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  • November 4th, 2011

    A Benefit Dinner Featuring Chefs Ariane Duarte, Carla Hall and Amanda Frietag – Join Us on November 15th in Montclair, New Jersey!!

    Join Bravo’s Top Chef and Today Show contributor Chef Ariane Duarte and Chefs Amanda Freitag from the Food Network show CHOPPED and Carla Hall with ABC’s new afternoon show, “The Chew”, in a benefit dinner to introduce Louie’s Kids & Run Buddies to the New Jersey and New York areas.

    The evening will start at 7:00 p.m. with a champagne toast at Duarte’s restaurant, CulinAriane at 33 Walnut Street in Montclair, New Jersey. Courses will be prepared by Chefs Freitag and Duarte and with a finale by Duarte’s husband and partner, Chef Michael Duarte. Wines will be paired with each course and a live auction will be lead by Chef Carla Hall.

    Of the many luxury items up for auction that evening, there will be a one-of-a-kind weekend for two in Charleston, South Carolina. Tickets were awarded by Southwest Airlines and hotel accommodations donated by The Charleston Place Hotel, an Oriental Express property for the auction. The trip also includes a carriage ride, Charleston harbor tour and dinners at 2010 and 2011 James Beard award-winning restaurants, Fig and HUSK (which recently was named Best New Restaurant in America by Bon Appétit).

    Tickets: $125 (Price includes Food and Wine. Tax, Gratuity and Additional Beverages additional.)

    For more details and to make reservations, please call CulinAriane at (973) 744-0533.

    For information on these amazing Chefs:
    Chef Ariane Duarte and CulinAriane restaurant
    Chef Carla Hall
    Chef Amanda Freitag

  • May 10th, 2012

    Tickets on Sale for the 4th Annual Piggly Wiggly Big Chef Little Chef Challenge!

    Tickets are on sale for the 4th Annual Piggly Wiggly Big Chef Little Chef Challenge!

    Join us on Thursday, June 14th from 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm at the Lighthouse on the Creek in Mt. Pleasant for an evening of food, fun, and festivities to benefit Louie’s Kids.

    Tickets can be purchased on-line here or at the Square Onion in I’on or Royall Hardware on Coleman Boulevard, both in Mt. Pleasant.

    Prices are $50 for advance tickets and $65 the day of the event. Tickets include the creations of the chef duos, beer from Pearlstine Distributors & the Piggly Wiggly, wine courtesy of Republic National Distributing Company, Cypress restaurant and the Charleston Grill, plus hors d’oeuvres from the Square Onion.

    Featured Chefs this year: 2009 James Beard winner, Best Chef Southeast Mike Lata of FIG, French Master Chef Nico Romo of FISH, Marc Collins of Circa 1886, Cary Zapatka of Square Onion, 2012 James Beard-nominated and finalist Craig Deihl of Cypress, John Zucker of Cru Cafe, Ben Berryhill of Red Drum, John Ondo of Lana Restaurant, 2011 Winner Michelle Weaver of Charleston Grill, Kevin Johnson of The Grocery, 2012 James Beard-nominated Jeremiah Bacon of OAK and 2012 James Beard-nominated Ken Vedrinski of Trattoria Lucca.

    Entertainment will be provided by musicians Doug Jones and Charles Hedgepath, and you won’t want to miss the opportunity to win a “Night on the Town” package, courtesy of Crushed Fine Wine, Red Drum and Mt. Pleasant Shuttle.

    See you there!

    For more information, please call 843-724-9267 or email ashley@louieskids.org.

  • February 6th, 2012

    MUSC Health Go Red Run – February 11, 2012

    We are excited to be a part of MUSC’s Go Red Run this weekend in Mt. Pleasant! If you are looking for something to do this weekend, stop by to cheer us on! Want to register yourself, click here MUSC Go Red Race info.

  • November 22nd, 2011

    Join Run Buddies at the 21st Annual 5K Reindeer Run!

    Please join Run Buddies on Saturday morning, December 3rd, 2011 for the 21st Annual 5K Reindeer Run! Details on the race and registration may be found by visiting their web site. www.reindeer.org

  • November 8th, 2011

    Thank you, Barista Kids, for spreading our news!

    Thank you to Lisa Davies from Barista Kids for her article on Run Buddies and our expansion northward! We are very excited for what is to come for us in the New York/New Jersey areas. Read the article here.

  • November 7th, 2011

    Look for our link on SCIWAY.net – SC’s highway of information!

    Thank you to the great folks at SCIWAY.net for including Run Buddies as a resource for Healthy living in South Carolina! I use them for all of my resource needs for South Carolina. You should too!

    To get to SCIWAY.net, click here.

  • November 5th, 2011

    Conquer the James Island Connector Run – Check!

    What a great way to start the day with a 10K run across one of our roadways here in Charleston, SC. The James Island Connector is an annual event that we love to include on our race schedule. Race coordinators in our area are very generous to us here at Run Buddies by offering free race entries to our kids and adult buddies and we thank them for that again today! For more information on the race, please click here.

    Kevin, De & Tre crossing the finish line of the James Island Connector Run on 11-5-11.

  • September 11th, 2011

    The teams have been drafted for the Slim Down the South Celebrity Softball Challenge!

    The Coaches have made their selections for the Slim Down the South Celebrity Softball Challenge to benefit Louie’s Kids and Run Buddies.
    Saturday, October 1 @ 2 pm

    Announcing:

    Team Piggly Wiggly, led by Coach Darius Rucker:

    Actor Terry Serpico of Army Wives
    Actor and Musician Richard Bryant of Army Wives
    Eric Bach of the Modern Gypsies
    Miss SC Bree Boyce
    Cookbook Author, TV Host, Chef Marvin Woods
    Heba Salama of the Biggest Loser
    Ed Brantley of the Biggest Loser
    Chef Bob Waggoner of ‘U Cook with Chef Bob’
    TV Basketball Analyst Debbie Antonelli
    WCIV News 4 TV Anchor Dean Stephens
    TJ of the Morning Crew on WEZL Radio

    Team Wells Fargo, led by Coach Bill Murray:

    Actor Brian McNamara of Army Wives
    Actor Wendy Davis of Army Wives
    Mark Bryan of Hootie and the Blowfish
    Bernie Salazar of the Biggest Loser
    Top Chef Ariane Duarte
    John Post of the Modern Gypsies
    Taylor Filansky of the Modern Gypsies
    Miss SC Teen Caitlen Patton
    WCBD News 2 TV Anchor Carolyn Murray
    Y102.5 Radio Host Brian Cleary

    May the Best Team Win!

    Tickets $12 & $25

    Buy Your Tickets Here!
    Visit the Web Site Here!

  • August 21st, 2011

    2011 Yoga Marathon Date Announced – Oct 29, 2011

    The 2011 Yoga Marathon to benefit Run Buddies & Louie’s Kids will be on Saturday, October 29 in Marion Square in beautiful Charleston, SC. More details to come. Call 843-724-9267 or email info@louieskids.org for more information until then…

    How fun does this look!

  • August 20th, 2011

    Tickets on Sale for the Slim Down the South Celebrity Softball Game!

    Visit www.slimdownthesouth.com to buy your tickets to the game on October 1, 2011 at the Joe Riley Park in Charleston, SC to benefit Louie’s Kids and Run Buddies!

    Want to play ball with the celebrities or be a volunteer? Call us to find out how! 843-724-9267 or email info@louieskids.org.