Who: Columbia Police Chief William “Skip” Holbrook, Director of Violent Crime Prevention Trevon Fordham, Public Fire Education Officer Ariel Thomas, Columbia Police Department Sergeant Allen Brinson Jr., Sistercare, Columbia Police Department, Richland County Sheriff’s Department, and the City of Columbia Public Relations, Media & Marketing Department.
What: The City of Columbia’s Public Relations, Media and Marketing Department is hosting the first of three fundraising events for Sistercare, which helps victims and families recover from domestic violence. Join us in downtown Columbia during the Soda City market to raise funds and bring awareness to this violence. We will have a dunking booth, raffle drawings featuring local Columbia businesses and free yard games to enjoy. There will also be information booths from Sistercare, our local public safety partners and the City of Columbia.
Tickets for the dunk booth are $5 for three throws, $10 for seven throws and $30 for an instant dunk.
To buy tickets online for either the dunk booth and raffle prices in advance, please visit https://sistercare.harnessgiving.org/campaigns/15338. Once you have placed your donation, please provide a confirmation receipt of your donation amount at Sistercare Saturdays to redeem your donation for tickets for the dunk booth or raffle drawings.
To buy tickets in person for Sistercare Saturdays, please visit City Hall (1737 Main St.) on weekdays (Monday-Friday) from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Reach out to the Public Relations, Media & Marketing Department at (803) 545-3020 and someone will be happy to assist you!
If you are unable to participate, you can still donate to Sistercare on-site or online. You are also able to sign-up to join us for our Mayor’s Walk Against Domestic Violence on Saturday, October 5, at Page Ellington Park.
Special thanks to the Soda City Market for the accommodating us on Main Street. This fundraising event aims to change the lives of many throughout our community.
WHEN: Tomorrow, July 27, 2024 from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
WHERE: Soda City Market, Intersection of Main Street and Hampton Street