Monthly Archives: April, 2012

My first Dragon Boat Upstate Festival

I can’t believe I haven’t attended a Dragon Boat Upstate Festival before this year! What an amazing experience to see so many people join together for one purpose: to paddle for cancer research and rehabilitation through the GHS Cancer Center and the Institute for Translational Oncology Research (ITOR). I was humbled by the overall experience, [...]

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Dragon Boat week is here!

In celebration of Dragon Boat Upstate Festival week (the event is this Saturday, April 21 at Portman Marina on Lake Hartwell), I’d like to share another story from one of our paddlers. It’s been an honor to collect these stories from our paddlers – it reminds me how truly important this festival and its fundraising [...]

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Children’s Hospital Sun Fun Carnival

The carnival’s coming to town, y’all. On April 29, the Children’s Hospital Sun Fun Carnival rolls back into the Healing Garden at Greenville Memorial Hospital. I know from being there and snapping photos that it’s a fun, special day, and I know that it’s one of the highlights of my year. But that’s just my [...]

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