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Blue Ridge Fest
Blue Ridge Fest
Blue Ridge Fest, a charity fundraiser of Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative, each spring brings hundreds of classic cars to the Upstate's largest classic car cruise-in, oldies music by top artists, food and non-alcoholic beverages, a chance to win large cash prizes, and a good time for thousands of fest-goers. Since its inception two decades ago, Blue Ridge Fest, through sponsors and ticket sales, has raised more than $2 million in net proceeds given to local charitable organizations.
At the 2018 Blue Ridge Fest, Charles Dalton, President and CEO of Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative from 1982 until his retirement, was presented the Blue Ridge Fest Founder's Award from new President and CEO Jim Lovinggood and Governor Henry McMaster. The charity fundraiser raised a record $225,000 for local charities. The fun included the Upstate's largest classic car cruise-in and oldies music by The Spinners, Jim Quick and the Coastline, and Magic. Click here to read The Christian View magazine's article and to view The Christian View magazine's 125 photos from the 2018 Blue Ridge Fest.
ARCHIVED: Click here to read an article by The Christian View magazine and to view more than 150 photos of the 2017 Blue Ridge Fest. Longtime Blue Ridge Electric employee Alan Blackmon, who had recently retired due to having had a liver transplant, was honored.
ALSO FROM BLUE RIDGE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE:
Click here to read an in-depth article and to view 165 photos by The Christian View magazine of the 2018 annual meeting of Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative. Jessie Lee Gilstrap sang the national anthem, Lt. Gov. Kevin Bryant led in the Pledge of Allegiance, and Rev. Tommy Howard opened in prayer. Music was provided by the Sweet Potato Pie Kids, Zion Quartet, and Gold City. High school students selected for the Washington Youth Tour were recognized, as were elected officials, veterans, and Blue Ridge Electric employees. Drawings were held for many prizes, including a pickup truck.
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(Click here to read an in-depth article by The Christian View magazine on the 2017 Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative meeting and to view more than 150 photos. The annual meeting featured Gospel and bluegrass music by The Sweet Potato Pie Kids, Tugalo Holler, The Sheltons, and The Primitive Quartet.)
At the 2018 Blue Ridge Fest, Charles Dalton, President and CEO of Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative from 1982 until his retirement, was presented the Blue Ridge Fest Founder's Award from new President and CEO Jim Lovinggood and Governor Henry McMaster. The charity fundraiser raised a record $225,000 for local charities. The fun included the Upstate's largest classic car cruise-in and oldies music by The Spinners, Jim Quick and the Coastline, and Magic. Click here to read The Christian View magazine's article and to view The Christian View magazine's 125 photos from the 2018 Blue Ridge Fest.
ARCHIVED: Click here to read an article by The Christian View magazine and to view more than 150 photos of the 2017 Blue Ridge Fest. Longtime Blue Ridge Electric employee Alan Blackmon, who had recently retired due to having had a liver transplant, was honored.
ALSO FROM BLUE RIDGE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE:
Click here to read an in-depth article and to view 165 photos by The Christian View magazine of the 2018 annual meeting of Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative. Jessie Lee Gilstrap sang the national anthem, Lt. Gov. Kevin Bryant led in the Pledge of Allegiance, and Rev. Tommy Howard opened in prayer. Music was provided by the Sweet Potato Pie Kids, Zion Quartet, and Gold City. High school students selected for the Washington Youth Tour were recognized, as were elected officials, veterans, and Blue Ridge Electric employees. Drawings were held for many prizes, including a pickup truck.
ARCHIVED:
(Click here to read an in-depth article by The Christian View magazine on the 2017 Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative meeting and to view more than 150 photos. The annual meeting featured Gospel and bluegrass music by The Sweet Potato Pie Kids, Tugalo Holler, The Sheltons, and The Primitive Quartet.)
