October 12, 2016
Location:
Rudolph Gordon Elementary School
1507 Scuffletown Road
Simpsonville, South Carolina 29681
Description of Event (Please share as much info as you can):
This was a school carnival for Rudolph Gordon Elementary School in Simpsonville, SC. We arrived shortly after the carnival began. This school, which is the only thing on Scuffletown Road for miles in any direction, was already overflowing. It is a very nice, recently built facility, but I had problems finding a place to park due to the already crowded lot. I unloaded, was escorted inside to our changing area, and joined Teddy and Alex who had arrived a few minutes earlier. Alton Ouzts, who we are trying to convince to join the Legion, met up with us and played Vader for the kids. After we all got suited up, Shannon Petrus (one of the event organizers) escorted us to our spot in front of the DJ’s area. It took us a while to make the nearly 100-foot journey as we were mobbed by fans young and old almost immediately. We posed for too many photos to count and danced with the kids to songs us old guys could keep up with like Electric Slide, Cha-Cha Slide, Wobble, etc. We had a few rowdies that wanted to run by and push or hit us, but our handlers put a stop to that. Thanks, guys! We had a photo-op with some real life heroes from the local fire department and sheriff’s office, even a K9 officer. For kicks, we had our picture made in a hot air balloon gondola at the Remax photo booth. We ended the evening with more dancing and pictures with the kids. Lots of fun had by all at this surprisingly large school carnival. The event organizer reported there were over 1000 in attendance!
Did this event support a charity? If yes, which charity?:
Yes. Organizer has pledged to make a donation to the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in the name of the Carolina Garrison/501st Legion.
Event Length (Hours):
3 hours.
Direct Funds Raised? (Money raised directly by the Carolina Garrison):(delete this section if not applicable)
$150
Carolina Garrison Members in Attendance:
1. Bryan Roller (TK-14082)
2. Teddy Hatcher (TK-71063)
3. Alex Brown (TI-3855)
Handlers:
1. Dee Nations
2. Judy Ouzts
Check out some of the event photos below: (please post pictures rather than picture links)
Rudolph Gordon Elementary School... very nice!
Pictures, pictures, and more pictures!
TK-14082 (me) doing the Electric Slide!
Posing with some real life heroes...
...and a K9 officer!
Hot air balloon hijinx...
Due to Imperial budget cutbacks, TI-3855 desperately tries to pilot his new TIE fighter!
Buckets off! (left to right) Alex Brown TI-3855, Bryan Roller TK-14082, and Teddy Hatcher TK-71063. The butterfly on Teddy's chest plate is a sticker given to him by a small child at the carnival.
