The 7th annual Hartsville Family Fireworks Festival was held on Friday, July 2. It is a partnership between EBC and the Greater Hartsville Chamber of Commerce. This year was amazing. The preparation for the event usually takes one partial week and one full week. Our staff and church volunteers usually carry the load; but this year, we had help from 160 teens and adults from Maryland who stayed in our gym as they were building houses for Habitat for Humanity. With their help, we were able to do far more than we ever could have done alone and our campus looks as good as it ever has.
This year, we added a full carnival to the Fireworks Festival. In addition, we had a car show sponsored by Koss Motorsports, inflatables section sponsored by Pleasant Valley Stables, stage provided by the City of Hartsville, entertainment provided by Lesa Hudson and Band, and Carolina Pines provided a tent for shade, and approximately 40 food/craft vendors were on hand. We once again had our eating contests and our Senator, Gerald Malloy, was our Master of Ceremonies! Senator Malloy has been out here every year since we started and has been instrumental in helping us with funding in years past.
This event would not have been possible without the major sponsors: Fitness World, LifeCare Hospice, Raceway Automotive Group, and Sonoco. Others businesses also contributed to help underwrite the event. Hilex Poly, Edward Jones (Joe Thomas), and Jackson Family Chiropractic provided carnival tickets for children from New Vision and the Billie Hardee Home for Boys.
This was definitely the largest crowd we have ever had and cars were parked for more than a mile down each of the major roadways approaching our campus! In fact, one parking area that usually closes at 9:00pm, was full at 7:45pm this year!
This event has now become one of the largest fireworks display in the Pee Dee and is a great example of what can be accomplished when groups across a community work together!
THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO HAD A PART IN MAKING THIS HAPPEN!
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