Tommy Bowden Supporting Child Evangelism Fellowship
Child Evangelism Fellowship (Good News Club)
Greenville/Pickens District, SC Fundraising Banquet
Greenville/Pickens District, SC Fundraising Banquet
Tommy Bowden was the keynote speaker for a 2017 fundraising banquet for Child Evangelism Fellowship Greenville/Pickens District, South Carolina. The Christian View magazine's in-depth article includes Bowden's message and also speeches by CEF leaders, school district leaders, a CEF summer missionary, a CEF donor, and Good News Club volunteers, including the wife of the Pastor of Oakdale Baptist Church in Townville, South Carolina, where a Good News Club and their church shared the Gospel with Jacob Hall, who died at the age of six in a shooting at Townville Elementary School in September of 2016. Click here to read The Christian View magazine's in-depth article and view 27 photographs from the event.
Tommy Bowden Supporting Child Evangelism Fellowship
Child Evangelism Fellowship (Good News Club)
Catawba District, SC Fundraising Banquet
Catawba District, SC Fundraising Banquet
Tommy Bowden was the keynote speaker for a fundraising banquet for Child Evangelism Fellowship (Good News Club) Catawba District. Click here to read The Christian View magazine's in-depth article, which includes Bowden's message and speeches by Child Evangelism Fellowship officials, and The Christian View magazine's photographs from the event.
Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Fundraiser
Pickens County Performing Arts Center Grand Opening
The August, 2017 grand opening of the Pickens County Performing Arts Center in Liberty raised nearly $23,000 for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals and featured Miss America 2017 Savvy Shields, Miss South Carolina 2017 Suzi Roberts, Miss South Carolina 2015 and host Daja Dial, Miss South Carolina 1986 Dawn Smith Jordan, Miss South Carolina 1985 Sherry Thrift Bradshaw, 12-year-old Luke Brazinski, and eight-year-old Riley Fincher-Foster. Members of Pickens County Council present were Chair Roy Costner, Chris Bowers, Wes Hendricks, and Carl Hudson. Also present were Jay Pitts, Miss South Carolina Scholarship Organization Ashley Byrd, former Liberty Mayor George Jackson, and the first Miss Liberty Harriett Davis Gibson. Click here to read The Christian View magazine's in-depth article and to view 59 photos from the event by The Christian View magazine.
Libby Dalton (center) with Ashley Cox (Manager of the Dream Center's Resale Store in Easley) and Amanda Taylor (Manager of the Dream Center's Resale Store in Pickens) at the Dream Center's Fashion Show Fundraiser.
The Dream Center of Pickens County's Fashion Show
The Dream Center of Pickens County's fashion show fundraiser, organized by Libby Dalton, raised funds for The Dream Center's Opportunity Village and focused on the changed lives of Opportunity Village residents, who were models in the fashion show. Click here to view photos and to read The Christian View magazine's in-depth article on the fashion show and the Dream Center and Opportunity Village, including interviews with Opportunity Village residents.
Tommy Bowden and Bobby Bowden Supporting FCA
Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) Breakfast
Tommy Bowden and Bobby Bowden were the speakers for a breakfast supporting the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Click here to read The Christian View magazine's article and to view photos from the event.
Click here to read The Christian View magazine's article and to view photos from the event.
Flat Rock Baptist Church's Spring Fling
Flat Rock Baptist Church's Spring Fling
Flat Rock Baptist Church in Liberty, South Carolina held a spring fling in 2017, with a car show, inflatables and games, and food as a fundraiser for the church's men's ministry.
Click here to read an article and view photos from the event by The Christian View magazine.
Click here to read an article and view photos from the event by The Christian View magazine.
Greater Vision's Benefit Concert for Haven of Rest Ministries
Haven of Rest Ministries Benefit Concert by Greater Vision
Southern Gospel trio Greater Vision sings in a benefit concert for Haven of Rest Ministries in Anderson, South Carolina.
Click here to view photographs from the event by The Christian View magazine.
Click here to view photographs from the event by The Christian View magazine.
Hope Women's Center's Walk for Life
Hope Women's Center's Walk for Life
Walk for Life is an annual fundraiser for Hope Women's Center, a Christian, pro-life crisis pregnancy center in Pickens County.
