Event Sponsorship

Throughout the year, Richmond County Hospice, Inc., hosts multiple community events to promote community involvement by offering additional programs. In addition to these programs, we also celebrate our volunteers, and host a fantastic fun night, Taste of the Sandhills showcasing Dancing with the Stars, as our main fundraiser.

If you would like to partner with Richmond County Hospice, Inc. and help sponsor an event, see the list of partnership opportunities below:

Children’s Grief Camp: Minimum of $250 sponsorship/ donation. This event is FREE to children and is made possible by our donors.

Thank you to our 2025 Sponsors:

FARM BUREAU OF ROCKINGHAM

Rockingham Rotary Club

Sav & Nic events Co. LLC

outreach for Jesus, Hamlet

AND OUR FOOD SPONSOR: CHURCH OF GOD OF PROPHECY-HAMLET

Volunteer THerapists: Sandhills Best Care

Recognition will include: Camp T-shirt, Name in the Richmond County Hospice Community Newsletter, and the Annual Non-Profit Report. Total event cost is $3,000. Click here for more info on this event.

Salute to Veteran’s Event: Minimum of $250 sponsorship/ donation. This event is FREE to all veterans, their families and patriotic citizens because of our donors.

Thank you to our 2025 Sponsors:

This event was made possible by Richmond County Hospice and the following generous sponsors:

• Watson-King Funeral Homes and Richmond County Memorial Park – meal sponsor

• Great Falls Wealth Management

• REV Federal Credit Union

• Mabry’s Drug and Home Care

• Wise Hospice Options

• Armando’s Mexican Grill

• Cascades Industries

• Epsilon, Inc.

• Everything Pines Partners- Richmond County Real Estate

In addition, the following in-kind sponsors also provided support: AMVETS Post 316 • Jamie & Missi Boone • Carolina Hearts Homecare • Billy Dunn • Heavenly Doves, Walter Smith • Dr. Michael McCawley, Navy Chaplain, Retired • James Mims Photography • SGM Peter A. Leyden, Jr., Retired • Nana’s Coffee Rocks • NC Forestry Service • Office of Congressman Mark Harris • Outreach for Jesus • Richmond County Memorial Park • Richmond County Partnership for Children • Richmond County Sheriff’s Office • Richmond Senior High School Career & Tech • Richmond Senior High School JROTC Cadets • Robin Roberts, County Commissioner • Schneider “Ride of Pride” • State Archives of North Carolina • Swift Transportation • Terry Jordan • John Taylor • VFW Post 4203 Auxiliary

Recognition will include: Event T-shirt, Name on Sponsor boards, The Annual Non-Profit report and in the Richmond County Hospice Community Newsletter. Total event cost is $6,000. Click here for more info on this event.

Bi-Annual Light of Life Service: Minimum of $500 sponsorship/donation. This memorial service is made possible because of our donors and FREE to our hospice families who recently lost loved ones.

Recognition will include: Name in program for each service, in the Annual Non-Profit report and in the Richmond County Hospice Community Newsletter. Total event cost per service is $1500. Click here for more info on this event.

Forever Tree: Minimum of $100 donation/sponsorship. This is a small fundraiser that allows our community to honor or memorialize their loved ones during the holiday season.

Recognition will include: Name on program the night of ceremony, sponsor board, in the Annual Non-Profit report and in the Richmond County Hospice Community Newsletter. Total event cost is $1000. Click here for more info on this event.

Hospice Sabbath: Minimum of $100 donation/sponsorship. Hospice Sabbath is an annual event and is FREE to all religious establishments.

Recognition will include: Church bulletin inserts, name in the Annual Non-Profit report and in the Richmond County Hospice Community Newsletter. Total event cost is $1000. Click here for more info on this event.

Volunteer Banquet: Minimum of $250 donation/sponsorship. This event honors all our volunteers and is made possible because of our generous donors.

Recognition will include: program the night of the event, Annual Non-Profit report and in Richmond County Hospice Community Newsletter. Total event cost $3000. Click here for more info on this event.

Grief Support Groups: No minimum donation/sponsorship. Donations assist with providing FREE support groups to the community.

