LEARN Aiken Foundation is excited to be hosting a community event for kids and families in Aiken, South Carolina. on Saturday October 26th from 3pm - 9pm. We will be hosting a western style roping event with dummy steer ground roping competitions on Newberry St. in downtown Aiken called LASSOS for LEARNING. This event will include information about our nonprofit, free books for kids, T-shirts, western merchandise vendors, live music, food trucks, silent auction, and of course, ROPING! All are welcome to come listen to live country music, get great food and watch the competition. The streets in Aiken will shut down when country comes to town.
You can have a direct impact in helping us in our mission to promote literacy and education in our community by donating below.
Come enjoy live country music, great food and entertainment and so much more. You can enjoy a western themed day while watching ground roping competitions. All this to help support education in our community. LEARN Aiken Foundation brings horses and kids together to learn reading, writing, math, and social skills.
WHEN: October 26th, 2024
WHERE: 126 Newberry St SW. Downtown Aiken, SC 29801
TIME: 3PM - 9PM
Registration for ground roping begins at 2PM
OPEN TO ALL AGES
Willis Performance Horses will be conducting a roping clinic for all ages on Sunday October 20th from 1pm-4pm. This will help you learn the basics of roping and be ready for the Lassos for Learning event.. This clinic is being offered at an extremely discounted rate of $50 per person and half the proceeds are being donated to LEARN Aiken Foundation. Contact Kelsey Willis for more information and to register. 803-206-5661 or goto: Willis Performance Horses.
Photographs courtesy of Willis Ranch Photography
We are looking for food vendors, snack vendors, western merchandise vendors, dessert vendors, and craft vendors. If you are interested in being a vendor, please click below to download a vendor app.
If you are interested in helping out and partnering with us to help our youth improve their literacy skills and improve their education, please consider volunteering for our fundraising event.
LEARN Aiken Foundation 501 (c)(3) nonprofit
612 Fire Tower Road Aiken, South Carolina, 29803, United States
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Equines Meet Education, Thesis by Angela Ziel
Tuesday October 1st. We will be bringing our Horse Powered learning stations to the Aiken County Public Library. Call (803) 642-2020 ext 1121 to register.