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Speak for Animals’ eighth Annual Spa for Spays will be held Saturday, May 5, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Marriott at One Parkway East. The $40 Spa Service ticket includes a 20-minute spa service, appetizers, wine, group classes and a silent auction. A $15 event access ticket includes everything except the spa service. Proceeds raised at Spa for Spays help fund the low-cost spay neuter program for animals in need. Service appointments must be made in advance with Jennifer at 864-467-0495. For more information, visit http://spaforspays2012.eventbrite.com. On June 2 at 8:15 a.m., the seventh edition of the Safe Harbor Cycle Tour will roll out from the Civic Center in Iva. The ride benefits Safe Harbor, a nonprofit organization serving victims of domestic violence and their children in Anderson, Greenville, Pickens and Oconee counties. The Cycle Tour starts in Iva and then rolls into northern Abbeville County through hills that form the banks of the Savannah River, Lake Russell and Lake Secession. Then the course heads back into southern Anderson County where the terrain levels. After the Cycle Tour, lunch awaits under the outdoor canopy beside the Civic Center. Riders can choose between a 25-mile or 65-mile course. The $40 registration fee includes a T-shirt, lunch, snacks, SAG, and course map. Or, register for $110 for an event jersey as well! All proceeds from this event will benefit Safe Harbor. Register online at www.safeharborcycletour.org. NAMI Greenville (National Alliance on Mental Illness) is hosting the NAMIGreenville 5K Walk on Saturday, June 2, as part of their Strike Out Stigma campaign to help raise donations for the nonprofit, as well as raise awareness of mental illness in the Greenville community. Registration for the walk will be at 8 a.m. and the walk will begin at 9 a.m. at Fluor Field. There is no fee to walk as entry is by donation. The NAMI-Greenville 5K Walk will begin on the field and will tour around the streets of the city and the Swamp Rabbit Trail before ending at Fluor Field. After the walk, activities will include music and comedy shows. In addition, there will be booths with mental and general health information. Chick-filA will be offering breakfast and lunch items for sale with a portion of the sales going to NAMI. For information, visit www.strikeoutstigma.com. Participants in the walk earn a chance to be entered into a contest for an eight-day cruise for every $50 of online donations. Generations Group Homes will host its annual Luncheon for Second Chances on May 16 at the TD Convention Center. The event will provide attendees with an opportunity to learn more about Generations’ programs and its mission to stop and prevent the cycle of sexual abuse among adolescent boys. As a nationally accredited nonprofit organization that works with at-risk boys ages 10-19, Generations offers structured, specialized programs that give its residents both a place to heal and the
opportunity for a second chance. To date, the nonprofit has graduated over 800 boys from its programs with a 98 percent success rate of them never being incarcerated for the same offense again. Individuals interested in learning more about Generations’ Luncheon for Second Chances, or who would like to attend the event as a guest, are welcome to visit www.generationsgrouphome.com, or contact Roseanne Brown at Roseanne@generationsgroup.com. Furman University will host the first annual Joseph Vaughn Memorial Scholarship Golf Tournament Saturday, May 26, at 9 a.m. at the Furman Golf Course. Deadline for entry is Friday, May 4. The cost for participating in the tournament is $75 for individuals and $280 for a team of four. Hole sponsorships are available. Lunch and gift bags are included in the entry fee. Prizes are awarded for first, second and third place, longest drive and closest to the pin. For more information, contact Idella Glenn in Multicultural Affairs at 864294-3104 or idella.glenn@furman.edu. Freeman & Major Architects has completed a project for Greenville-based non-profit organization Homes of Hope, developing prototype low-income housing for the Homes of Hope LoCAL Program. The LoCAL program’s goal is to produce housing that is long-term, compact, affordable and LEED™ Certified. Homes of Hope seeks to offer three solutions through its LoCal program. It offers affordable housing for poverty-level families that is energy efficient; affordable housing for poverty level families that builds assets through appreciation; and better jobs through job training and the opportunity to become a LEED™ Green Associate through a training provided by the United States Green Building Council South Carolina Chapter for the men participating in Homes of Hope’s discipleship and recovery program. The prototype house design is a compact 864 square feet that includes a great room, kitchen, two bedrooms, one bath, a laundry area and a study nook. Each home features a generous front porch to extend living space to the outdoors. Freeman & Major also produced several customization features for the prototype, including: two expansion options, which either adds an additional bedroom and bath, or a room that can be used as a dining or sunroom; and six exterior designs that allow for flexibility in a planned neighborhood. Send us your announcement. E-mail: greenvillecommunity@greenvillejournal.com
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