An annual fundraiser for the Wake County SPCA, this year’s 3K Walk and Woodstock event was the first time the Carolina Garrison has been invited to team up to help support the homeless pets of Wake County. Despite the threatening weather we had a very successful troop. Highlights were standing at the start line to […]
Read More… from April 2 – SPCA K9 3K and Woofstock (Cary, NC)
The Charleston City Paper, the same paper that featured 501st members as the cover story in December 2015, invited us to attend the annual VIP Party for “Best of Charleston” (Charleston City Paper) winners and special guests. This was an exclusive Invitation-Only event featuring: open bar, heavy hors d’ouvres, live music and a “Who’s Who” […]
Read More… from March 24 – VIP Party for “Best of Charleston 2016” (Charleston, SC)
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)
