Christmas Families by Karen Young This year, the OD Shag Club sponsored 8 kids from four families for Christmas. The club donated $850 and the dance team added another $505 to make this a wonderful Christmas for these families. The Fifth Avenue group again donated a boy’s bicycle and accessories for one of our needy kids. Cindy Day, Cassie Shumway and Karen Young did all the shopping and were able to get almost everything on the kid’s wish lists. Each child got at least two new outfits and toys from their wish......
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Christmas Party by Terry McCoy Click Here to see Photos of this event Once again, I would like to thank everyone for their help and support this year. The Christmas party turned out really great and we had a large crowd. Donnie and all his helpers did a great job preparing the meal for us it was fantastic. Everyone did a great job bringing can food or donating cash for our needy families. We had plenty of food and cash thank you dance team for your cash donation. We gave away a 25-dollar gift......
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St James Elementary School Groovy Grandparents Art Day by Lou Martino Click Here to see Photos of this event The OD Shag Club Dance Team was asked to demonstrate and instruct at St James Elementary School Groovy Grandparents Art Day, December 14, 2017. Their groovy grandparents’ art day demonstrated how to paint with water colors. The grandparents and their grandkids learned how to paint step by step. It was interesting to see on a large screen how each step of the painting developed. Of course, the dance team was invited to paint. During......
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Myrtle Beach Manor Christmas by Linda Campbell On Monday, December 4, 2017, OD Shag Club members started arriving at the Myrtle Beach Manor around 5:30pm excited for our Annual Christmas party for the residents. We ALWAYS look forward to this event each year. Joe Ferlauto had a full agenda planned from 6:00pm-8:00pm. The evening began with Emcee John Harris introducing four of our own Junior Shaggers to dance. All the songs that were to be danced were Chrismas Shag Songs. WOW! Those Juniors could really “let it go” and showed us some of......
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Christmas Parade by Billy Powell Click Here to see photos of this Event Bright lights, great music, friends, food, libations and fun! All of these were to be had at the NMB Christmas Parade. The OD Shag Club had 53 participants and we were led down Main Street by the Grinch and Cindy Lou Who, also known as Lou Martino and Linda Campbell. We had Elves, Snowmen, Sleighs, Stars, Christmas Trees, Penguins, Reindeer, Presents, Charlie Brown, Lucy, Peppermint Patty, Snoopy and Minions! The carts were decorated beautifully and the OD Shag Club was......
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Thanksgiving Party by Cindy Day Click Here to see Photos of this event Photos by Lou Martino...
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President Linda Campbell Linda Campbell President 803-528-0774 Email: lindalou1972@yahoo.com My name is Linda Benfield Campbell. I currently reside in Longs, SC after relocating here from Columbia SC in 2010. I am originally from Statesville, NC and am currently employed with Aflac as a Sales Associate. While working with Aflac, I have held several positions including State Training Coordinator for NC, SC, and Florida, District Sales Coordinator in NC, SC, and Florida and Training Manager at Aflac’s World Wide Headquarters in Columbus, Ga. I began shag dancing with my Twin Sister, Brenda, in Statesville, NC......
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Vice President Bill Bacon Bill Bacon Vice-President Phone: 910-214-6460 Email: wmbacon@yahoo.com When I was growing up in Whitevillle my parents would sometimes bring my little sister and me to Ocean Drive or Cherry Grove for a day and we would picnic on the beach. When I was older and could drive, I would try to come down nearly every Friday and Saturday night in the summer to go to Sonny’s Pavilion where Motos is now, and sometimes to the Pad, the Barrel, and the Pavilion at Ocean Drive. Back then the area would just......
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Secretary Donna Williams Donna Williams Secretary Phone: 843-877-9445 Email: donnamw@sc.rr.com Hello everyone. I am Donna Williams and I am running for the Secretary position for 2018. My husband Burnie and I live in Waterfall in Little River. I am a South Carolina Realtor who loves and sells the North end of the Strand as well as being an onsite rep in Waterfall. The dance and the opportunity of the dance lifestyle is what brought us to this area full time in 2011 originally from VA by way of Ft Myers Fl. My career included......
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Board Member John Setzer John Setzer Board Member Phone: 336-817-8373 Email: jrsetzer@gmail.com Hi, my name is John Setzer. After retiring from CVS/Caremark Pharmacy with over 30 years of service I moved to North Myrtle Beach with my wife Lori Setzer in 2015. While living in Lewisville, NC, I was an active member of the Greater Triad Shag Club from 2008 – 2016 helping with the Ways and Means Committee and attending the ASCS meeting in Jacksonville, FL in 2012. I also served on the Board 2012 – 2013. I joined the ODSC in 2014......
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