Grand Strand Miracle League – a baseball league for specials needs people played on a solid surface ball field. We suited up at a nearby gym and walked to the field. It was opening day and was also the the “Celebrity Challenge” – needless to say we were a big hit! Lot’s of photos, we […]
Read More… from March 19 – Grand Strand Miracle League (Myrtle Beach,SC)
Chris is a future member of the 501st. Chris and Dana asked for no wedding presents but instead asked for donations to the Brenners Children’s Hospital. The 501st Showed up in force and was able to help raise money for the hospital in the name of there daughter Katie Williams. Katie is a Cancer survivor […]
Lady of Lordes Catholic School had a fundraiser for a new cafeteria they had baskets the kids bought raffle tickets for and had a chance to win. They had a really awesome star wars basket a little girl won. Ernie and I had fun even getting mobbed by overly happy little ones but that’s why […]
Read More… from March 2 – Black And White Ball (Raleigh, NC)
Well, another successful Captains Comic and Toy Expo has come and gone. This was the fourth year in a row that the Carolina Garrison has participated at this great 2-day Expo filled with comics, toys, art, costuming, special guests, and more.  This was a very fun weekend but was definitely tiring. Seeing the smiles on […]
Read More… from Feb. 20-21 – 8th annual Captains Comic & Toy Expo (Mt. Pleasant, SC)
The Empire sent a detachment from the occupation of the Captain’s Expo over to the other side of Patriot’s Point to scope out Mt Pleasant’s Winterfest. This was not a great day for the city to organize an event around man-made snow for family entertainment, given that the high temperature or the day was in […]
Read More… from Feb. 20 – Carolina Children’s Charity Winterfest 2016 (Mt. Pleasant, SC)
This was the first time members of the Carolina Garrison have worked a National Hockey League game, and very exciting. It was a Friday evening game which made our big turnout even more impressive. We had troopers come from the beach and Charlotte. With all our legal rights successfully waived we entered the bowels of […]
Read More… from Feb. 19 – Carolina Hurricanes Star Wars Night (Raleigh, NC)
Around the end of December 2015, I found out about the Prepare-A-Meal program that the Ronald McDonald House has. My wife and I organized our dinner that we prepared for our local Ronald McDonald House of Charleston. This program provides a much needed service to families who are supporting their sick children and often don’t […]
Read More… from Feb. 13 – Prepare-A-Meal @ Ronald McDonald House (Charleston, SC)
On Feb. 9, members of the Carolina Garrison attended the annual achievement night where the 4-H’ers in Forsyth County celebrate their previous year of projects; these can range from competing in public speaking to a wide variety of community service projects. In 2015 alone, the Forsyth County 4-H youth community service hours totaled 3,312. At […]
Read More… from Feb. 9 – Forsyth County 4-H Achievement Night (Winston-Salem, NC)
An event was planned, “January Joyfestâ€, January 30, 2016, which will took place in the upscale Cattails restaurant at the Mudcats Stadium in Zebulon, NC. The goal of the event was to help raise enough money to grant one wish ($7500) for the Make-A-Wish Foundation and to generally have fun. The final total raised by […]
We had a great time the other day at the The FORCE of Popular Culture Star Wars Exhibit here in Asheville NC. The location put on a great event for people of all ages, from collection items spanning the whole life of Star Wars to activities for kids. The staff was very excited to have […]
Read More… from Jan. 16 – FORCE of Pop Culture Exhibit (Asheville, NC)
