Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend - Alumni Softball Charity Event for Veterans Park

Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend – A PHS Alumni Charity Event to help make Pendleton’s Veterans Park Sparkle!

October 29, 2011 from 10 to 5

Sponsored by:  Friends of the Park

It's going to be a fun day at Veterans Park in Pendleton SC on October 29, 2011 from 10 am to 5 pm. A group of energetic, creative alumni of the Pendleton High School Lady Bulldogs Softball Teams have Stepped Up To The Plate with the “Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend” fundraiser to raise money for the renovation of the ball fields at Veterans Park. Most of these women remember practicing on these fields when they played for Pendleton High School and they have fond memories of those days gone by. They want to do their part to make sure that future generations will be able to enjoy the park as much as they did.  They have joined with Friends of the Park who is sponsoring the event.  Posey says: “We want to see our Veterans Park sparkle and we hope our event will help do just that”. 

Lady Bulldog Alumni have been gathering at Veterans Park for the past Sunday afternoons at 2 pm along with their former coach, Coach Ed Ables.  They may be little slower than they were back when they played for Pendleton High School but their Bulldog Spirit is as strong as ever. Ansley Allen, one of the Event Committee Members, reported that they hope to have enough players for 3 teams and will play games at 11 am, 1 pm and 3 pm at Veterans Park located at 500 Lebanon Rd. in Pendleton.   The very talented Bentley Andrews will open the day by singing the National Anthem.  Bentley is also one of the Lady Bulldog Alumni.   Zander Morris will be entertaining during the day with his great voice.

“Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend” will be more than softball games.  There will be Craft Vendors and Food. We have 10 Craft Vendors right now but Posey said that they are still taking applications and hope to have a few more.  Hevy Mann will be there selling his popular cuisine including his famous funnel cakes.  

But wait!  There is more!  “Dunk Em For Diamonds!”  will be a hit as folks are already sending in their nominations for Dunkees.  Who would you like to see in the dunk tank?  Sponsor your boss, coach, co-worker, husband, wife, pastor or yourself and get dunked for 30 minutes.  These 30 minute Time Slots are available for a minimum of $20.00.  How much is your Dunkee worth?  There is a form to be filled out and a pledge that the dunkee has to sign so call today or copy the form off of the website or facebook fan page.  At the event, everyone will have the opportunity come Dunk Em For Diamonds.  Cost will be $2.00 per throw or 3 throws for $5.00.  So far, the following Dunkees have signed the pledge promising to climb into the tank while smiling, harass all Dunkers, and refrain from holding any grudges against any Dunkers for 30 minutes without complaining or whining about being cold and wet.

1:30 pm – Wade King

2:00 pm – Sherry Traynum

3:00 pm – Lindsey Lingefelt

3:30 pm – Danny Cobb

All the money from this event will go to Friends of the Park for the Step Up To The Plate Fundraising Campaign for the ball fields at Veterans Park. You can be an Event Sponsor for a minim of $100.   Step Up To The Plate Fundraising Campaign is a collaborative effort of Pendleton Recreation Association, Town of Pendleton and Friends of the Park.  If you are interested in donating to this great cause, please mail your tax deductible check to the address below and designate your donation for “Step Up To The Plate”:

Friends of the Park

PO Box 408

Pendleton, SC 29670

Bring your family and your chairs, dress up for Halloween if you would like, and come join the fun at Veterans Park on October 29 from 10 to 5 but please leave your pets at home.  For more information contact:

Crystal Posey 864-933-2746, Ansley Allen 864-376-1669 ansley315@bellsouth.net, or Erica Riser 864-225-3162

Check out our fun website http://www.squidoo.com/pendleton-softball-fundraiser

And join our Facebook Fan Page.

Diamonds Are A Girls Best Friend - Fundraiser for Veterans Park - Oct 29

This is going to be a fun event on October 29 at Veterans Park so please mark your calendar.  There will be ladies playing softball, crafts, food, games for kids and much, much more. 

