Briefly in West Ashley
Masonic lodge plans barbecue
Fidelity Masonic Lodge No. 304 on Johns Island will hold a barbecue at 11 a.m. Saturday to raise money for its annual scholarships to students at St. Johns High School and Charleston Collegiate.
The cost is $7 and includes barbecue, baked beans, cole slaw and rolls.
The lodge is at the corner of Maybank Highway and River Road. For more information, call 843-303-4864.
Tractor show celebrates heritage
Dozens of antique tractors, engines and farm implements, all fully restored, will be on display at the Annual Lowcountry Antique Tractor and Engine Show to be held on Wilson Road in Meggett just outside Hollywood.
Beginning at 10 a.m. April 19, the show will be a day-long celebration of local agriculture heritage. The tractor pulling contest, starting at noon, will pit pre-1960 farm tractors against each other in a dozen weight classes.
On display will be dozens of farm tractors and stationary engines from the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, along with antique farm equipment and autos.
Kids' activities will include a pedal tractor pull, hay rides and other events. Food will also be available.
Admission is $5, with children 12 and under admitted free. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Charleston Area Therapeutic Riding.
No pets, coolers, or alcoholic beverages will be allowed.
For more information, contact Buster Herrington at 209-2288 or Pete Laurie at 559-2046.
Scout honored for group home project
The Disabilities Board of Charleston County honored Greg Philip Ogden, a Fort Dorchester High senior, for completing a landscaping and beautification project at Mosstree Community Training Home II, a small group home operated by the board in North Charleston.
Ogden completed the project for his Eagle Scout assignment. He removed a palmetto tree, planted rose bushes, installed a bench and enclosed a crawl space below a deck with latticework. He was solely responsible for developing the proposal, projecting costs, fundraising efforts to buy supplies and recruiting the volunteer manpower.
DHEC rabies clinics planned in April
The state Department of Health and Environmental Control will hold rabies clinics throughout April to vaccinate dogs and cats.
It is a South Carolina law that all dogs and cats have a current rabies vaccination. The minimum age to vaccinate puppies and kittens is three months. Once vaccinated, your pet should wear the rabies tag.
For a complete list of rabies clinics in the Charleston area, visit scdhec.gov and click on the 'Rabies vaccination clinics set' link under Current Issues/News Releases.
Jaycees collecting items for babies
Charleston Jaycees is partnering with Newborns in Need to collect items to donate to hospitals, homeless shelters and other organizations that provide for premature and newborn infants.
All items are donated completely free of any charge to needy babies in the Lowcountry.
There will be a baby shower to receive the gifts 7-9 p.m. March 25 at Amber Wright's house. There will be food, games, prizes and cocktails. The organization accepts new and gently used items.
For more information or to RSVP, contact Shannon Lovell at 475-3612 or sklovell77@hotmail.com. You can also visit newbornsinneed.org/sc or charlestonjaycees.org for more details.
Silly hat party to benefit AIDS services
Lowcountry AIDS Services will host the Spring Silly Hat Party on April 3 at Club Pantheon.
The party starts at 8 p.m. and proceeds from the door will go to Lowcountry AIDS Services.
The silliest, most outrageous hat will win a trophy and bragging rights. The night will be filled with dancing, and music will be provided by DJ Jesse. Twenty dollars will get you in the door with a hat, or $30 without a hat. Cash or check will be accepted at the door. Representatives will also be on hand to distribute information about Lowcountry AIDS Services.
To learn more about the organization, call 843-747-2273 or visit aids-service.com.
Businesses fund educational trip
A group of Broad Street-based law firms and Safe Ports Inc. came together to fund an educational trip to the Broad Street business area for more than 60 students of West Ashley Middle School.
Students visited the law firms and Safe Ports.
Lucy Duncan-Scheman, president of Safe Ports and the organizer of the fundraising said, "Susan Kern, a committed teacher at the school, approached me to find a way to underwrite a field trip for 60 students, many of them unfamiliar with the downtown area. Most pupils will think only of Broad Street with its historic aspects, but just as important as it was in the past, we want to show them that today Broad Street is a dynamic business and legal epicenter for Charleston but still proud of its historic roots. With Safe Ports, for example, we are involved in both national and international business and yet our offices were once the place where the currency of the Confederacy was printed."
More than $1,000 was raised for the trip.
Under the new generic heading "Benefactors of Broad Street" those participating in underwriting the West Ashley Middle School's visit are Bart Daniel, attorney at law, The Hood Law Firm, Nelson Mullins, and Safe Ports.
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