Charleston Gateway To The Delta Festival

12/24/2024

Thank you our Little Miss Gateway to the Delta 2024 Jemma Wright for stopping by to see Santa during Cookies with Santa at CARE!

12/05/2024

CARE is excited to announce that not only will we have great vendors at Holiday Market tomorrow from 10:00 to 4:00, but we will also have a FOOD TRUCK filled with burgers, fries, nachos, and everybody’s favorite wings right in front of the CARE Gallery! Shop, eat a snack and shop some more! See you on Thursday at Holiday Market!

11/01/2024

We have a few vendor spots open for our annual Holiday Market on Thursday, December 5th. Call CARE today for more information if you would like to join us as a vendor. 662-647-0942

10/30/2024

Happy Wednesday! Thank you again to the Ladies and Gentlemen of the New Town MB Choir and Accompaniment for kicking off our day of music for our 2024 Festival

10/22/2024

Congratulations to our Gateway to the Delta Festival Royalty for 2024!
Tiny Miss Gateway – Mary Claire Murphy
Little Miss Gateway – Jemma Claire Wright
Little Mr. Gateway – Warren Nichols

10/21/2024

Our Gateway Award Winners were announced on TV this morning!

CHARLESTON - The recent "Gateway to the Delta" festival in Charleston included several community awards according to the Charleston Sun Sentinel.

10/21/2024

Mac Venable, center, is honored at Saturday’s 13th Gateway to the Delta Festival as the 2024 “CARE Hometown Hero.” He is pictured with Charleston Arts and Revitalization Effort Executive Director Dana Clolinger, left, and CARE volunteer Ray Clolinger. In addition to the Hometown Hero plaque fr...

10/21/2024

Lisa Wolfe, center, holds a plaque and flowers she received while being honored as 2024 CARE “Volunteer of the Year.” Also pictured are CARE Executive Director Dana Clolinger, left, and CARE volunteer Ray Clolinger. The award was presented during Saturday’s 13th Gateway to the Delta Festival.

10/20/2024

Robert L. Salmon, center, receives a plaque as the recipient of the 2024 “CAREing Heart Award.” Also pictured are Charleston Mayor Sedrick Smith Sr., left, and Charleston Arts and Revitalization Effort Executive Director Dana Clolinger. The award was presented Saturday at the Gateway festival.

10/19/2024

Thank you to Charleston Nutrition for sharing our annual Gateway Tea, Emily's Market and Deli for sponsoring our Hospitality Room and Modern Woodmen for making a donation to CARE in honor of our Hometown Hero.

10/18/2024

Just in case you missed it…the King of Rock & Roll took to the stage to give the formal introduction for the KRACKERJACKS, Party Band of the South during our Gateway to the Delta Festival. Thank you to Denman “ELVIS” Fly for dressing the part, complete with his “Viva Charleston” tag line.

10/18/2024

Congratulations to our Gateway to the Delta Festival Photo Contest winners!
1st Place – Pam Pipkin
2nd Place – Kayla Hodges
3rd Place – Paige Sayle
Honorable Mention – Joan and Shelley Scallions
Honorable Mention – Martha Goodwin

10/17/2024

We would like to sincerely thank the gentlemen from the Charleston Recovery Center for all of their help with our Gateway Festival. This group of hard-working young men assisted with cleaning to prepare for the festival, checking in vendors the morning of the event and cleaning up the Court Square the morning after the festival. Thank you for being a blessing to our community!

10/17/2024

Thank you to our student volunteers from Charleston High School, North Delta School and the Meek Foundation Scholars for working so hard during our Gateway Festival. Thank you for your service to our community.

10/16/2024

Thank you to our vendors who made our Gateway Festival wonderful again this year.

10/16/2024

Thank you again to all of our sponsors for our 2024 Festival. We appreciate your continued support of CARE and our programs for the community.

10/15/2024

Good morning Gateway Festival goers! A bag of purchased items was left on a vendor's table Saturday during the festival. If you believe this to be yours, call The Sun-Sentinel office at 662-647-8462 and identify them items.

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