Story With Santa In The Garden

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Thank You Elves & Sponsors

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Rock Hill Outdoor Center Update

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Veterans Tribute At Glencairn

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Brick Campaign 5

Sponsorship, Honorariums & Memorials

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Cherry Park Field Sponsor

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Our Mission

The Rock Hill Parks Foundation will enhance our community’s quality of life above and beyond the Parks, Recreation & Tourism Department’s normal operating budget.

Invest Today… Benefit Tomorrow

The Rock Hill Parks

Foundation is a nonprofit

fund administered by the

York County Foundation,

an affiliate of the

Foundation for the

Carolinas. Its vision is to

raise enough capital for

the endowment fund

which will support the

annual operating

expenses for the Rock

Hill parks system.

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A Story With Santa In The Garden!! at Glencairn

With a crisp chill in the air and lots of warm holiday spirit, the setting was perfect for this annual event which took place on Saturday, December 3rd, 11:30am on the front porch of the Bigger House at Glencairn Garden. More than 450 excited children and adults filled with anticipation of the season came out to Glencairn to see Santa Claus. Ole St. Nick thrilled the

children of all ages and read the holiday classic “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer”. After the story, the children were invited to tell Santa what was on their “Wish List” this year, while parents were encouraged to take photographs.

The garden was a flurry with activity! While waiting for their turn to sit on the big guy’s lap... the children were invited to participate in several holiday craft projects provided by the Parks, Recreation & Tourism Department Outdoor Recreation Environmental Education (OREE) staff and the American Red Cross manned the Holiday Mail for Heroes table.

Of course no visit with Santa would be complete without hot chocolate & cookies! The Rock Hill Galleria made the event even more special by giving all of the children elf hats, holiday stickers and candy canes! What a wonderful storybook ending!

HAPPY NEW YEAR! from the Parks Foundation

Santa’s elves Stephanie, Hope, Lorchele and Terry assist with the

craft tables pictured below.

Magical Images of

Santa takes a well deserved break to enjoy a coke and a smile!

Below the children adjust their elf hats.

Santa arrived in style with a sleigh decorated courtesy of the PRT staff.

Below - one of the children enjoying the story.

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Thank You To All Of The Elves For Your Help!

Holiday Mail For Heroes!

Arts and crafts with a purpose! Katharine Correll, Upper Palmetto American Red Cross, Director and her husband helped the children at Story With Santa In The Garden create their very own special “Holiday Mail for Heroes” at Glencairn Garden.

The Red Cross collected holiday cards for distribution on military bases and hospitals, veterans' hospitals and other locations in the U.S. and abroad during the holidays.

Decorated For The Season! Thank you Town and Country Garden Club for making the Bigger House at Glencairn Garden so beautiful for the holiday season! For the second year, members of the Town and Country Garden Club decorated the exterior of the Bigger House including the railings at the Bigger House Patio.

The volunteers collect a variety of native greens from their properties and made the Bigger House porch magical for "A Story With Santa In The Garden".

The Town and Country Garden Club won the Christmas Beautification Award for Community Service from The Garden Club of South Carolina, Inc. for the December 2010 Bigger House. The team that decorated this year included Dorothy Duke, Rita Heath, Becky Byrd, Margaret Giles, Sallie Wilson, Marilyn Hakim, and Laura Mallard. Thank you for being Friends of Glencairn!

A Special Thanks!

For the fourth year in a row, the Rock Hill Galleria has helped make " A Story With Santa In The Garden" a special event.

They not only give us a direct line to Santa but they provide, reindeer antlers or elf hats and of course candy canes for all to enjoy. This year we also have to thank Sonic restaurant for providing tasty biscuits for breakfast for all of the elves working that day.

They enjoyed it! The happy PRT elves are pictured below.

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Rock Hill Outdoor Center at Riverwalk Progress Report …

The Giordana Velodrome Sponsored by Gita Sporting Goods, Ltd. is on track to open early 2012!

The 250-meter-track with the steepest bank being 42.5 degrees is being built to Olympic standards, endorsed by USA Cycling, will be the host location for national and UCI caliber events while introducing the local community to the Olympic sport of track cycling.

