Meals on Wheels of Greenville Board Member, has teamed up with coworker, Angela Hayden, to battle it out in our Mealed It! kitchen.

Team Muncaster | Richard Muncaster, owner of Muncaster Financial Group and Meals on Wheels of Greenville Corporate Route Partner, is bringing his wife Sheri and son Mills to help him take home the Mealed It! trophy.

Team Pressly | Lucy Pressly, Meals on Wheels of Greenville Young Professionals member, has teamed up with fellow member, Megan Gasser, to win Mealed It!

Donate-to-vote for your favorite Mealed It! team

Click each team name to view team profiles and vote ($10 per vote) for your favorite team. Voting is open now until the end of Mealed It! which will go live via our Facebook page at 7 p.m. EST on Tuesday, November 28. Good luck teams!

Cakes, and icing, and sprinkles OH MY!

Meals on Wheels of Greenville is headed back to the kitchen for your favorite decorating battle of the season…Mealed It!

Join us in welcoming all new competitors this year and witness the fun – or – mayhem as these three new teams battle it out for the title of Mealed It! Champions. They will battle the clock, and each other, as they attempt to re-create a confection presented by Tayler Profit, owner of Sweets Tayler Made.

Mealed It! will go live on Tuesday, November 28 at 7 p.m. via our Facebook page (live link to come). You’ll be able to watch the live stream and donate-to-vote for the team you think did the best job replicating our professionally decorated confection. Stay tuned afterwards for the winner reveal via our Facebook Live.

Our goal is to raise $50,000! 

Your donations and votes will immediately impact Meals on Wheels of Greenville as we continue our mission of delivering #MoreThanMeals to our homebound clients.

This event is the culmination of our Giving Tuesday efforts. These funds will help purchase Holiday bags for all of our clients. During this Holiday season, it’s more important than ever to show support to those who are isolated and struggle to prepare a warm meals during the cold months.

Thank you for your support.