10 Relay captains prepare for final Aiken Relay for Life
The 2010 Aiken Relay For Life team captains meeting focused on walk-a-thon setup and fundraising goals. Speakers included Scott Ansede, Sue McLeese, and Angie Sanders while organizers reported 75 registered teams and about $143,000 raised toward a $200,000 goal. The event runs May 21–22 at Aiken High School with a final fund-raiser fashion show on May 15 and Survivors Dinner on May 17. Volunteers are urged for May 19 bank day and event setup on May 21.
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Aiken Relay For Life
Aiken
Scott Ansede
American Cancer Society
Sue McLeese
Angie Sanders
Sanders
McLeese
Aiken Relay
Holly Waltz
Windi McMaster
URS Center For the Performing Arts
Newberry Street
The
Cancer Society
Town Creek Baptist Church
Brazier
South Carolina
Aiken High School
Relayforlife.org
Aikense
Suzanne Stone
Sstone
Aikenstandard.com
North Augusta weighs park and ride to curb EPA air limits
North Augusta officials push a park and ride at exit 5 on I 20 to delay a potential EPA non attainment designation. The plan seeks $1 million from regional guideshare funds to trim costs below $800000, with opposition from Charles Barton. Myra Reece warns non attainment could hinder development while promoting car pooling.
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North Augusta
Environmental Protection Agency
S.C
Augusta Regional Transportation Study
Aiken County
Charles Barton
Skip Grkovic
Myra Reece
S.C. Dhec
Aiken
Reece
EPA
Jimmy Vaughn
Bridgestone Firestone
Barton
Jackson
Scott Singer
Augusta
Singer
Transportation Enhancement Fund
Jefferson Davis Highway
B&w Auto & Truck Parts
Torch Run Through Aiken Sparks Support for Special Olympics
Local officers and volunteers carried the Flame of Hope for 10.6 miles from SRS to the H Odell Weeks Center, promoting the SC Summer Games at Fort Jackson. Tony Smiley, a Savannah River Site EM T, ran his fourth year, joined by Kim Sawyer of Aiken Public Safety. The 42nd summer games feature about 800 athletes across six sports, with finishers cheering at the line.
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Columbia
Aiken County
Savannah River Site
Tony Smiley
Smiley
Srs
H. Odell Weeks
S.C
Fort Jackson
Kim Sawyer
Aiken Public Safety
Wichita
Kan
Karen
Kdaily
Aikenstandard.com
Karen Daily
Aiken
Savannah River
Charity polo match to aid hospital in Haiti and field restoration
Aiken Equine Charities presents a 30 goal polo match on May 15 at Powderhouse Polo Fields to benefit Hospital Albert Schweitzer in Haiti and fund Whitney Polo Field restoration. Co-hosted by 302 Polo and presented by Mercedes-Benz of Augusta and the Aiken Polo Club, it features Louise Hitchcock Stephard on the board. Tickets range from 10 to 200 with VIP options. proceeds support the hospital founded by Albert Schweitzer and local amputee care.
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Aiken
Albert Schweitzer
Haiti
Whitney Polo Field
Mercedes-Benz
Augusta
Aiken Polo Club
Powderhouse
Louise Hitchcock Stephard
Tommy Hitchcock Jr
Powderhouse Polo Fields
302Polo.com
Louise Hitchcock
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Relay For Life
Michael Brazier
ACS
Anne Sanders
N. Augusta
Ing
Western Hemisphere
Stephard
Mellons
South America
Central America
Larry
Schweitzer
Artibonite Valley
Gwen
Mellon
United States
Ivan R. Sabel Foundation
Porky Bradberry
Whiskey Road
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