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Mayor Daniel Rickenmann Kicks-Off “Sistercare Saturdays” To Raise Funds for Sistercare

By September 15, 2023No Comments

Who: Mayor Daniel J. Rickenmann, Fifth Judicial Circuit Solicitor Byron E. Gibson, Office of Violent Crime Prevention Director Trevon Fordham, WIS-TV Producer/Anchor Sierra Artemus, City of Columbia Police Department, Columbia-Richland Fire Department, Richland County Sheriff’s Department, City of Columbia’s Public Relations, Media & Marketing Department and Sistercare.

What: The City of Columbia’s Public Relations, Media and Marketing Department is hosting two 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. We will have a dunking booth on both Saturdays, in which you can pay to dunk Mayor Rickenmann, who will be joining us on September 16th, as well as others throughout both Saturdays. We will also have yard games for anyone to play, information tables and popcorn for anyone who donates!

Only cash will be accepted for the dunking booth. If you don’t feel like participating or are unable to participate, you can still donate to Sistercare on-site. You are also able to sign-up to join us for our Mayor’s Walk Against Domestic Violence on Saturday, October 7th at Page Ellington Park.

Special thanks to the Columbia Museum of Art for the utilization of Boyd Plaza for this fundraising event to help change the lives of many throughout our community!

WHEN: Tomorrow, Saturday, September 16 at 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

WHERE: Boyd Plaza, Columbia Museum of Art, 1515 Main St., Columbia, SC 29201