Helping Out highlights some of the many charitable events and activities going on in the Charleston area. Submissions should be sent to dailyjournal@scbiznews.com.
The Charleston County Public Library offers several programs in the next few weeks. All programs are free.
- Resume and Cover Letter Editing Help. 12:30-2 p.m. Oct. 19, Main Library, 68 Calhoun St., downtown. One-on-one editing help of cover letters and resumes. Bring a completed resume and cover letter for review and a job advertisement of interest.
- Small Business Counseling with Score. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 26, Main Library, 68 Calhoun St., downtown. Free, confidential counseling for your startup idea or existing business. Representatives from the Charleston Coastal chapter of Score will be available in the reference area on the second floor.
- Roundtable Discussions with Councilwoman Johnson. 12:30 p.m. Oct. 26, John’s Island Regional Library, 3531 Maybank Highway. Discuss concerns and issues with Councilwoman Anna Johnson of Charleston County District 8. This month’s topics will be child support and family court matters. Each month a different speaker will be invited to address topics of interest.
- Making Sense of Retirement. 10:30-11:30 a.m. Oct. 31, Mount Pleasant Regional Library, 1133 Mathis Ferry Road. “Financial Workshop: Your Source for Financial Education,” presented by Jamie Minster Selby, financial adviser with EdwardJones, is the second session of a free, four-week series. Refreshments will be provided. Call 849-6161 to register.
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Blackbaud Inc.’s Target Analytics has launched two new services for nonprofit prospect researchers: Dossiers on Demand and NOZA Exact Match Constituent Screenings. Blackbaud has also released a free book to help nonprofits build relationships.
Dossiers on Demand helps nonprofits identify ultra-high net worth individuals — people with more than $30 million in investible assets — in their databases. Dossiers on Demand provides details about personal relationships, incorporates journalistic commentary and confirms the accuracy of all returned information, gleaned from more than 1,000 data sources.
NOZA Exact Match Constituent Screenings match a nonprofit’s constituents against Target Analytics’ database of publicly available giving data, which is the largest database of philanthropy data in the world. Nonprofits receive a summary report broken down by cause, scope and gift amount, and a data file containing all the matching gifts and contacts, including ID, name, address, and gift information. Free trials are available by request. An informational webinar about NOZA Exact Match Constituent Screenings will be held at 1 p.m. Oct. 20 for those interested in learning more. Register online.
The Supporter Journey was released earlier this month at Blackbaud’s BBCON conference for nonprofits. The book is targeted at educating nonprofits on building and maintaining relationships with supporters. The book can be downloaded online.
The Supporter Journey, the fifth book in Blackbaud’s Desktop Reference Series, covers the five key stages of support:
- Analyze and identify
- Segment and target
- Engage and communicate
- Appreciate and retain
- Measure and manage
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Gildan apparel company, which has a distribution center in Charleston, is donating a care package to My Stuff Bags for each college care package purchased during its Touchdowns for Tuition sweepstakes and instant win game.
The care packages include a pullover hoodie, a crew sweatshirt, three T-shirts, a Gildan Bowl T-shirt, a six-pack of men’s underwear, and a six-pack of socks (two packages for women) for $39.99.
For each package purchased, Gildan will donate a socks and underwear care package to My Stuff Bags, a nonprofit that gives foster children younger than 18 the basics they need.
The promotion runs through Nov. 15.
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Folly Beach businesses are working with Wounded Nature — Working Veterans to collect used water sports equipment.
Anyone who donates boating, fishing, scuba, surfing, kayaking or photography equipment between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Sunday will receive a 2011 tax deduction receipt, as well as discount coupons for Folly Beach businesses.
Donations will be collected in front of Charleston SUP Safaris and Flipper Finders Boat & Sea Kayak Tours at 83 Center St.
Wounded Nature — Working Veterans is a Charleston-based nonprofit that works to clean beaches, promote recycling and assist veterans in obtaining their first civilian job.
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Palmetto Goodwill is hosting e-waste roundups and shredding events this month for people to donate and recycle computers and accessories and dispose of personal documents in a way that guards against identity theft.
The events will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the following Goodwill store locations:
- Oct. 15 – 8730 Dorchester Road, North Charleston
- Oct. 22 – 222 Trolley Road, Summerville
- Oct. 29 – 3516 Shelby Ray Court, Charleston
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| Amanda Fox with Jane Edwards Elementary School students. (Photo/Mary Hanson) |
Amanda Fox of Communities In Schools of the Charleston Area Inc. is one of six Communities in Schools staff members nationwide who will receive the Unsung Heroes Award on Oct. 19 in Washington.
Communities In Schools of the Charleston Area Inc. serves more than 9,000 children in Charleston and Berkeley counties. Fox works at Jane Edwards Elementary School on Edisto Island.
The award comes with a $1,000 honorarium.
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Coastal Community Foundation has named Andrea Hazel the 2011 Griffith/Reyburn Lowcountry Artist of the Year. A public reception will be held from 5-7 p.m. Friday at the foundation’s offices at 635 Rutledge Ave. in Charleston. The reception will celebrate Hazel’s new exhibit, The Way We Were, and her signature artwork will be unveiled.
The annual award comes with $5,000, which Hazel will use to support her artistic pursuits and to create an oil painting representative of Lowcountry culture. The painting will be Hazel’s to keep, show, give away, or sell.
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Charleston Grill is hosting a dinner to benefit the Medical University of South Carolina Hollings Cancer Center. A special six-course dinner featuring “first growth” wines from around the world will be available to 17 couples.
