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Broad River Electric bringing
James Gregory to Gaffney Feb.
25
Comedy Show Will Benefit
Meals on Wheels
He dishes out “beef stew for the brain” but
the bites of hilarious wisdom James Gregory serves-up in Gaffney
in few months will literally help feed seniors and shut-ins.
 Broad
River Electric Cooperative will bring the iconic comedian to its
auditorium on Thursday, Feb. 25 at 7:30 p.m. for his first-ever
public performance in Cherokee County.
The event will raise funds for senior hunger
charities in Cherokee, Spartanburg and Union counties.
For more than two decades, veteran comedian
James Gregory has provided audiences with a down-home, hilarious
comedy experience. It’s storytelling at its best, rib-tickling
reflections on life from the front porch. He continues to
entertain sold-out crowds at theaters, comedy clubs and
corporate events.
Thanks to this constant touring and his
weekly appearances on syndicated radio shows such as Rick and
Bubba, John Boy and Billy, and Bob and Tom, Gregory now has a
grass-roots following that numbers in the millions.
CORPORATE SPONSORSHIPS
ARE AVAILABLE |
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| Corporate sponsorships for the James Gregory
appearance are available at the following levels: |
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| 1ST LEVEL: $250 |
| Includes five tickets to the show (valued at $100),
signage at the event, recognition on Broad River and
beneficiary organizations' Web sites. |
2nd LEVEL: $500 |
| Includes five tickets to the show (valued at $100),
name in print "Thank You" ads, signage at the event,
recognition on Broad River and beneficiary
organizations' Web sites. |
3rd LEVEL: $1,000 |
| Includes 10 tickets to the show (valued at $180),
name in/on promotional materials, logo in print "Thank
You" ads, signage at the event, recognition on Broad
River and beneficiary organizations' Web sites. |
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Make checks payable to:
Broad River Electrick Cooperative/for: James Gregory |
Contact Josh P. Crotzer
Member Service Coordinator
Telephone: (864) 206-7128
E-mail:
jcrotzer@limestone.edu |
Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 on
the day of the show. A discount rate for a group of 10 is
available for $180. To purchase tickets, contact Broad River
Electric Co-Operative at (864) 206-7128 or (864) 206-7124 or go
online to broadriverelectric.com.
Tickets can be purchased through
the mail by sending a check or
money order (paid to: Broad River
Electric/for: James Gregory) to P.O. Box 2269, Gaffney, SC
29342. Ticket locations include Broad River
Electric Co-Operative offices in
Gaffney and Boiling Springs, the Cherokee County Chamber of
Commerce office, Mobile Meals of Spartanburg headquarters, Union
Oil Mills Farm & Garden, and Arthur
State Bank (Union).
All proceeds from the event will benefit
Meals on Wheels of Gaffney, Meals on Wheels of Union, the Union
County Council on Aging and Mobile Meals of Spartanburg. All
three are nonprofit organizations whose mission is to deliver
meals to local residents who are unable to provide their own.
“We are so proud to be associated with this
cause,” said Broad River CEO Richard Baines. “All four
organizations do tremendous work in their communities fulfilling
this important need. Some of our members are their clients and
we’re glad to have the opportunity to help them.”
Broad River Electric Cooperative is one of
20 member-owned electric co-ops in South Carolina. From its
headquarters in Gaffney it serves Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union,
and Newberry counties in South Carolina and portions of
Cleveland, Polk, and Rutherford counties in North Carolina.
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OUR HISTORY
On may 1, 1984,
Cherokee
County meals on Wheels was
born.
The outreach ministry was organized by the Gaffney
Ministerial Association to meet a definite need among the elderly and
handicapped of Cherokee County.
Serving as chairman of the board for three years was the late Rev. Herb
Bailey. Dean Ross and Charles Hamrick, two of the original board
members, are still serving in some capacity today.
Twenty
meals were served daily in 1984. Then meals were purchased from the
hospital and Mary’s Diner in
Blacksburg. The first seven routes were delivered
by just 15 volunteers and two of those volunteers – Mary Bolinger and
Goldie McCraw - are still delivering.
We served meals out of
Cherokee
Avenue
Baptist
Church for a short time.
We then moved into the small building, next to First Baptist
Church, which they donated
to us for $1 a month.
Our budget for our first year was $14,776.35.
Currently Meals on Wheels is delivering 400 meals daily with 410
volunteers. Our budget for 2008 is $229,200, all of which comes from
donations. We receive no government support, nor do we charge our
recipients.
We have a full-time director, a full-time assistant
director and volunteer coordinator. We also
have a kitchen manager and two part-time cooks. There are 24 members on
our board of directors who are responsible stewards of our resources and
operate with the highest levels of accountability.
The Meals on Wheels building was dedicated May 1,
1994, and with the support of our community, we moved into the building
debt-free.
The meals are prepared in our own kitchen, located
at 403 W. Montgomery St. Our partnership with Nestle Frozen Food has
made a tremendous impact on the cost of preparing the food. A meal costs
us $2.25 per person and supplies 1/3 of the nutritional requirements for
a senior adult. The meal includes a choice of milk or juice.
Our purpose is not simply to provide meals, but to
minister in other areas of the recipient’s life as needs are observed.
Birthday flowers, holiday gifts, extra food, magazines, pet food, fans,
toiletry items, smoke detectors, “ensure” for cancer patients and
special donated homemade items are often donated.
Your help is needed. Volunteers are the lifelines
of Meals on Wheels. They are using their time to fill a void in
someone’s life. It only takes one lunch hour per week to lend a hand to
our neighbors in need. Delivering food and companionship to someone in
need is a beautiful and powerful symbol of caring and generosity.
Together we can provide nutritious meals and friendship to the elderly
and our disabled neighbors.
Thanks to donations and the work of our faithful
volunteers, we continue to make a difference in hundreds of lives each
day.
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