Pickens Community Thrift hosts Christmas in July Festival

PICKENS COUNTY, Ga. — On July 16, Pickens Community Thrift Store celebrated Christmas to fundraise for the county’s non-profit pet organizations. Jasper City Manager Sonia Jammes, Pickens County Sheriff Donnie Craig, and Public Safety Director Sloan Elrond all participated in a pie throwing event to raise money for Pickens pets.

Pickens Community Thrift Store, located at 110 Samaritan Drive in Jasper, hosted the festival. A flier for the event declared the goal of raising $2,500 for “all Pickens nonprofit pet organizations.” Donations were accepted at the store, as well as city and county offices, fire stations, banks, and the pet organizations themselves.

 

Attendees at the festival could walk around “CTS Jerusalem Marketplace.” The festival had snow cones, t-shirts, and various Christmas decorations for sale, with proceeds going to Pickens pets.

 

 

 

 

Pickens County Sheriff’s Office, Pickens County Government, and the City Government of Jasper each had representatives in attendance to “have whipped cream pies smushed in their faces!”

Jasper City Manager Sonia Jammes, Pickens County Sheriff Donnie Craig, and Public Safety Director Sloan Elrond all participated in the pie throwing event to raise money for Pickens pets. A post by The City of Jasper notes that Jammes out raised Craig and Elrond combined.