Holiday Hop

Holiday Hop

Downtown Aiken Holiday Hop November 14, 2019 Photography by AP Gouge Photograpy

Jacl’s Ribbon Cutting

Jacl’s Ribbon Cutting

Jacl’s Ribbon Cutting November 15th 116 Pendleton St SW, Suite C Photography by Michael St. John

Boots and Bling Benefit

Boots and Bling Benefit

Community Medical Clinic of Aiken County Boots and Bling Benefit November 14, 2019 The Big Red Barn Photography by Christine McKeel

The Women’s Leadership Council

The Women’s Leadership Council

The Women’s Leadership Council Inspiration Tea November 15, 2019 Aiken Electric Cooperative. Photography by Christine McKeel

A Story of Hope | Aiken Christmas Miracles

A Story of Hope | Aiken Christmas Miracles | Aiken Bella Magazine

Christmas and miracles — those surprising, unexplainable events that take your breath away — are eternally attached. Aiken County is filled with Guardian Angels. Every year, this community supports us with enough funds and volunteers to take many children shopping for warm clothes in Aiken and North Augusta. Those Guardian Angel Program gifts have often sustained our program’s operations for another year — a 50-year-long miracle. Beyond that sustained miracle, I witness many other miracles, some small and some life-changing. We have received unexpected deliveries of food just when we are meeting grandparents who just added three grandchildren to their family and need everything, a gift of funds just before […]

Christmas Parades | What A Ride

Christmas Parades | What A Ride | Aiken Bella Magazine

As Miss South Carolina, I had a blast riding in Christmas Parades! I became a skilled candy thrower and I had perfected my beauty queen wave. But I learned more than just how to wave in parades. I believe these “rhinestoned lessons” taught me how to laugh at myself and develop a healthy attitude while riding in a kazillion Christmas parades. Here are a few really funny, timeless lessons I learned. Don’t take yourself too seriously. I was asked to be the Grand Marshall in a small-town parade. Well, I thought I was the most important part of the parade until the Mayor told me that I was being replaced […]