Center for Developmental Services (or CDS for short), is a local nonprofit in Greenville, SC that serves children with developmental delays and disabilities. We serve over 8,000 children from all over the Upstate with access to evaluation, diagnosis, therapies, audiology, psychology, early intervention, case management, and a medically-fragile day care all in one location for integrated, collaborative care. It’s a unique model found no where else in the US!

Our largest fundraiser each year is a breakfast event called the Eggs Benefit. This year it will be on Thursday, Sept. 28th at 7:30am at the Poinsett Club in downtown Greenville. We have a special guest speaker this year…Mike Hayes. He is the president of Hearst Television up in New York, and his son came to CDS when he was general manager of WYFF 4 in Greenville.

There is no cost to attend, but a reservation is required to ensure we have an accurate headcount for the table seating and food. Please RSVP to [email protected] or go online for more information at www.EggsBenefit.com. The event will be Live streamed for those not able to attend in person.

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.

The Open Book Project will hold its Fall Used Book Sale beginning Thursday, October 12, 6-9 pm for Sponsors and Teachers with public invited on Friday, October 13, 9-7 pm and Saturday, October 14, 8-2 pm. Proceeds will be used toward literacy projects in the Upstate of South Carolina.

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

Mental Health America of Greenville County’s
9th Annual Charity Golf Tournament
Please join us for Mental Health America of Greenville County’s 9th Annual Benefit Golf Tournament. Proceeds support MHAGC programs including 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s Greenville call center, which serves the state 24/7/365.

The event will feature a great day of golf and exciting activities, including a putting contest, hole-in-one contest and a chance to win team prizes!

Come join us to entertain clients or meet new friends while giving back to an organization that positively impacts mental health through advocacy, awareness, and service.

This year, the Auro Bridge in Unity Park in Greenville will radiate a powerful orange hue and local businesses at the Commons will be displaying posters aimed to echo the commitment to “ZONTA says NO” to violence against women. On November 25, 2023, the ZONTA Club of Greenville will gather at the Auro Bridge to celebrate the campaign and join the global “Orange the World” to draw attention to violence against women and girls. Every year, we Zontias participate all over the world through Zonta Says No to Violence Against Women.

The start date of November 25 is called orange day and we try to “Orange the World”, it is the one instituted by the UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. The campaign is also supported by the UN and it ends on December 10 on the International Human Rights Day. The purpose of the campaign is to draw attention and engage everyone around the world to stand together to end violence against women and girls.

All over the world, buildings are lit up in orange, people wear something orange and get involved by organizing events and demonstrations – all to draw attention to and create a commitment to violence against women and girls.

Now this is gonna be fun! We’re teaming up with the our good friends The Back 9 to raise lots of loot for The Cancer Association of Spartanburg & Cherokee Counties. On Saturday, January 13th, come enjoy an awesome oyster roast at the Upstate’s premiere outdoor venue. Save the date!

SHUCK CANCER OYSTER ROAST BENEFIT

$65 Ground Level Ticket
House roasted oysters w/condiments, free drink ticket, awesome entertainment, and a GR8 cause!

$150 Upper Deck VIP Ticket
House roasted oysters w/condiments, low country boil, OPEN BAR, awesome entertainment, and a GR8 cause!

Julie Valentine Center
Celebrates a Legacy of Hope:
Featuring 

Brooke Shields

Actress, Model, Author and Entrepreneur

Brooke Shields has spent her life in the spotlight. At the young age of 14 she was America’s Sweetheart, but that didn’t spare her the difficulties and insecurities faced by so many. In a conversation that deftly navigates between heartfelt and humorous, Shields talks candidly about her career trajectory and life in the public eye, living with an alcoholic parent and her own experiences as a mother. Audiences will find her story resonates with their own lives as Shields talks openly about finding the mental and emotional strength to live life to the fullest.

Actress, Model, Author and Entrepreneur, Brooke Shields began her accomplished professional career at only eleven months of age when she was selected as the Ivory Snow Baby, and by age 3 was a runway model. At age 9, Shields began her extensive film career when she won her first acting role in Alice Sweet Alice and rapidly gained fame after starring in Louis Malle’s Pretty Baby, the Palme D’or Award winner at the Cannes Film Festival, and the coming-of-age tales Blue Lagoon and Endless Love. As a model, she has graced the covers of hundreds of magazines, most notably Time Magazine as the “Face of the Eighties”. Today, Shields continues her prolific appearances in a broad range of worldwide publications, decades after it all began.

The two-part documentary Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields (which screened to critical acclaim at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival and garnered recent Emmy nominations) premiered on Hulu in April 2023. This galvanizing look at Shields as actor, model, and icon, as she transforms from sexualized young girl to a woman discovering her power, is directed by Lana Wilson ( Miss Americana ). Holding a mirror up to a society that objectifies women and girls, Shield’s story shows the perils and triumphs of gaining agency in a hostile world. The documentary is now ABC News most-watched Hulu debut program ever.

Shields will next be seen in the new romantic comedy, Mother of the Bride for Netflix. The film, directed by Mark Waters ( Mean Girls ) also stars Benjamin Bratt and Miranda Cosgrove. This generational comedy of errors follows Lana (Shields) as her daughter Emma returns from London and announces that she’s getting married the next month. Things become more complicated when Lana learns that the man who stole Emma’s heart is the son of the man who stole hers years ago.

