Red Cross Events

2009 Motorcycle Rally
This year's American Red Cross 2009 Motorcycle Rally will be held Saturday, September 12, 2009 at BMW. Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. with First Bike Out at 9:00 a.m. and Last Bike Out at 11:00 a.m. Live music provided by Mile Marker Zero
View photos from the September 12 and 13, 2008 Drag Race and Poker Run. The next Bike Rally is scheduled for Saturday, September 12, 2009.

Euro Fest 2008
View photos from the 2008 EuroFest.

A Vintage Occasion
Spartanburg's signature black-tie affair, "A Vintage Occasion" offers fine wine, extraordinary food, and amazing entertainment.  Guests are also treated to an amazing live and silent auction to benefit the Piedmont Chapter of the American Red Cross... Stay tuned for the date of the 2010 event!  More Information
Last event was held on January 24, 2009.  (Please enjoy some of the pictures from last year's event). Stay tuned for the date of the 2010 event.

Retro Fest
The South's grooviest disco party, Retro Fest, has been a crowd sell out for the past seven years.  For over a decade, Retro Fest has been the event of Spartanburg - providing the best of music, stellar costumes, and much much more!  Next event is scheduled for Saturday, February 6, 2010 at the Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium.. 
Tickets go on sale Monday, December 14th @ 10:00 a.m. at the auditorium and at the Piedmont Chapter of the American Red Cross at 104 Garner Rd, Spartanburg.
$45.00 regular admission, 8:00 p.m. - midnight; $65.00 VIP admission, 6:30 p.m. - midnight, includes two drinks and food; $1250.00 table sponsorship, includes reserved table, 10 VIP tickets, advertising in January and banner ads at the event.
We hope you will boogie for a cause at the next Retro Fest... More information
(Please enjoy some of the pictures from last year's event).

Annual Auction for Red Cross
The Red Cross has moved the annual auction from the Taste of Cherokee to a more shopper friendly version during Red Cross Month. We are asking all Cherokee County businesses to participate by donating items and services in support of this fundraising effort. The auction begins March 1st and runs through March 31st. Shoppers will submit sealed bids for each item. Each of the items will be open for bid for two weeks. A specialized web page will promote the auction, your business, and each of the items. You have two options for your donated items:

Option One
For items over $200 Retail:

• The donated item(s) remain on display at your place of business
• Shoppers will be drawn to your store to view the item
• Shoppers can bid for the item at your store or at the Red Cross office
• Winning bidder will bring a paid receipt to pick up the item

Option Two
Under $200 or Your Choice:

• The donated item or service will be on display in the Red Cross lobby
• Shoppers will bid for the item or service at the Red Cross Office
• Winning bidder will pay and pick up their item/service at the Red Cross office
  
   

Taste of Cherokee
Interim HealthCare, together with the Cherokee County Service Center, Piedmont Chapter, American Red Cross (ARC), would like to invite you to participate in A Taste of Cherokee.  The 9th annual event will be held Saturday, March 6th, 2010 from 11:30am – 3:00pm at the Broad River Electric Co-operative, 811 Hamrick Street, Gaffney.
Local businesses, organizations, and individuals sponsor tables at A Taste of Cherokee providing showcase-quality foods and drinks.  Participants are given the opportunity to sample food and obtain information regarding the respective table sponsors.  Table sponsors are the primary draw to this event.  The table sponsors compete against each other to win the coveted 1st place trophy.  This competition creates exceptionally creative table displays including costumes, props, and even skits!
Each table sponsor is responsible for setting up (including all tables) and breaking down their displays and providing non-packaged food and/or drinks or other food related sample items for 250+ people at no charge to the participants.  The table judging will take place at 11:00am.  Table spaces will be assigned on a first come first served basis, and limited to the first 38 sponsors.  Please respond early for the best table space selection.  There is no fee to be a table sponsor.
Tickets will go ON SALE February 1, 2010 - Ages 13 and older are $10 in advance and $20 at the door. Children 6 to 12 are $5 in advance and $10 at the door.  Children 5 and under are admitted free.
Tickets purchase location information will be available at a later date.

*Pictures from Taste of Cherokee on March 6th, 2008 at the First Baptist Church, Gaffney.

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