Charitable Donations from the October Meeting
1. Childrens Recovery Center. The Lodge voted in favor of donationg $500 to the Childrens Recovery Center. This center provides services for children that are victims of sexual assault. For more info you can call 448-3400.
2. The Lodge voted to give $345 to the Waccamaw Community Foundation. For more information, please read below and visit the website where the info was retrieved from at: http://www.waccamawcf.org/
Formed by local citizens in 1998, the Waccamaw Community Foundation helps individuals from all walks of life establish charitable funds for the long-term benefit of our Communities. Our motivation is single-minded and simple: no one can know what the region’s needs will be in twenty, fifty or a hundred years, but we do know future generations will need charitable resources to respond adequately to the issues of their day.
We offer every individual who cares about the Communities that comprise the Waccamaw Region a simple way to create a lasting remembrance of their lives, values, and commitment to the place they call home
3. The Lodge provided $500 to the Horry County Solicitor's Office to contribute to a law enforcement training program.
4. The Lodge boted in favor of donatingt $345 to the Lighthouse Care Center of Conway.
For more info:
152 Waccamaw Med Park Dr
Conway, SC 29520
(843) 347-8871
Charitable Donations from the September 2006 Meeting
1. Heart Fund. The membership sponsored the American Heart Association Heart Walk in the amount of $1,000, which entitled us to a "Bronze Sponsor".
This sponsorship included
-Your company's logo will appear on all American Heart Walk customer publications as a "Bronze Sponsor" This includes 10,000 brochures, 5,000 Newsletters, 5,000 Collection Envelopes, 1,000 Posters, 2,000 Entry Forms and Fliers
-Identification as a "Rronze Sponsor" in all press release, distributed to Newspapers, Radio, and TV Stations.
-Company's name will be printed on the back of 1,500 Heart Walk T-Shirts. You will receive 2-T-Shirts for your team
-You will receive a 1/4 page ad in the event program. It will be distributed to 2,000 walkers and 500 area businesses that participate in the event through sponsorships and corporate teams.
-A trail marker sign, with a heart helthy message, will be posted along the route with your company listed as a Sponsor.
-Your company logo will be included on our web page for 6 months.
-Your company will be announced as a Broze Sponsor from the statge at the beginning of the event and after the event. Recognition will be given at the celebration party for the walk and during the annual meeting of the board of directors.
Charitable Donations from the August 24th Meeting 2006
1. The Lodge Members voted to donate $500 to the Omar Shriners. "Shriners Hospitals for Children is a network of 22 hospitals across North America that provide excellent, no-cost medical care to children with orthopaedic problems and burn injuries. There are 18 Shriners Hospitals providing orthopaedic care, three providing burn care, and one providing orthopaedic and burn care. Additinally, three Shriners Hispitals provide rehabilitative care to children with spinal cord injuries.
Since 1922, Shriners Hospitals have been helping children free of charge. thre is never a charge to the patient or family, and no insurance monies or US government funds are used for any of the medical care or services provided by Shriners Hospitals."
2. The Lodge donated $500 to Crime Stoppers.
A Special Message from The Crime Stoppers Coordinator~~~
"Crime Stoppers is a non-profit organization that does not receive tax dollars, therefore community support is the key to the success of the program. Your donation will be used to reward callers who anonymously assist law enforcement agencies with tips that lead to arrests and convictions. Your tax deductible contributions also provide support for crime prevention programs in the schools and the community.
Crime Stoppers also publishes this quarterly MOST WANTED publications. The publication is placed in businesses, public buildings, and other areas within the County and is free to the public."
Horry County Crime Stoppers has recovered more than $1,200,000 in stolen property and $12,000,000 in illegal narcotics since the inception in 1983. Crime stoppers has paid more than $15,000 in rewards to those providing information.
3. The Lodge Donated $500 to Lindsays Little Miracles.
Charitable Donations from the meeting July 27th, 2006
1. $500 was provided for the Grand Strand Humane Society for a Bronze Sponsor of the Annual Pet Walk.
2. $450 was donated to the Carolina Forest Community Center
Charitable Donations from the meeting June 22, 2006
1. $500 was donated to Operation Helmets
2. $500 was provided for an advertisement regarding a bass tournament in Conway.
