Carolina Garrison

Welcome Lucas, I'm in South Carolina and also assembling the costume from ep.1

There are two Facebook groups with a ton of great info and recommended vendor lists.
The first was set up by a 501st member I've known for a while now.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/594812984625855/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The second is a more generalized group.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/495779494260405/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

By far the best helmet I've seen yet has come from Artisan FX on Facebook. Warning, its not cheap. Also check out jsnprops.

I'll let the Officer team weigh in on the branding on the bell. My personal take would be that for visiting members, if you're approved with the branding then it's fine. But again, best we get the command staff to sign off.

Regardless, happy holidays and all the best to you and yours. Looking forward to seeing you in 2019!

Hi Dave, thanks for reaching out! I'm about a 4 hr drive away, but I will circulate this to the North Carolina folks and see what type of interest we can generate.

Wishing you and your family all the best over the holiday season.

- Cheers, James

Caroline!! So glad to meet ya. I hope you didn't freeze out there too much. Looking forward to next time. Hit us up on Facebook and we will add you to some of the group's.

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- Best, James

Date:
Event Start: 10/20/18 - 10 am
Event End: 10/20/18 - 5 pm

Location:
Venue: Conference Center at Trident Technical College
Venue address: 7000 Rivers Ave, North Charleston, SC 29406
North Charleston , South Carolina
29406

Description:
local one day comic book convention with a Halloween theme. There will be 80 different vendors and artist in attendance, along with trick or treat stations, panels that run through out the day, and a costume contest to end the event. We have also allocated a large storage space by the stage for 501st members and the facility has large bathrooms with plenty of room for costume changes.
Referred by: We have the pleasure of knowing many of the 501st members through our store, Soundwave Comics.

Did this event support a charity? If yes, which charity?:
No

Event Length (Hours):
7 hours

Crossover Invite to Rebel Legion / R2 Builders Club / Mandalorian Mercs Allowed? (Please verify which group(s) can be included):
Yes. All.

Carolina Garrison Members in Attendance:
1. Taylor S. (Kylo)
2. Sheryl P. (TK)
3. Chris P. (TX)
4. Chris G. (Scout)
5. John C. (Officer)

Handlers:
1. James C.

Crossover Attendees from the Rebel Legion / R2 Builders Club / Mando Mercs:
1. Kyle A. (R2)

Check out some of the event photos below: (please post pictures rather than picture links)

Date:
July 7th, 2018

Location:
Cayce Speedway, South Carolina

Description of Event (Please share as much info as you can):
Curing Kids Cancer and the Derrick family are excited to be teaming up for Landon's Jeep Jamboree with Curing Kids Cancer! This event is making Landon's dream of seeing lots of Jeeps from across the country come true while donating all proceeds to one of his favorite organizations - Curing Kids Cancer!

Trooper's Take
This event was a blast! Lots of activity and interest, we were busy the entire time! Such a rewarding experience to meet little Landon and his family. He was shocked to see us (the best expression ever)! We did deliver some wrapped gifts to him (which I'm sure he will love). We also met Miss Soda City, and we were present on stage for the live auction. Our Jawa passed out trinkets to all the kids (gold coins, gems and the like).

Changing facility was an old ticket booth. While a bit worn-for-wear, I've changed in far worse.

Our hosts were great, and treated us really well and thanked us profusely for coming out.

We brought, ice cold drinks, sandwiches, fruit and desert for any trooper that wanted to partake.

Did this event support a charity? If yes, which charity?:
Yes, Curing Kids Cancer.

Event Length (Hours):
4 hours
Event Start: 07/07/18 - 5:00 PM
Event End: 07/07/18 - 9:00 PM

Indirect Funds Raised (Total money raised by event):(delete this section if not applicable)
$16,000+ Several large checks were written as well as many items for sale and auction

Carolina Garrison Members in Attendance:
1. James 77766 (Heavy Weapons Trooper)
2. Shawn (Heavy Weapons Trooper)
4. Oliver (Jawa)
5. Amy 67776 (IC/TI Bridge Crew/Pilot Reserve)

Handlers:
1. Amy

Check out some of the event photos below:
Full set of video and pictures (48 so far) can be found here. Feel free to download and share.
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