Boxed Christmas Hope Reaches Global Children
Operation Christmas Child has touched lives in over 100 countries including Somalia and Honduras. Volunteers from local churches and communities pack shoeboxes with toys school items and gospel literature to help children facing war poverty disasters and disease. Boxes go to a Charlotte distribution center with volunteers checking perishables and liquids before shipment.
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Somalia
Honduras
Delores Clark
First Baptist Church
Aiken
Martha Martin
Clark
Dili
Charlotte
Martin
Angie Gurley
Heights Baptist Church
Beech Island
Jesus
Gurley
Marti
Quartet brings joyful music to Aiken Center
The Augusta Symphony String Quartet performed at the Baden Brown Performance Pavilion in the Aiken Center for the Arts as a fundraiser for the Aiken Symphony Guild. About 100 attendees paid 50 dollars per ticket for a 45 minute wine reception and concert featuring Ryan Kho Jonathan Aceto Ruth Berry and Carl Purdy with guest Dr D Ray McClellan Jr. The event supported children's programs and school concerts while highlighting the new acoustically ambitious venue.
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Augusta Symphony String Quartet
Aiken Center For the Arts
Aiken Symphony Guild
Arts Center
Baden Brown
Kenn Shaver
Sharon Brown
Brown
Aiken
Ryan Kho
Ter
Jonathan Aceto
Ruth Berry
Carl Purdy
D. Ray McClellan Jr
University of Georgia
Augusta Symphony Orchestra
Suzanne Stone
Sstone
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Aiken Regional Receives Benefactors Award
Aiken Regional Medical Centers was honored with a Benefactors Make a Difference Award at a Summit Club ceremony in Columbia. Aiken Technical College praised ARMC for pledging 255 000 to ATC’s Major Gifts Campaign to support a nursing program and clinical training for healthcare students.
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Aiken Regional Medical Centers
Summit Club
Columbia
South Carolina
Aiken Technical College
Aiken
ATC
ARMC
K.D. Justyn
Justyn
Aiken to Light Holiday Season With Tree Ceremony
Locals kick off the season at the Aiken Tree Lighting on Friday at the Newberry Street Festival Center. Mayor Fred Cavanaugh will preside, with holiday music by Suzanne and Jim and refreshments by the Aiken County Red Cross and the Aiken Community Playhouse. Santa and Mrs. Claus are expected to appear. Holly Days in Aiken 2005 also begins Saturday with crafts, photos with Santa, outdoor concerts, camel rides, and a downtown shopping spree across many participating merchants. For details, call 649 2221 or visit the Downtown Aiken site.
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Aiken
Newberry Street
Fred Cavanaugh
Janet Rugeri Morris
Suzanne
Jim
Aiken County
American Red Cross
Iken Community Playhouse
Santa
Mrs. Claus
Morris
Holly
Aiken Center For the Arts
Aiken 2 Leam
Aiken ‘Antique Mall
Artists’ Parlor
Carriage House Gifs
Chris’ Camera ‘Center
Connie’s Framing
Core Design
Guest Cottage Lines & Gifts
Lionel Smith Ltd
Loft At
Laurens
Pitter Potter Children’s Boutique
Soho
Stoplight Deli
Sweet Cow Creamery
Tea Garden Gifts
West Side Bowery
Downtownaiken
Hollydays
Erin Brooks
Ebrooks
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Augusta Symphony Chamber Quartet
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Tal Proto Oy
Winny Southworth
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