Do you have a group of gals wanting to play softball?  If so, here is the form that must be completed and turned in.

     

Don't miss the Diamonds Are A Girls Best Friend Website where you find the form for Vendors and some fun pictures.

Diamonds Are A Girls Best Friend - A Fundraiser to help Veterans Park "Sparkle"

Friends of the Park was so excited when Crystal Posey approached us with the idea for this Alumni Softball Game.  She is so very clever and energetic and we are proud to be the sponsoring organization.

Plans are in the making for sometime this fall.  You can keep up with what is going on with this fun event by "liking" the fan page - see badge to the right.  You are also invited to post any pictures of the PHS Lady Bulldogs in action on the fields at Veterans Park!

Thank you, Crystal, for Stepping Up To The Plate for Veterans Park!

STEP UP TO THE PLATE GOLF CHALLENGE FOR VETERANS PARK IN PENDLETON SC

Golf Challenges Raises Money for Veterans Park in Pendleton SC

Pendleton Recreation Association, a 501c3 Non Profit organization, is organizing a Golf Challenge to raise money for our Veterans Park Ball Fields and a Veterans Memorial.  They have contracted with the company, Golf, for Goodness Sake! to run this event.  

It is not about the Golf, though.  It is about golfers and "caddies" telling the story of Veterans Park and celebrating at the end of their fundraising endeavor by playing in a fun golf challenge at Boscobel Golf Course.  These hard working volunteers, who believe in the cause of a better facility for the Pendleton Area Children,  will enjoy a day of golf on a beautiful course with great food and prizes.

How do these golfers and non-golfers raise the money?  Each participant will send out 40 letters asking for sponsors in the way of donations.  The average raised per participant is $1,000 from these letters.  Of course, all donations are made to the Pendleton Recreation Association and are tax deductible.

An interested business or individual might also like to sponsor a hole or be another kind of Corporate Sponsor.  For more information, please contact the PRA at 864-646-9226.

DOGWOODS FOR TROTTER'S TRAIL AT VETERANS PARK IN PENDLETON SC

You can now purchase a Dogwood Tree for Trotter's Trail at Veterans Park.  Please help beautify this beautiful Nature Walking Trail by purchasing a Dogwood today.

Trotter's Trail Website

Squidoo Is Stepping Up To The Plate For Pendleton SC

Squidoo is having a charity contest this summer called the Summer Sunshine Award Contest for Charity. They will be giving away $99 a day each weekday for 60 days beginning June 7, 2010. Friends of the Park is an approved Squidoo Charity so we have a chance to be a winner more than once. Lensmasters are asked to create a lens after May 1, 2010 and opt to donate 100% of their royalties to an approved charity. That means that Friends of the Park will be receiving 100% of the royalties from every lens that is created on it's behalf.

You can nominate these lenses by submitting the New Nomination Form to be used for this contest Sunshine Award Nomination Form

To date we have 9 lenses donating 100% of their royalties to Pendleton's Friends of the Park and I anticipate this list to grow. If you would like to see our Veterans Park be a winner, then please nominate each of these lenses. You can only nominate a lens once but you may nominate as many lenses as you would like. Please visit these lenses and leave a comment by choosing "visitor" in the comment section.

Or maybe you would like to join Squidoo and create lenses of your own. It is lots of fun and I will be glad to help you get started.

Here are the lenses in Squidoo's Summer Sunshine Award Contest for Charity designated for Friends of the Park.

Coromandel Peninsula

Barrett's Place Playground

Squidoo's Summer Sunshine Award Nominees


61 In 61

Pendleton Is Ohme's Town


Ice Cream Cookie Sandwich Recipes

Party Music

Lasting Happiness

Said On

Father's Day Gifts - Unique and Sentimental

Flowers Dazzle On Zazzle

When You Pledge Allegiance

Mount Cook and The Tasman Glacier

Please visit and tell the lensmaster how much you appreciate their donating to Friends of the Park. Thank you!

