| St. Pat’s in Five Points Contributes $50,000 to Local Charities |
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Each year, local non-profit organizations provide volunteers who contribute man hours to make St. Pat’s in Five Points possible. The success of the 2010 festival made it possible to donate $50,000 to the wonderful local charities. “Without these volunteers St. Pat’s in Five Points would not be successful,” said Don McCallister, Five Points Association President. “They provide us an invaluable service and donating part of the festival’s revenue is our way of saying thank-you. Local non-profits are an integral part of Columbia and we enjoy being able to support them financially, particularly during these difficult economic times.” The success of St. Pat’s in Five Points has allowed for nearly $2 million to benefit local charities over the celebrations 26-year history.
Charities who recieved donations from the 2010 festival: Sexual Trauma Services Vietnam Vets Columbia Opportunity Resource Impact Columbia Project Pet Sierra Club MLK Neighborhood Association Knights of Columbus Capital City Shag Club Keep the Midlands Beautiful USC Upward Bound Ancient Order of Hibernians United Way Association of the US Army Keenan High School Zion Baptist Church Richland County Casa Harvest Hope Dickerson Center SC Hispanic Coalition Daisy Troop 438 SC HIV/AIDS City Year Sister Care
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