Shields recently unveiled her latest entrepreneurial project “Commence” (formerly “Beginning is Now”), a digital platform that inspires women over 40 to live their best lives with beauty and wellness products developed for the challenges that arise during this period. Rooted in the idea that every second, minute, and day is a chance to start something new, “Commence” celebrates the complexity and diversity of women in this age group from a foundation of true well- being to overcome challenges and adversity and gain the courage to begin again. In addition to community, the site features a mix of content, commerce, and products to promote movement, self-care, rest, nutrition and foster resilience, and happiness.

Shields launched her new podcast, Now What? With Brooke Shields which is focused on asking people about pivotal moments in their lives, now available on the iHeartRadio app and everywhere podcasts are heard.

Shields has also announced an upcoming book, currently untitled, that promises to explore the humility and power of aging. Blending personal narrative and guidebook, Shields hopes to flip our popular beliefs about aging by lifting the voices of experts and everyday women who find this era of life a period for self-discovery, energy and opportunity.

In addition to her film achievements, Shields has maintained a successful and critically acclaimed television career. Her work on The NBC hit Suddenly Susan garnered her a Golden Globe nomination, and she received an American Comedy Award nod for her guest role on Friends. She is the recipient of five People’s Choice Awards, and has previously starred in NBC’s Lipstick Jungle, in addition to guest appearances on a wide range of hit shows including That 70’s Show, Hannah Montana, Two and A Half Men, The Middle, Army Wives, and Murphy Brown. Shields lent her voice to the Adult Swim animated series Mr. Pickles . She also starred in and executive produced Hallmark Movies & Mysteries’ mystery movie franchise, Flower Shop Mystery . Shields starred in Law & Order: SVU as a major recurring character in the hit show’s 19th season, and had a reoccurring guest turn as River Fields in the critically acclaimed comedy Jane The Virgin. Shields other films include, Hot Flashes, Daisy Winters, Furry Vengeance, Out of Order, A Castle for Christmas, and Holiday Harmony.

Shields is the best- selling author of several books, including The Brooke Book, On Your Own, and the highly publicized and critically acclaimed Down Came the Rain: My Journey Through Postpartum Depression. She tapped into her experiences as a mother, successfully branching out into the world of children’s books, penning Welcome To Your World, Baby and It’s the Best Day Ever Dad for Harper Collins. Her latest book There Was a Little Girl: The Real Story of My Mother and Me, quickly became a New York Times best seller.

While attending Princeton University, Shields pursued her love of Theatre as a member of the Princeton Triangle Club. Shortly after graduating with an honors degree in French literature, she made her Broadway debut as Rizzo in the hit musical Grease , for which she earned the Theatre World Award in 1994 for “Outstanding Debut on Broadway.” Shields went on to star in Chicago, Wonderful Town, and Cabaret all of which earned her rave reviews. In 2011, she assumed the iconic role of Morticia Addams alongside Roger Rees in the hit Broadway show, The Addams Family. Shields appeared in the acclaimed ensemble Girls Talk, written and directed by Roger Kumble. She also made her directorial debut with the Hollywood Bowl production of Chicago. She had her critically acclaimed nightclub debut at Feinstein’s at The Loews Regency, performing In My Life, a freewheeling music and stand- up romp through her life’s ups and downs. The show sold out its entire run. She can next be seen at her one-woman show Previously Owned by Brooke Shields, a unique theatrical event where Shields will tell her story in a way only she can, at the Café Carlyle in New York City.

In addition to her professional career, Shields continues to be a strong advocate for women’s issues and keeping the arts alive in schools. She is a happily married mother of two strong and intelligent daughters.

We are Sharing Hope SC, Race for Life, is South Carolina’s premier race focused on furthering education and awareness of the critical need for organ, eye and tissue donation for transplantation. Your participation and support continue the pathway for our lifesaving and life-changing work as we further inspire our community to say “YES.”

The 19th annual race takes place at Folly Beach, SC, on Saturday, April 20th, at 8:00 AM. The 10K will start promptly at 8:00 am and The 5K will start promptly at 8:15 am.

So set your schedule and get your teams ready! Click here for all race information and to register! https://runsignup.com/Race/SC/Charleston/SharingHopeRaceforLife
Thank you for joining our mission and honoring every legacy, every life, every time.

For more information on sponsorship, volunteer, or education opportunities, please get in touch with Krystal Cau at [email protected].

Tournament: Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at 9:00 am Pre-Tournament VIP Party: Monday April 29 at 5:30 pm -Play 27 holes of golf at one of six premium courses. 9 holes of Better Balls, 9 holes of Captain’s Choice, and 9 holes of Modified Alternate Shot -Lunch on the Course -Post Tournament Awards Ceremony and Dinner at Greenville Country Club INTERESTED IN OUR PRESENTING SPONSORSHIP? Contact the Meyer Center at 864-250-0005.

Come join us for our 2024 recital and enjoy an exciting and fun filled show!! All proceeds from the recital will benefit Lindley’s Alliance for Disabled Youth and our Shock Stars!

SHOCK Dance Center offers recreational, intermediate, advanced and competitive levels of dance training in tap, jazz, contemporary, hip hop, ballet, pointe, conditioning, lyrical, acro, musical theatre, heels and pom. We also offer a special needs dance program and are so proud of our Shock Stars. Shock is also the HOME of the JL Mann High School Dance Team. Our dancers have been featured in music videos, Benson Nissan Car commercials and at events including the Heart Ball, Dancing with the Carolina Stars, Fashion with a Passion and so many more. Our seasoned staff has accumulated years of personal and professional accomplishments from studio, stage, and screen.

Please order by seat selection on the seating chart, not best available.

Please call the Box Office if you need wheelchair accessible seating, 864-596-9018.  There is an elevator from the lobby area to the main seating floor, but there is no elevator to the balconies.