Paws for Cancer fund raiser draws dogs and runners
The second annual Paws for Cancer event at Odell Weeks Activities Center included 80 runners in a 5K, 12 two-person relay teams, and 61 dogs with handlers. Led by the Aiken Running Club, proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society Relay for Life. Top 5K times were 14 33 by Ryan Kirkpatrick and 19 23 by Michele Milner. Masters winners were David Allison and Sahalia Rothermel. Grandmasters were Frank Phillips and Judith Stanton.
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Odell Weeks
Paws For Cancer
Aiken Running Club
American Cancer Society
Relay For Life
ABC
Jeri Campbell
Holly Woltz
Ryan Kirkpatrick
Michele ‘Milner
Aiken Life Walk raises over 15000 for pregnancy center
Life Walk at Virginia Acres City Park drew 76 walkers and dozens of contributors from 19 churches to raise more than 15000 dollars for the Aiken Pregnancy Care Center. Laura Melvin noted pledges saved in advance and post event donations, with 11 year old Lauren Stephens as top fundraiser at 1640 dollars.
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Aiken
Virginia ‘Acres
Laura Melvin
Artic
Lauren Stephens
Millbrook Baptist Church
Lauren
Gregory
Abby ‘Temple
Makenzie Ships
Jennifer Little
Carrie Crowder
Chase Gossett
Chase
Odell Weeks Activities Center
Leadership Aiken County Volunter Fair Boosts Local Nonprofits
The Leadership Aiken County event at the Aiken Mall drew crowds to meet agencies from Area Churches Together Serving St Joseph Hospice the Aiken Center for the Arts Habitat for Humanity the Salvation Army and Red Cross. Volunteers were urged to support county groups with displays from 4 H Clemson Extension and other nonprofits including the National Wild Turkey Federation promoting NASCAR involvement.
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Aiken Mall
Aiken County
St. Joseph
Owen
Chambers of Commerce
North Augusta
Aiken
Marilyn Mason
Clemson University Extension Service
Shirley von Beck
Burns Dance Studio
Southland Express Cloggers
Brothers and Sisters of Aiken
Bechtel Telescope Debuts At USC Aiken Star Party
DuPont Planetarium at Ruth Patrick Science Education Center hosted a spring star party featuring the public debut of the Bechtel Telescope atop the building. Dr. Gary Senn led demonstrations as experts and first timers viewed the moon Jupiter and galaxies under clear skies.
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Ruth Patrick
DuPont Planetarium
Bechtel
University of South Carolina Aiken
CSRA
Gary Senn
Planetarium
Aiken
Joel Conrad
Savannah River
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Bill Bengtson
Ginny Southworth
Ranean
Ryan Reepatren
Odin
Gunter
Sane
Ian Garam Oven
Ban Sen
Miolay
Fora
Sranoy CaAmanda
Life
Energy
Melvin
APCC
Gin Southmann
Andy Duncan
Benjamin
Leadership
National Wild Turkey Federation
Jason White
NWTF
White
West Virginia
Tony Baughman
Impact Motor Sports
NWT
Edgefield
Jerome Liverett
Grovetown
Floydggreene
Centre South
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