Click here to view photographs by The Christian View magazine of Hope Women's Center's Walk for Life fundraiser,
Landmark Baptist Church's Spring Bazaar
Landmark Baptist Church in Easley, South Carolina held a spring bazaar in 2017 with a car show, lunch and baked goods for sale, and a huge in-door yard sale as a fundraiser for a mission trip to Montana.
Click here to read an article and view photos from the event by The Christian View magazine.
Click here to read an article and view photos from the event by The Christian View magazine.
MARY'S House Fundraiser at Mount Carmel Baptist Church
MARY'S House (Ministry Alliance for Regaining Your Safety) is an emergency shelter for victims of domestic violence in Pickens County, South Carolina. A fundraiser for MARY'S House was held at Mount Carmel Baptist Church, featuring a classic car show, music by the Sweet Potato Pie Kids and the Accidental String Band, food, and more. Click here for The Christian View magazine's article and more than 40 photos from the event.
MARY'S House and Safe Harbor Fundraiser at Gettys Middle in Memory of former Student Daniel Smith
MARY'S House Doodle Trail Fun Run
MARY'S House Board members April Seese, Brian Cowan, Kelly Giambrone, and Elizabeth Jones at the MARY'S House Doodle Trail Fun Run, a fundraiser benefitting the Pickens County shelter for victims of domestic violence. Click here to view The Christian View magazine's photos from the event.
MARY'S House and Safe Harbor Fundraiser at Gettys Middle in Memory of former Student Daniel Smith
A crowd of Gettys Middle School students and parents participated in the 'Get Colored Purple Run for 51' to benefit MARY'S House and Safe Harbor, shelters for victims of domestic violence. The GMS Junior Honor Society event was held in memory of Daniel Smith, a former student at Gettys Middle School in Easley. Daniel and his mother both lost their lives to domestic violence, at the hands of Daniel's stepfather. Pictured here are Trish Spence and daughter, Maggie, and sons, Cullen and J.T. Click here to read The Christian View magazine's article and to view 45 photos of the event.
MARY'S House Doodle Trail Fun Run
MARY'S House Board members April Seese, Brian Cowan, Kelly Giambrone, and Elizabeth Jones at the MARY'S House Doodle Trail Fun Run, a fundraiser benefitting the Pickens County shelter for victims of domestic violence. Click here to view The Christian View magazine's photos from the event.
Pickens County Literacy Association Book Sale
The Pickens County Literacy Association assists adults with reading skills. Funds are raised through the Literacy Association's book sale, held at Pickens Presbyterian Church. Click here to read the article.
The Pickens County Literacy Association assists adults with reading skills. Funds are raised through the Literacy Association's book sale, held at Pickens Presbyterian Church. Click here to read the article.
Relay for Life for the American Cancer Society
Relay for Life is a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society and helps fund research, patient care, education, and prevention.
Click here to read an article and view more than 80 photographs of The 2017 Relay for Life of Pickens County by The Christian View magazine
Click here to read an article and view more than 80 photographs of the 2017 Relay for Life of Oconee County by The Christian View magazine.
Click here to read an article and view more than 80 photographs of The 2017 Relay for Life of Pickens County by The Christian View magazine
Click here to read an article and view more than 80 photographs of the 2017 Relay for Life of Oconee County by The Christian View magazine.
Ride for the Child Motorcycle Run for The Parenting Place
Aunt Sue's Country Corner, on Highway 11 near Table Rock, was a checkpoint stop on the route for the 2017 Ride for the Child, a fundraiser for The Parenting Place during Child Abuse Prevention Month.
Click here to read an article and view a photo slideshow of the event by The Christian View magazine.
Click here to read an article and view a photo slideshow of the event by The Christian View magazine.
Wings & Wheels for Meals on Wheels
The Pickens County Airport in Liberty was the setting for the 2017 Wings & Wheels event, a fundraiser for Pickens County Meals on Wheels. Airplane rides and classic cars were part of the fun.
Click here to read an article and view nearly 100 photos from the Wings & Wheels event by The Christian View magazine.
Click here to read an article and view nearly 100 photos from the Wings & Wheels event by The Christian View magazine.