WE NEED YOUR HELP TO GET THIS
$250,000 PEPSI GRANT TO
RENOVATE THE MACK

The McCormick Arts Council (MACK) has received notification that we are in the running for a Pepsi grant. We now need your assistance in voting for our project.

Rules for voting:

 

Each Participant in the Grant Program will also be allowed up to ten (10) but only once per day for a specific contestant.  Votes each day of each Voting Period.  For purposes of voting, a “day” shall be defined as the 24-hour period beginning at 12:00:01 a.m. ET and ending at 11:59:59 p.m. ET.

 

Limit one (1) registration per person/email address regardless whether you are registering as a Voter or as a Participant.

 
To vote: 

 

1.  Click on this link
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2.  Click on "Browse Ideas & Vote"

3.  Click on "$250,000"

4.  Click on "Shuffled Ideas" and choose

      "Near You"

5.  Scroll down to Idea # 272 "Renovate Keturah Hotel"

6. Vote for this idea

7.  Follow onscreen directions

 

2010 CALENDARS AVAILABLE

 

        The MACK is proud to announce the infamous calendar project has hit the presses.  A handful of the most involved participants in the programs and events at the MACK have created an exciting spin on the traditional calendar posing as there own version of a monthly masterpiece.  Each portrait is stunning and unique many thanks to the unimaginable talent of our photographer Anna Reed and her Nanny Goat Photography.  The women involved deserve an ovation for their courage, tenacity and determination to follow through with this particularly sensational project.

The MACK is proud to be represented by such a bold, brave and beautiful group of women. We ask for your support and pride as we have dared to expose a level of dedication never before seen in our community.  Calendars may be purchased for $10, at the MACK.  All proceeds are to support the MACK and its future civic and artistic endeavors.

HIGH TEA RECIPE BOOKLETS

 

The 2009 High Tea Recipe booklets with all the delicious tea sandwiches and sweets are available for purchase at the MACK beginning November 6.  Many people requested recipes and now is your chance to obtain them.  Stop in and purchase your copy now.

 

SOUPER BOWL COOK-OFF COOKBOOKS

 

     Cookbooks with the recipes from all the wonderful soups at the 2nd Annual "Souper Bowl" Cook-off will be available at the MACK for only $5.00.  Stop in and pick one up.

 

Watson-Brown Grant

 

The McCormick Arts Council is the recipient of a grant in the amount of $1350 from the Watson-Brown Foundation Junior Board of Thomson, Georgia.  The grant will  enable the McCormick County Archive Repository to restore and preserve currently held documents, and to collect, preserve and make available to the public future collections of historical materials.  The grant will also provide for archival training for a volunteer archivist. 

The Junior Board of Trustees is a talented group of local high school students whose exclusive mission is to preserve local history. Supported by area school systems, this educational initiative fosters civic responsibility, heightens an appreciation for local history, and introduces the students to the world of philanthropy.

$25,000 in grants are awarded annually to worthwhile preservation projects in the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA) of Georgia and South Carolina. During the school year, the Junior Board conducts research, pre-grant inquiries and site visits. Preservation awards are made in June.

 

The MACK recognizes the South Carolina Arts Commission and appreciates their support in the arts.  Please click on 'Related Site Links' in the menu on the left.  You may then click on the South Carolina Arts Commission to visit their website.

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We also would like to invite you to visit the Heritage Corridor website by clicking on the related site link option in the menu on the left and then selecting South Carolina Heritage Corridor.  The MACK is proud to be one of the destinations on the South Carolina Heritage Corridor.