Sponsor Pitches in for a Great Cause! The Hampton Inn of Rock Hill is the sponsor for field #1 at Cherry Park. Thank You! On Saturday, November 12th the Hampton Inn General Manager Eddie Bosch, sales coordinator Sue Waldon and Chief Engineer Mike Furr brought several elves to help collect toys from participants and spectators of the “Toys for Happiness” adult softball tournament. All of the toys and donations collected were to benefit the Children's Attention Home. Thank you for your support!

Piedmont Medical Center Trail

The Piedmont Medical Center Trail is a 2 ¼ mile asphalt trail offering scenic views of the Catawba River and a great location for outdoor activities. The is part of the City of Rock Hill’s Trails and Greenways System as well as the Carolina Thread Trail, a regional network of trails and greenways spanning 15 counties and connecting over two million people. The trail will eventually connect to other parts of the Riverwalk development. Pictured left are two of the five new sponsorship signs that are posted along the trail. Thank you Piedmont for your support!

For more information about the Sponsorship Opportunities at the Velodrome or the Rock Hill Outdoor Center please feel free to contact Merritt Croom at (803) 329-5620 or mcroom@cityofrockhill.com or visit www.rockhillrocks.com.

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Honoring Our Veterans at Glencairn Garden

A Tribute to Veterans Ceremony was held at the Veterans Garden in Glencairn Friday, November 11th at 11am. This patriotic program honored the dedicated men and women of the military.

Glencairn Garden has long been an oasis in the middle of the City's historic Old Town. It’s the perfect place to honor and memorialize the sacrifice of those who have given much to our community and nation.

The Veterans Garden located on Edgemont Avenue is a lasting tribute to past, present and future members of the military. This feature, a stunning addition to the Garden was possible due to the sponsorship and partnership of the American Legion Post 34, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2889 and the City of Rock Hill. The gracefully curving wall of the facility is an iconic feature in the Garden.

The Rock Hill High School Jr. ROTC participated in the pro-gram and presented the different service branches colors.

Veteran Wall at Glencairn Garden. The honor guard presents the twenty - one gun salute as

tribute to veterans.

Personalize a Brick at Glencairn

The Friendship Circle

Be among the first to purchase a personalized commemorative brick at Glencairn Garden in the Circle of Friends Area of the Garden. Your decorative brick will be engraved with your selected name or phrase and will become a lasting tribute, paving the way for generations to come. (See sample brick below)

The Veterans Garden Are you looking for a unique and timeless gift for a service member? Glencairn Garden is offering you the opportunity to purchase an engraved brick in the Veterans Garden. They serve as a fitting and permanent tribute to the men and women who have courageously served and are serving their country. Each arch represents a branch in the U.S. armed forces, P.O.W.s and those missing in action. Bricks may be purchased to honor and remember those who have fallen or are missing in action.

Print your engraving information exactly as you want it to appear on the brick. Like the bricks in the Circle of Friends area each brick has three centered lines. However, there are only fourteen characters per line. Each letter, number, punctuation mark, symbol, or space is considered a character. In keeping with the reverence and respect for this special place in the Garden, please confine message to name, rank, and dates of service only. Bricks will be placed in front of corresponding Branch Service Arch while space is available.

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Rock Hill Parks Foundation P.O. Box 11706, Rock Hill, South Carolina 29731-1706

For more information, please contact the Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Department at (803) 329-5620

have enclosed my check or money order payable to:

I’ll Pave the Way!!

FIRST BRICK OR PAVER

Engraving Information: Print information exactly as you want it to appear on your brick or paver. Only one character (letter, number, punctuation mark or space) per block as shown in the examples below. There are three lines and up to twenty-one characters per line. Each line will be centered on the brick. Check your order carefully. The purchaser is responsible for misspellings sent in on the order form. Please confine message to name and dates only. The Glencairn Garden Committee reserves the right to refuse any submission that it determines to be inappropriate. Allow 3 – 4 weeks to receive acknowledgement notes. Please respond promptly with any corrections. No phone orders, refunds or cancellations. Bricks will be engraved twice a year. If ordering two or more bricks, please enclose information on a separate sheet of paper.

Please reserve my personalized brick(s) or paver(s) n the Glencairn Garden Circle of Friends.

