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Due to the bad weather coming in (rain)
, things have changed from previous years.
Dec 23rd Helpers
(Elves)
Dec 23rd is when we usually put the bags out in the
Country Santa's back yard. This year all the bags have been moved
to Blue Ridge Electric Coop building in downtown Pickens due to the
weather. The
building is covered. We are using covered trucks to move the bags.
Helpers are asked to meet Eric and group at Blue
Ridge Electric Coop Building at 734 West Main Street in Pickens.
There the trucks will be unloaded and the bags placed in numerical
order.
If you come to the Country Santa building, Deanna
Hardin will be at the top of the hill to pass out directions to the
Coop. Building in Pickens.
If you have any questions, call Bob at 430-0119.
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Dec. 24th
volunteers who want to help with loading the vehicles with bags (dragging
bags), we will ask you to report to Blue Ridge Electric Coop in Pickens by
6:30 am. The Coop building (covered so you won't get rained on) is
located at 734 West Main Street, Pickens, SC 29671. However, you
will need to go past the Coop Building and turn right onto Nealy Street
(see signs).
Someone will be there to help you park.
Deliverers
(note from the Country Santa)
The Country Santa schedule, setup, and delivery on Christmas Eve
has been modified due to the rain system coming in this week. In order
to protect the bags of toys normally located in the yard at the Country
Santa building/yard, they have been moved to Blue Ridge Electric's large
open covered warehouse at the Blue Ridge facility in Pickens located at
734 West Main Street, Pickens S.C. 29671. Directions below and attached
to handout with the "Elf Rules" sheet to the delivery elves.
Procedure
for elves showing up for delivery:
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Show up at the normal location at 112 Reece Lane as in the past.
These instructions will be provided along with the standard "Elf
Rules".
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Proceed to the Country Santa building as usual on Reece Lane.
Delivery profile sheets will be picked up at the Country Santa
building.
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Food boxes for specified families will be picked up at the
building.
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You will be directed down to the lower parking lot to pick up any
tagged toys in boxes or bikes that are for the families you are
delivering to. Workers will load these items.
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Once loaded up, you will be directed back out of the
drive....without the toy bags.
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Proceed to Pickens to pick up the bags designated for each family.
The elves will be waiting to load the bags in your vehicles.
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If you have any issues with the delivery, contact us by the
telephone numbers listed on the Elf rules as before.
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If you wish to do more deliveries, you will need to return to the
Country Santa building for more profile sheets. Contact us to confirm
we need additional runs.
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NOTE:
The directions on the Family Profile Sheets are based on starting
from the Country Santa Building. You will need to review them
based on starting from Blue Ridge Electric Coop in Pickens and make
directions adjustments to the family locations.
I know that this requires more driving to get the deliveries
done....but it is required for us to protect the toys from getting wet
and possibly ruined due to the heavy rains coming in. Our army of
volunteers has worked hard every day since Thanksgiving to prepare all
this for the drivers. I hope that you feel as I do that we owe this
additional effort to the kids we help, and to these volunteers.
Thank you for being a part of this Christmas miracle to help the
kids......
Country Santa (AKA Buddy Cox)
Directions from
the Country Santa Building to Blue Ridge Electric Coop in Pickens:
Address: 112 Reece Lane, Pickens SC 29671 to 201 Nealy Street Pickens,
SC 29671
From Reece Lane –
Turn Right on Miracle Hill Road – Take a Right on Dacusville Hwy /
SC-135 – Turn Left on Pumpkintown Hwy / SC-8 – Go 8.8 miles – Stay
straight to go onto E Main Street / SC-183 – Go 0.9 miles – Go past Blue
Ridge Electric - Turn Right on Nealy Street – Building is on the Left
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