Charitable Contributions from the Meeting Held March 23rd, 2006
1. $1,500 was provided to Relay for Life benefiting the American Cancer Society
2. $1,000 was provided to A Cure in Our Lifetime benefiting Breast Cancer Awareness
3. $100 was provided to the Omar Shriners for their "Great Smoke Out" event
Charitable Contibutions from the Meeting Held February 23rd, 2006
During the February meeting, CCFOP 12 made several charitable donations regarding several causes.
-The lodge provided $400 to Mended Hearts, Inc. During the past year, 14 visiting members of Mended Hearts Chapter 117 saw nearly 1100 heart patients at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center.
-The lodge voted on providing $500 to sponsor Terry and Don’s Gymnastics to support children’s gymnastics team for competitions.
-The lodge provided $100 for SC Red Alert III. This is a girl’s fast pitch softball team based in Conway.
-Based on a similar donation last year, the lodge voted to give $75 to Carolina Forest High School for a full page ad regarding an advertisement for the school’s production of Beauty and the Beast.
-The Waccamaw Youth Center is having a BBQ on 3/4/2006 at 6pm, the lodge agreed to provide $1000 donation toward this worthy cause.
State Conference
Myrtle Beach was voted to host the State Conference at the Crown Reef held from 9/28/2006 through 9/30/2006.
During our latest meeting on October 27th, 2005 the membership voted on providing the following towards charitable contributions:
We donated $500 to the Children's Recovery Center for the L.U.V. 2005 Golf Tournament. LUV is proud to sponsor this year's golf tournament to benefit sexually abused children and their diverse needs by donating all proceeds to a non-profit multidisciplinary Child Secual Abuse Clinic that serves Horry and Georgetown Counties. Since 1994 Dr. Carol Rahter has provided independent medical exams and forensic interviews, as well as referrals for counseling for child victims of secual and physical abuse. This year's proceeds will allow us to improve their new facility in Myrtle Beachand maintain their Georgetown office. It will also be a tribute to your generosity and to true community teamwork. Thank you to the membership for this helpful contribution.
We gave $500 to the Horry County Police Department C.O.P.E. team for the 2005 Christmas Season of "Shop with a Cop". Children are provided with $100 each to shop for the Christmas Season. This is an annual event hosted by the C.O.P.E. team that has become a major success. Thanks again to the membership for your generosity.
Finally, we are pleased to announce that we donated $5,000 to the Grand Lodge FOP Hurricane Relief Fund. We are more than happy to donate this money to the Hurricane victims knowing that we could certainly be the victims of a major hurricane at any time. This money will help law enforcement officials that lost many or all of their belongings. Thanks for such a generous donation.
During our last meeting on September 29th, 2005, the membership voted on providing the following:
$2,000.00 was given to Waccamaw Elementary School. This charitable donation was provided for fifth grade students that have a once in a lifetime educational opportunity this January. The students will charter a bus to spend three days swimming with the manatees in Crystal River, FL. The cost of the trip is $290.00/student, which could be an “unattainable dream for many of the students in our high-poverty school.” Coastal Carolina FOP voted unanimously to donate this money to these students.
$500.00 was donated to “Friends of Tylertown”. “Friends of Tylertown”, MS was organized to assist with the people who suffered great loss during Hurricane Katrina. Elks in SC came together to assist rural Walthall County, Tylertown with damages exceeding 250 destroyed homes and 2600 with damage resulting from Hurricane Katrina. This donation will assist with a Thanksgiving dinner organized by the Elks and provided for the victims of Tylertown.
$225.00 was donated to CASA (Citizens Against Spousal Abuse). This money will be used during the Christmas season to adopt a Christmas tree. A silent auction will be held during Christmas where others can bid on various themed Christmas trees including the Coastal Carolina’s Lodge 12 tree. All proceeds of this silent auction will be dedicated to CASA.
$5000.00 was donated to the Special Olympics. This donation is in support of a major event called the “Polar Plunge” that will be held in Feb. 2006. In addition to this donation, Coastal Carolina FOP has agreed to sign on as a host of this large event. Please continue to visit our Website for continual updates for this upcoming event.
If there are any questions concerning charitable contributions, please contact Jamie Bessett at 240-4970.