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Help Sebastian “Bash Cancer” at a fundraiser this weekend

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A local mom got the news every parent dreads. Her sweet boy has a rare and aggressive form of cancer and this family needs our help.

Forgive me for this being just a quick post, but I want to get the information out there. Sebastian Moran, a Myrtle Beach 11 year-old, is fighting for his life. This Saturday, May 23rd, Longbeard’s Bar and Grill is holding a fundraiser to help support his very worthy cause.

Organizers are looking for businesses to sponsor silent auction items and there is a GoFundMe account for anyone who’d like to contribute directly to the family. Here’s a link to the event on Facebook.

Please consider giving in some way.

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The Coastal Youth Ballet Theatre presents “An Afternoon with the Sugar Plum Fairy”

By Melissa Byers 1 Comment

The Coastal Youth Ballet Theatre’s annual presentation of The Nutcracker is one of my favorite Grand Strand holiday traditions. It’s beautiful, complete with elaborate costuming and sets. The talent is amazing and I always find myself marveling at the fact that these kids (and most adults) are locals.

On Sunday, November 23rd, the company will host An Afternoon with the Sugar Plum Fairy. There will be two seatings, the first at 1 p.m. and the second at 4 p.m.

During the event, the beautiful Sugar Plum Fairy and other characters from the show will perform, pose with guests for photos, and sweet treats will be served. The cost is $15 per person and these events are a fundraiser for the ballet company.

To purchase tickets, visit their website.

Photo: The Coastal Youth Ballet Theatre on Facebook

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Huge discount for family attractions, just in time for the holidays!

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I love a good deal, as well as fun things to do with my family, especially during the winter months. This latest social shopping deal gives me the best of both worlds. It’s also a great option for those visiting during the holidays and anyone looking for a last-minute Christmas gift.

For only $40, you get unlimited admission to the Children’s Museum of South Carolina between now and February 28, 2014, one admission to Ripley’s Aquarium, one admission to WonderWorks, and one found of mini-golf at Dragon’s Lair Fantasy Golf. Children ages 2-11 also get an fun pass for the Fun Warehouse where they get unlimited skating with a basic skate rental, unlimited use of the inflatables (for kids under 10), and a $5 arcade card.

You can buy two vouchers for $75 and four or more for $35 each. They expire on February 28, 2014 and the proceeds benefit the Children’s Museum of South Carolina.

For more information, click here. To purchase, click here!

Photo credit: Flickr

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Fundraiser for Fallon, believe in miracles!

By Melissa Byers 6 Comments

1507651_746434168108_1885382739_n — Credit: Erin Dietrich Photography on Facebook

Update 12/15/13: There has been a great response to Fallon’s fundraiser and the list of silent auction items are blowing me away. You can bid on things like a trip to Orlando, photo session, Myrtle Beach Pelicans tickets…and those are just a few examples. They’ll also have these really cool #fiercefallon t-shirts for sale. I love them!

Erin Dietrich of Erin Dietrich Photography is organizing the event. If you have a items to donate, drop them off at Erin’s studio, 3087 Deville Street in the Market Common.

God bless you and your loved ones, Fallon! <3

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On Saturday, December 28th from 1-3 p.m. there is a fundraiser at Longbeard’s in Carolina Forest for a very special little girl. Fallon, a 4th grader at St. Andrew’s Catholic Church, was recently diagnosed with brain cancer, had surgery, and is about to begin radiation in the coming weeks.

According to the Fierce Fallon Facebook page, the news isn’t good. With no treatment Fallon may be with us for six months. With aggressive treatment, she may be with us for two years. I’m going big and hoping for many, many more years than that.

I’m not sure how much I’ve conveyed this about me, but I believe in miracles. Sometimes things happen that just have no explanation. They defy logic, rational thinking, and science. Even the smartest of the smart can try to figure them out, but can’t succeed. Why? Because there is some higher power at work. Choose to believe it or not, but you can’t shake my faith in miracles and I’m hoping on one right now.

You see, I’ve got this dear friend. She’s my age and has three beautiful little boys, loving husband, and amazing family who are her world. Over the last seven (7!!!) years she’s battled two brain tumors. There have been surgeries, two YEARS of chemo, and a recent six weeks of radiation. I’ve prayed and prayed and prayed and the best news she’s heard in a few years is that her tumors are “stable” meaning they didn’t change, but they haven’t gotten smaller. I feel ashamed to admit this, but when she went for her most recent MRI I felt certain the news would be the same. In fact, I had adjusted my hopes from “major shrinkage” to ” stable” and was willing to settle for “not worse.” She traveled to an out-of-state hospital where she receives her care and I waited to hear the results. Even as I writing this, I’m tearing up. The news was 80%. More than three-quarters of the masses in her head were gone. Just as I began to accept that not much more could be done, it was. My prayers that she would grow old enough to hug her kids’ kids feels much closer and possible. And I’m praying for the same for Miss Fallon.

Since I heard of Fallon’s news from a mutual friend, I can’t get her and her family out of my mind. I don’t even know them! But what they’re going through is incredibly anguishing and my heart and prayers go out. It’s obvious they’re loved because the response to their Facebook page has been tremendous. One of the things I love most is the YouTube video put together by Fallon’s classmates at St. Andrew’s Catholic School.

God bless all children and families dealing with cancer.

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Day 15: Charity

By Melissa Byers

chairty I’m ever struck when I hear stories of others’ struggles. Hunger, poverty, illness, abuse, struggle… There are so many truly worthy causes of donation and effort. Let me him a few that touch me.

Make-A-Wish Foundation grants wishes to children dealing with a serious or terminal illness. When I have the opportunity to donate to them, I do. The parents benefiting are living my worst nightmare. They’ve had to watch their child suffer and would likely give anything to see them smile. Make-A-Wish coordinates an experience for the family that does its very best to take the physical issues away, if even just for the day. They strive to bring smiles and grant a wish.

Kidds’ Kids, founded by the late radio personality Kidd Kraddick, takes seriously and terminally ill children and their families, to Disney World. They ask for donations from listeners just one day a year. This past year they raised over $400,000 and 25 families will be making the trip.

Help4Kids is a Grand Strand-based charity that provides school supplies and food for needy children in Horry County. Every time I hear the statistics I want to cry. So many kids are experiencing food insecurity. Each Friday, volunteers from Help4Kids, deliver bags of non-perishable food to area schools for distribution. The food is to supplement the child through the weekend until he or she can get back to school for breakfast and lunch at school on Monday. To learn more about childhood hunger in our county and how you can help, check out their site.

For all of those working to provide for those in need, in any way, I’m thankful. That includes people writing checks, people couponing for the purpose of donating their free items (my awesome sister-in-law), photographers who take pictures of adoptable dogs so they’ll have a better chance of getting adopted, businesses who agree to sponsor fundraising events…I could go on and on. Thank you!

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