WEST ASHLEY BRIEFS
Kids museum turning 5 years old
The Children's Museum of the Lowcountry is throwing a fifth birthday so big, they are taking two weekends to celebrate it.
At 2 p.m. Saturday, the celebration will kick off with a giant cake decorating party. Kids can paint and decorate a giant Styrofoam cake, which will then be put on display in the museum's lobby.
At 3 p.m. Sunday, the museum will throw an old-fashioned birthday party with cake, ice cream, party hats and favors in the CML Children's Garden.
The museum invites the public to be a part of the CML Parade of Friends On Sept. 27. Parade staging and a costume contest begin at 9 a.m. in the area in between the museum and the Visitor's Center bus shed. The parade will begin at 10 a.m. Families and children are encouraged to wear their silliest costumes, decorate their bikes, wagons and strollers. In addition to CML members and the public, parade attendees will also include CML founding families, community partners such as Boys & Girls club and local Girl Scout & Boy Scout troops. The parade is free to the public, and the parade-goer with the silliest costume will be knighted the parade's grand marshal and will win a CML family membership for a whole year!
Admission to all CML birthday events will be $5, the ticket price when CML opened in 2003. For more information, visit www.explorecml.org.
Women Writers Forum Saturday
The CFW and the Lowcountry Initiative for the Literary Arts will kick off their monthly Women Writers Forum on Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon.
Each month, well-known authors, book agents or publishers will present an informative and educational program on the art and business of writing. Local novelist Josephine Humphreys will be the first speaker, and will discuss her writing career as well as her process. She will cover what challenges she has had as well as how she first got published and her ongoing writing projects.
Registration for this event is required. To register, visit www.c4women.org/Forms/writer_forum_registration.htm. Cost is $25 for center members and $35 for nonmembers. The Center for Women is at 129 Cannon St. on the peninsula.
Sales strategies workshop set
The Center for Women will host "Sales Strategies: Understanding the Sales Process and Making it Work For You" as part of its Entrepreneurial Woman Series on Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m.
Owner and CEO of The Alternative Board, Bernie Moscovitz, and Skirt magazine's advertising director, Abby Simon, will take participants through the six steps of successful sales strategy and how to tailor them to who you are and what you want to achieve.
Registration is required for this event. Call 843-763-7333 or go to www.c4women.org to register or for more information. The Center for Women is at 129 Cannon St. on the peninsula.
Benefit tourney for outreach services
Our Lady of Mercy Outreach's 16th annual benefit golf tournament will be on Wednesday, Oct. 1, at The Golf Club at Briar's Creek. All of the proceeds support the Outreach services, which are extended to neighbors in need on the Sea Islands.
Designed by internationally renowned golf course architect Rees Jones, The Golf Club at Briar's Creek is the first golf course in the state of South Carolina to be certified in the Audubon Signature Cooperative Sanctuary Program, allowing the golfer to enjoy a round in a natural wildlife setting. Following play, golfers and guests will enjoy dinner at the newly opened clubhouse.
The $350 entry fee includes golf fees, lunch, refreshments, cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and dinner on the grounds at the new golf lodge. There will also be door prizes and gift bags. Space is limited. Entries will be prioritized by date received.
The Mission of Our Lady of Mercy Community Outreach Services Inc. is to provide educational, health, housing and outreach services, to people in need on James, Johns and Wadmalaw Islands, while encouraging and supporting self-esteem and self-sufficiency.
For more information and/or a registration form please contact Our Lady of Mercy Outreach at 559- 4109.
Fundraiser for Red Cross
The Carolina Lowcountry Chapter of the American Red Cross is holding a fundraising event Oct. 3 at Freshfields Village. The Red Cross has an immediate need to raise funds for its Disaster Relief Fund. The organization is still providing 400,000 meals a day to people in the New Orleans area.
Partial proceeds from the Oyster Roast and barbecue will go to the Red Cross. For more information or to contribute, contact Red Cross development associate Nancy Olson at the North Charelston branch at 764-2323, ext. 355, or olsonn@usa.redcross.org.
Spirit Award seeks grant nominees
The Walker Phenomenal Spirit Award is offering a $1000 one-time grant to a woman 35 or older to help fund a project, activity or event that fulfills a heartfelt desire. The purpose of The Walker Phenomenal Spirit Award is to help a middle-aged woman achieve a goal that has just been beyond reach and satisfies a very personal aspiration.
The award will not provide funds for daily personal or household expenses such as day care, gas, car repairs, etc. The award check will go directly to a third party for an expense such as training or equipment. Applications must be received at the Center for Women by Friday, Oct. 31, to be eligible.
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