The dinner is at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Cost is $2,500 per couple, and all proceeds go to the Hollings Cancer Center. Make reservations by calling Christie Whitener at 843-792-1140 or via email.
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In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month, local Stella and Dot stylist Leigh Ann Garrett is raising money for The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. For each tribute bracelet purchased during October, Stella and Dot will donate 20% of the proceeds.
Bracelets cost $36 and are available online. Discounted shipping is available by selecting “Breast Cancer” as the hostess at checkout, and shoppers will be entered into a random drawing for jewelry.
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This week is Fire Prevention Week at the Children’s Museum of the Lowcountry.
Each day at 10:30 a.m., firefighters will read a children’s book on the museum’s antique 1939 GM firetruck, then create a fire safety-related craft.
On Friday at 10:30 a.m., a special guest from Charleston County Consolidated 911 will present a program geared toward elementary school children. Through the use of puppets and visual aids, the program will teach children what an emergency is, what number to call and what to expect when calling 911.
From 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday, firefighters will bring a firetruck to the museum for children to explore.
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A new support group for new mothers is kicking off this week. Moving into Motherhood, hosted by the Ruth Rhoden Craven Foundation, gives support and education to new mothers and provides a network of women going through the same experiences.
The kickoff meeting is Thursday. The group will meet from 5:30-7 p.m. the second and fourth Thursdays at the Center for Women, 129 Cannon St. in downtown Charleston. Parking is available at 30 Bee St.
The group is free; donations to the Ruth Rhoden Craven Foundation are welcomed. For questions or to RSVP, contact Holly Fisher via email or at 843-991-1689.
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The American College of the Building Arts is hosting its annual Get REDy to Wear party and auction from 5:30-8 tonight at the Cocktail Club.
Custom couture masks created by local artists and one-of-a-kind red dresses designed by local fashion stars will be up for auction. Proceeds go to the college. The event, a precursor to the Red Party on Oct. 27, is free and open to public.
Participating artists include Lese Corrigan, Jeff Kopish, Dee Schenck Rhodes, Mary Hoffman, Lynne Hamontree, Heather Gilliett, Everett White, Leigh Magar and Tina Christopholis. Bidding starts at $75.
To RSVP, call 843-577-5245 or send an email. The Cocktail Club is at 479 King St., Suite 200, in downtown Charleston.
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Knology of Charleston has donated $14,856 to the Medical University of South Carolina Children’s Hospital. The money was raised at the seventh annual Knology Charity Golf Classic, held May 17. 
Kayla Droney, marketing coordinator for Knology of Charleston; Dr. Rita Ryan, chairwoman of pediatrics for MUSC Children’s Hospital; and Todd Trevillian, consumer sales and marketing manager for Knology of Charleston.
Since 2005, Knology’s Annual Charity Golf Classic has raised nearly $60,000 for the Children’s Hospital.
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| Racheal King (from left) of Coldwell Banker, board member of Berkeley Habitat for Humanity; Kathy Raven of Raven Mortgage, Realtors Housing Opportunities Fund committee member; Matt DeAntonio of Carroll Realty, 2011 chairman of the Realtors Housing Opportunities Fund; and the Dahl family, future recipients of a Berkeley Habitat home. |
The Realtors Housing Opportunities Fund has given $16,000 to local affordable housing organizations including the Berkeley, Dorchester, and East Cooper Habitats for Humanity, Charleston Area Community Development Corp., Home Works of America, Rural Mission and Operation Home.
Berkeley Habitat for Humanity received $3,000, which will help build a new home for a family in Goose Creek that has been living in a dilapidated trailer for the past several years.
The Realtors Housing Opportunities Fund was founded in 2003 by the Charleston Trident Association of Realtors to address the growing need for affordable housing in the Lowcountry. The Fund was founded and funded by Realtors and is administered by the Coastal Community Foundation. The next grant deadline is Dec. 30. Contact the Coastal Community Foundation to apply.
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The McDaniels Audi of Charleston Fall Polo Classic will donate a portion of its proceeds to Rein and Shine, a local nonprofit group providing horseback riding as therapy to children and adults with special needs throughout the Charleston area.
The match is set for Nov. 6 at Hyde Park Farm and Polo Club and includes professional players from the United States and abroad, along with well-known local amateurs, including S.C. Rep. Chip Limehouse.
The gate opens at 1 p.m., with the match beginning at 3 p.m.
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Passport 72 will hold its second annual Global Masquerade — An Exciting Evening of Mystery, Intrigue & Giving on Oct. 29 at Suede Supper Club in Mount Pleasant.
The event, which will celebrate Passport 72’s first anniversary, will include silent and live auctions, raffles and door prizes. Attendees can barter with vendors for Passport 72 products from around the world at a “straw market,” Suede will provide tapas and DJ Trev will spin music.
Doors open at 6 p.m., with cocktail hour from 6-7. The festivities officially run from 7-10 p.m. Tickets are $30 per person in advance, $40 at the door. Tickets go on sale Monday.
Passport 72 sells home accessories from impoverished and developing markets around the world to raise money for local charities.
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Wells Fargo has given $100,000 to Converse College to establish a new scholarship for women who are first-generation college students. The inaugural Wells Fargo Scholars are Jackey Banks of Charleston, Brittney Bouchillion of Simpsonville, Caitlyn Pilot of Aiken, Cymone Eldridge of Darlington, Jessica Carman of Elgin and Amber Ford of Piedmont.
Banks plans to attend medical school to pursue a career in hematology research. She said of the scholarship, “I think that this will allow my younger sister and my cousins to realize that they can achieve any goal that they set their mind to.”
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