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Founded in 2001, the Ricky
Riggs Memorial Foundation was created to raise funds to
support children’s hospitals and other charitable
organizations whose activities involve the health and
education of children. The foundation name honors the
memory of Ricky Riggs, Charleston Post Card Company, a
member of the association who died tragically at the
early age of 34. Ricky’s love for children was the
inspiration for the Foundation’s purpose. Each year, the
Foundation’s Board selects a different children’s
charity in the convention host city as the recipient of
the funds raised
The Foundation collects donations throughout the year
through member donations and fundraisers such as the
Memorial Golf Tournament and Silent Auction held in
conjunction with the convention and trade show.
The members of SWDA proudly
donated to the following organizations since the
Foundation’s inception: |
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2010 – Pattison’s Academy, Charleston, SC.
2009 Raising Special Kids, Phoenix, AZ
2008 Gales Creek Camp, Portland, OR
2007 Horry County Shelter Home, Myrtle Beach, SC
2006 Ashley’s Place and TRAC House, Nashville, TN
2005 Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, San Diego,
CA
2004 Orlando Music Club, Orlando, FL
2003 Brandon Rooney Memorial Foundation, Denver, CO
2002 Nana Baby Children’s Home, St Thomas, U.S. Virgin
Islands
2001 Medical University of South Carolina’s Children’s
Hospital, Charleston, SC
For more information about
how to become involved in the Ricky Riggs Memorial
Foundation, contact Bill Taylor, Riggs Foundation Chair,
at taylorspec@nctc.com, or contact SWDA Headquarters at
443-640-1055.
To be added to the mailing list for this event, send an
email to
swda@ksgroup.org or call 443.640.1055. |
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