Pacers and Polo auction aids Martin scholarship at USC Aiken
The Pacers and Polo silent auction at Powderhouse Polo Field benefits the Deidre Mercer Martin Leadership Scholarship in Communications at USC Aiken. Alumni relations head Randy Duckett notes 35 to 40 auction items including signed prints by Jim Harrison and autographed balls. gates open at 10 30 a.m. with general admission 10, children 5, VIP tents 75. parking 5 per car.
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Deidre Martin
USC Aiken
Pacers & Polo
Powderhouse Polo Field
Martin
Randy Duckett
Polo Field
Powderhouse Road
Jim Harrison
Duckett
USC Aiken Partnership Board
Deidre Mercer Martin
Missionary 91 fuels Africa necklace project at church
First Presbyterian Church of Aiken reports raising about 209000 dollars over five years from sale of five dollar necklaces to fund Formula for Life. Kathy Vandegrift, 91, led the program aiding HIV positive mothers’ children in Mwandi Zambia. She has long Africa ties and says the work fell into her lap. A booster notes HIV rates in Zambian communities remain high.
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First Presbyterian Church of
Aiken
Sub
Saharan Africa
Catherine Vandegrift
Mwandi
Vandegrift
Africa
Congo
Kenya
Zambia
Lorraine
Jim Kelley
Formula For Life
Necklace fundraiser keeps HIV aid alive in Aiken region
Vandeg rift upbeat about saving lives through a necklace project aiding HIV relief in Zambia. The group plans ongoing sales at Cold Creek Nurseries from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. as First Presbyterian funds infant formula, with about $70,000 banked and projected six more years of activity. Jim Kelley notes the 91 year old organizer remains heart of the effort.
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Vandegrift
Zambia
Cold Creek Nurseries
Hitchcock Parkway
Jim Kelley
Kelley
First Presbyterian
Mwandi
U.S
Aiken
Massey urges road funding and ethics reform at town hall
S C Senator Shane Massey says South Carolina must raise funds for roads and bridges. He cites DOT needs of 4 million more to maintain, 1.2 billion more for improvements, and discusses gas tax options with reform to DOT decisions. He pledges not to favor coastal allocations and calls for ethics reform.
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North Augusta
S.C
Shane Massey
R-Edgefield
Merriwether Middle School
Department of Transportation
Massey
Nikki Haley
Georgia
Charleston
Greenville
Spartanburg
General Assembly
Senate
Legislator Scrutiny Moves to Require Independent Investigation
A bill proposal draws support for an independent body to head investigations of legislators under scrutiny while opponents resist. The measure also would require disclosure of sponsors in campaign ads to reveal potential conflicts of interest. Massey, representing District 25 including Aiken and nearby counties, supports the independence clause. Derrek Asberry covers the story for the Aiken paper.
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Massey
Aiken
Edgefield
Lexington
McCormick
Saluda
Senate
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Dede Biles
The
Aiken Standard
Concord
N.C
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
of Africa Necklace Project
Bill Bengtson
Florence
Alabama
Aiken Communications
North Augusta Star
Town Hall
Derrek Asbf
Derrek Asberry
SRS
Porky Bradberry
Whiskey Road
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