Name ______________________________

Phone ______________________________

Please Acknowledge _____________________________

Address ____________________________

City _______________________________

State _______________________________

Personalized Brick

Number of Bricks (4x8) _______________ At $100 each: $ _________ Total

Personalized Paver

Number of Bricks (8x8) _______________ At $250 each: $ _________ Total

SECOND BRICK OR PAVER

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INVEST TODAY BENEFIT TOMORROW

PARKS, RECREATION& TOURISM

DONATE NOW! Invest in the future and make an immediate impact on Rock Hill’s recreational programs and facilities by supporting the Rock Hill Parks Foundation. Mail Checks to: Rock Hill Parks Foundation PO Box 11706 Rock Hill, SC 29731 Donate Online: www.fftc.org/donate Gifts and donations to the Foundation can be designated. For more information, call (803) 329-5620.

HONORARIUMS & MEMORIALS Make a donation to the Rock Hill Parks Foundation in someone else's honor or memory. The Gift Recipient will receive a personal acknowledgement from the Foundation advising them of your gift and outlining the wonderful facilities and programs that will be supported in honor or memory of a loved one.

Foundation Donations, Honorariums and Memorials GLENCAIRN GARDEN BRICKS

BRICKS AT CIRCLE OF FRIENDS

IN MEMORY OF JOHN A. HARDIN Dan, John & Martie

IN MEMORY OF MARTHA SIMS HARDIN Martie Curran

IN MEMORY OF VIOLET JANE HOVIS Melissa Sullivan & Family

IN HONOR OF THE FAMILY Ed and Becky Thompson

IN HONOR OF LILLIAN, HAYNE SUSAN & ELEANOR WILKERSON Forrest and Totty Wilkerson

IN HONOR OF WOODY & PHELPS MOORE Forrest and Totty Wilkerson

IN HONOR OF DENNIS & CONNIE SEELY Mom, Dad, Michele & Bill

IN HONOR OF J. KEVIN & ALISON GRAY Alison Gray

IN HONOR OF WELSH FAMILY Jim, Sheree Brian & Amy

IN HONOR OF ANN SCOTT TERRY Come See Me Festival MEMBERSHIP BRICKS AT CIRCLE OF FRIENDS

SUZIE AND NELSON WRIGHT

BARRE, GILDA & MARGO MITCHELL

SIMMS McDOWELL LIETNER II

THE PITTS FAMILY

CODY DANIEL COKE

LARRY AND KATHY WILSON

LIB PATRICK

TAYLOR WOODWARD SMITH

SPECIAL GRANDCHILDREN BLAKE & DELANEY DAVIS

SPECIAL GRANDCHILDREN TAYLOR, PEYTON & COALSON WILLIAMS

ROCK HILL COCA COLA BOTTLING COMPANY

IN HONOR OF STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS THE PEEPLES FAMILY

VETERANS GARDEN BRICKS

IN MEMORY OF FRED E. BURGER The Family IN MEMORY OF GEORGE M. HEARN Martha Hearn IN MEMORY OF CLAYTON L. LEMON Jeannine Heath IN MEMORY OF KENNETH H. MUHVICH Manning and Sheila Kimmel IN MEMORY OF ROBERT E. BROWN Manning and Sheila Kimmel IN MEMORY OF ETHAL E. MUHVICH Manning and Sheila Kimmel ROCK HILL PARKS FOUNDATION Educational Community Garden Brothers Reaching Out

GLENCAIRN GARDEN FUND Master Gardeners of York County IN MEMORY OF MR. JOHN A. HARDIN

James and Kack Hardin IN HONOR OF ALLEN AND JEANNINE HEATH

Totty Wilkerson CHILDREN’S GARDEN IN MEMORY OF JULIET BRICE Ed and Becky Thompson IN HONOR OF BEN BRIDGES Ed and Becky Thompson IN HONOR OF GUY & LISA ECHOLS Ed and Becky Thompson IN HONOR OF JED & CHARLOTTE THOMPSON Ed and Becky Thompson IN HONOR OF BENTLEY & LUCAS THOMPSON Ed and Becky Thompson

FACILITY DONATIONS

RIVER PARK

Richard Houk

EVENT SPONSORSHIPS

A STORY WITH SANTA IN THE GARDEN Rock Hill Galleria, Sonic and the Town and Country Garden Club

SHOPPING WITH THE ELVES

Anonymous, Myra Davis, Jean Parham and Janet Tindal