FREEDOM FEST 2011 - JULY 2 AT 6:30

July 2nd is just around the corner and "Friends of the Park" hopes that you have marked your calendar for the 21th Freedom Fest at Veterans Park.

This is our largest Fundraiser and we need lots of volunteers. The proceeds this year will benefit the ball fields at Veterans Park as well as a Veterans Memorial. Friends of the Park, Pendleton Recreation Association and the Town of Pendleton have joined forces for a Fundraising Campaign for the Ball Fields called "STEP UP TO THE PLATE". We hope you volunteer to help in this effort.

For more information please visit our website Freedom Fest Website or call Nancy at 864-934-3461.

See ya on July 2nd at Freedom Fest

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Freedom Fest 2011 in Pendleton SC

The 21st Freedom Fest will be held at Veterans Park on July 2, 2011 beginning at 6:30 pm. This event is a fundraiser organized by Friends of the Park for Veterans Park. Freedom Fest is a fun filled family event with a patriotic theme. I don't know how many towns actually have celebrations like this one but it will make you feel proud to be an American and provide an evening of old fashioned entertainment. The opening ceremony is so impressive and I hope you will make plans to get there early. The American Legion Post 113 and their Auxiliary  work hard to make this ceremony meaningful and memorable.

DJ Ty Buchanan will provide the music for your enjoyment while you visit the different areas. There will be great food such as hamburgers and hot dogs. This year we are pleased to have Hevy Mann working with us and providing his famous lemonade and funnel cakes. A bake sale offers some wonderful home baked goods. There will also be a cake walk.

Activities for the children include inflatable games, The Great American Turtle Hunt at Barrett's Place Playground. Adults and children will enjoy the Trotter's Trail walk and playing Bingo in one of the picnic shelters. Mayor Randy Hayes and the Town Hall staff will have a special booth set up and believe you me, it is always a great one..

When the night skies begin to darken, the fireworks will begin and this is a display that you will not want to miss. People have commented that this is the best fireworks display in the whole upstate and I believe it.

So bring your chair and some money to help our cause and enjoy this fun filled evening. There is a small fee for parking inside the park, fees for food and patriotic merchandise, and for the games. We try to keep everything reasonably priced so it will be an affordable evening but we also need to raise money for the park. This year the proceeds will focus on the proposed Veterans Memorial and the Baseball Fields. A beautiful plan is in place for the park and we are working hard on Phase 1 but need the support of the whole community.

Spread the word and we hope to see you at Veterans Park on Lebanon Road on July 2 for Freedom Fest.
Check out our website for more information and pictures from past events.
Freedom Fest in Pendleton SC

Friends of the Park Needs YOU!

Friends of the Park is holding it's first meeting of 2009 on January 19 at Pendleton United Methodist Church in the Social Hall. We really need some new active members and hope you will consider joining us. We just meet once a month and try very hard to hold those meetings down to one hour. Friends of the Park will need you more than ever since the Tax Referendum did not pass. In order for Veterans Park to move forward as planned, it is going to take all of us working together. If you care about the park and our children and our grandchildren, please join us for this meeting. We will be setting our goals for the year which will include among other things:

Completion of the entrance to Trotter's Trail
Promoting the sale of Pavers and Tiles for the Pavilion
Organizing Freedom Fest 09
Spring and Fall Maintenance Days for Barrett's Place Playground

Please visit our Friends of the Park lens at Friends of the Park

So, you see that we already have a good bit on our plate even more we meet and we need your help. A large percentage of our active volunteers are grandparents or have older children. We need everyone but it would be great to have some young parents with children who are enjoying the park now. We realize how busy parents are when they have their children involved in sports, etc. but this is just once a month meeting for 10 months as we don't meet in November or February. We only have one large fundraiser and that is Freedom Fest which is a lot of work but also a lot of fun!

We hope you will consider joining us and make a difference!
Thank you!