Non-Profit Activities

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Spartanburg Big Brothers Big Sisters kick off first bowling fundraiser

Spartanburg Big Brothers Big Sisters kick off first bowling fundraiser

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Upstate is kicking off its very first Bowl For Kids’ Sake Fundraiser in Spartanburg, South Carolina. This amazing event will be Saturday, February 27, 2010 from 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. at Paradise Lanes... (Continue Reading)

Spartanburg Humane Society to sponsor Neuterthon

Spartanburg Humane Society to sponsor Neuterthon

In order to raise awareness about America’s most popular pet, the Spartanburg Humane Society has designated 2010 “The Year of the Cat”. Throughout the year the Spartanburg Humane Society will honor felines with special programs and services aimed at improving... (Continue Reading)

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Hub City plans independent bookstore downtown Spartanburg

Hub City plans independent bookstore downtown Spartanburg

The Hub City Writers Project is undertaking a fundraising campaign to bring an independent bookstore to the ground floor of the historic Masonic Temple building in downtown Spartanburg. “This landmark bookstore will be on the leading edge of a new... (Continue Reading)

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Barnes & Noble Donates More Than 1.1 Million Books to Non-profit Organizations, Schools, Libraries and Literacy Partners in South Carolina and Across the Country

Barnes & Noble Donates More Than 1.1 Million Books to Non-profit Organizations, Schools, Libraries and Literacy Partners in South Carolina and Across the Country

Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world’s largest bookseller, announced today that it collected and donated more than 1.1 million books for children in need all over the country during its 2009 Holiday Book Drive, thanks to the generous... (Continue Reading)

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SPARTANBURG PHILHARMONIC DEDICATES CONCERT TO HAITI

SPARTANBURG PHILHARMONIC DEDICATES CONCERT TO HAITI

Spartanburg, SC – In the wake of the Haiti tragedy, The Music Foundation of Spartanburg will be dedicating its upcoming Spartanburg Philharmonic Orchestra concert of Film and Romance with Academy Award Winning Composer, Dario Marianelli on Saturday, January 30 to... (Continue Reading)

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Allegra “FOOTPRINT FUND”® To Award Print Services to Spartanburg Non-profits

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The Allegra Print and Imaging “FootPRINT” Fund®, launched today, will help Spartanburg area nonprofit organizations “leave a footprint” in the community by awarding print services for promotional and informational materials. The Allegra Print and Imaging “FootPRINT” Fund will award $10,000... (Continue Reading)

Is Winter Getting You Down? You Are Not Alone!

Is Winter Getting You Down? You Are Not Alone!

The shortening of daylight and increase of darkness effects people in different ways. Many people attribute the winter blues’ to the end of an onslaught of holidays-Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, and New Year’s Day. There are lights, and parties, festive music and... (Continue Reading)

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South Carolina’s Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Members Asking for Donations for Haiti

South Carolina's Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Members Asking for Donations for Haiti

The Mu Xi Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority has started collections at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, SC to aid earthquake victims of Haiti. Haitian officials have predicted a horrific death toll of more than 100,000 in the wake... (Continue Reading)

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Wofford College in Spartanburg, SC to observe MLK holiday with convocation, service programs

Wofford College in Spartanburg, SC to observe MLK holiday with convocation, service programs

Columbia attorney Steve Benjamin to speak at Monday program SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Wofford College will observe the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday with a convocation at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 18, featuring an address by Steve Benjamin, an attorney and civic... (Continue Reading)

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Spartanburg’s Upward Unlimited voted one of ‘Best Christian Workplaces’ of 2010

Spartanburg's Upward Unlimited voted one of 'Best Christian Workplaces' of 2010

Upward, the world’s largest Christian sports program for children, was created with a vision to provide the best sports experience possible for every child.  Each year some 1 million people around the world play, coach, referee, or volunteer in Upward... (Continue Reading)

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