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3rd Cribb’s Kitchen Burger Cook-off happening Saturday, April 30 in Spartanburg

Studio 62 By  Jamarcus Gaston  April 25, 2016,12:03pm http://carolinascw.com/2016/04/25/3rd-cribbs-kitchen-burger-cook-off-happening-saturday-april-30-in-spartanburg/ Cribb’s Kitchen is hosting their 3rd annual Burger Cook-off this Saturday, April 30th in downtown Spartanburg to benefit The Children’s Security Blanket. We get a rundown of how they day will run and meet some of the co-hosts for the event. The cook-off will happen from […]

The Children’s Security Blanket Gives Christmas Spirit to Families

GoUpstate.com By Alyssa Mulliger  Dec 24, 2015 at 4:21 PM (http://www.goupstate.com/news/20151224/childrens-security-blanket-brightens-holidays-for-local-families) The Children’s Security Blanket has helped make Christmas brighter this year for multiple Spartanburg County families. The nonprofit provides financial support and hope to families whose children are facing cancer. With children receiving cancer treatments outside of the county, the organization assists with transportation, […]

Local nonprofit holds Christmas party for children with cancer

GoUpstate.com By Allison M. Roberts Dec 3, 2015 at 10:08 PM (http://www.goupstate.com/news/20151203/local-nonprofit-holds-christmas-party-for-children-with-cancer) The Children’s Security Blanket annual Christmas party is an event that is special to people for different reasons. The local nonprofit helps the families of children who have been diagnosed with cancer. This year’s party was held Thursday night at The Hangar, a […]

The Children’s Security Blanket is a First-Time Grantee of Sisters of Charity

SistersofCharityHealth.org 12/03/2015 (http://www.sistersofcharityhealth.org/blog/post/2015/12/03/Sisters-of-Charity-Foundation-of-South-Carolina-awards-$50000-to-20-Caritas-grantees.aspx) The Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina has awarded $50,000 to 20 grantees in the fall cycle of Caritas grant funding. The purpose of the Caritas Grants program is to provide support to organizations dealing with situational poverty or crisis poverty. The demand for food, clothing, shelter and free health programs, […]

The Children’s Security Blanket Receives Grant from The Mary Black Foundation

GoUpstate.com Nov. 28.2015 (http://www.goupstate.com/news/20151128/11-spartanburg-non-profits-receive-grants) The Mary Black Foundation has awarded more than $400,000 in grants to 11 Spartanburg non-profit agencies. The Children’s Security Blanket, an organization that assists families of children who have cancer, was awarded $15,000. CommunityWorks received $40,000 for the Spartanburg Financial Network. It connects low-income families to products and services designed to […]

The Children’s Security Blanket Among 12 Nonprofits to Receive Grants from The Spartanburg County Foundation

The Spartanburg County Foundation by Caroline November 10,2015 (http://spcf.org/2015/11/10/the-spartanburg-county-foundation-awards-101500-to-twelve-nonprofit-organizations/) SPARTANBURG- The Spartanburg County Foundation awarded $101,500 in grants to 12 nonprofit organizations working to improve the overall social well-being of Spartanburg County residents- Children’s Advocacy Center of Spartanburg, Cherokee and Union Counties, Inc., Community Works, Inc., The Children’s Security Blanket, Greer Relief and Resources Agency, […]

Cribbs Kitchen crowns winner of burger cook-off

GoUpstate.com By DANIEL J. GROSS May 9, 2015 at 6:45 PM http://www.goupstate.com/news/20150509/cribbs-kitchen-crowns-winner-of-burger-cook-off   The Spartanburg Breakfast Optimist Club’s winning burger recipe containing beef, lamb, bacon, a fried egg and a horseradish sauce was deemed the tastiest at the second annual burger cook-off on Saturday at Cribbs Kitchen. The burger gets its name from the fact […]