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Sleep-out for the homeless in Aiken combines charity and awareness
Area residents and businesses join Lowell Koppert and his wife Lesley for a sleep-out at Aiken Motorcycle Sales and Service from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Feb 28 to March 1. For a $25 minimum donation participants receive a T-shirt, bagged breakfast, and a cardboard sleep space. Funds go to Mt. Salem Outreach Mission in Gloverville.
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Aiken
Lowell Koppert
Lesley
Whiskey Road
Mt. Salem
Gloverville
Rob Lane
Rob” Lane
Mt. Salem Ministries
Connie
Sleep out for the Homeless event in Aiken
Aiken Motorcycle Sales and Service hosts a sleep out to raise awareness and funds for the homeless from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. February 28 to March 1 at 2129 Whiskey Road. Participants donate at least $25 for a T-shirt, bagged breakfast and cardboard. donations of food aid soup kitchens.
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Mt. Salem
Lane
Rob
Animal Shelter Adds Love to Aiken Homes On Valentine Day
Chilly weather did not deter families in Aiken County from VALentines Day events at the Aiken County Animal Shelter. Friends of the Animal Shelter FOTAS hosted a Share the Love Yard Sale and Family Fun Day on the shelter lawn selling baked goods ornaments and sunglasses. A $2 cat adoption fee offered a furry addition. Woolstock returns May 2 featuring a first Doxie Derby race with proceeds to the shelter. Visit FOTALAiken.org for details.
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Animal Shelter
Friends
Fotalaiken.org
Luna
Aiken County Animal Shelter
Friends of the Animal Shelter
Local shop and church coat drive tops 200 donations
More than 200 coats were donated during a month long drive sponsored by Jordan's Signature Automotive and Cedar Creek Church Banks Mills campus. Anthony Jordan counted 204 coats and more arrived after the tally. coats will be delivered to Stepping Stones and ACTS to distribute in the Aiken community.
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Jordan
Signature Automotive
Cedar Creek Church
Anthony Jordan
Cedar Creek
Danny Wilson
Banks Mills
Wilson
Aiken
Crash claims New Ellenton woman in early morning crash
Alestine B. Key a 59 year old resident of Pineview Drive New Ellenton died at the scene of a crash at 6 a m while attempting to cross Main Street from Sizemore Avenue. She was alone in a 1998 Buick and was struck by a southbound 2003 SUV the SUV driver was hospitalized with non life threatening injuries. Key was not wearing a seat belt and toxicology results are pending as investigators continue.
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Ellenton
Alestine B. Key
Pineview Drive
Aiken County
Darryl M. Ables
Key
Main
Sizemore Avenue
New Ellenton
Main Street
Ables
Augusta
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