Thank you to our annual grief support co-host/sponsor: Richmond county memorial parks

The cost is $100 per month for run the support group. Recognition in the Annual Non-Profit report and in the Richmond County Hospice Community Newsletter. Click here for more info on this event.

Cool Cars for a Cause: Multiple levels of sponsorship/donations. This is one of our fundraisers that allows us to provide benevolent care and bereavement services.

This event is our new spring fundraiser to continue efforts in supporting our mission of providing excellence in our hospice programs and outreach. This fundraiser allows us to provide benevolent care, enhances services, and bereavement services to our patients and loved ones. Click here for more info on this event.

Thank you to our 2025 EVENT TITLE SPONSOR:

Watson King Funeral Homes

&

Richmond County Memorial Park.

Thanks also goes out to the other monetary sponsors that helped to make this event a success- Global Packaging, Grant’s Express Tire & Auto, McNair Auto Sales, Outreach Christian Academy, Patrick Tire, Phil’s Automotive Repairs, Quick and Sinclair Electric, Sport Cycles, and Witherspoon Heating and Air.

In addition to those making monetary donations we had many who donated items for door prizes, goodie bags, and our concession stand, and this event would not have been complete without the support from each of you, so thank you so much! Those donating these items are- Advance Auto Parts in Rockingham, Auto Zone, Biscuitville, Blacks Tire and Auto, Candy Martin, Captain D’s, Cascades, City of Rockingham, Convenience Corner, Dairy Queen in Rockingham, E. E. Vuncannon, Inc., Farm Bureau, Godfather’s Pizza, Grant’s Express Tire & Auto, Hwy 55, James Mims Photography, Jason’s Tire and Auto, Everything Pines Partners- Richmond County, Moss Brothers Tires & Service, O’Reilly Auto Parts, Lori Ann Poplin, Richmond Community College Cole Auditorium, Stricker’s Bowling Alley, NAPA Auto Parts in Rockingham, Tractor Supply, Trades of Hope, and Watson King Funeral Homes.

Taste of the Sandhills, Showcasing Dancing with the Stars: Multiple levels of sponsorship/donation. This is our MAIN fundraiser that supports us in maintaining our independent community based not for profit hospice in Richmond County.

This event is our main fundraiser to support our mission of providing excellence in our hospice programs. This fundraiser allows us to provide benevolent care, enhanced services, and bereavement services to our patients and loved ones.

Click here for more info on this event.

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DWTS 2025- Treasure the Night

DWTS 2025- Treasure the Night What a swashbuckling time we had on Saturday, September 20, 2025, during our 8th annual Taste of the Sandhills Showcasing Dancing with the Stars- “Treasure the Night”! Our pirate friends showed up and showed out! Mabry's Drug and Home Care was our Title/Event Sponsor again this year, along with Bar Sponsor- The Hilb Group; Décor Sponsor- Tina Miller State Farm Insurance Agent; Trophy Sponsor- Sandhills Best Care; Opening Number Sponsor- JC and Karen Everett and Family; and Program Sponsor- J.T. Yates Electric . This year’s table sponsors were: C.F. Smith Property Group, Drs. Joseph and Mary Catherine Moree and Family, DR Pharmacy, Inc., Enterprise Fleet Management, First Bank of Rockingham, Godfathers Pizza Rockingham, Grant’s Express Tire & Auto, Jason's Tire & Auto, Kidz Konstruction, RBS Case Management LLC, Richmond Observer, The Ed Ross Family, Sandhills Alternative Academy, Sandhills Best Care, and Simply Chic Monogram Boutique. General Sponsors were: Bennett’s Fire Extinguisher, LLC, Debra Parsons- CB Preferred Properties, Convenience Corner, Hamlet Fire Rescue and EMS, Harrington Funeral Home & Crematory, KanTime Software, Lee's Collision Repair, Inc., Perdue, R&D Masonry/Construction, Tommy's Fire & Safety Inc., Trinity Manufacturing, and Vulcan Materials of Rockingham. We appreciate the continued support we receive from each of these businesses. During the Taste of the Sandhills portion of the event we had some amazing food establishments that came and brought some delicious food and creative decorations this year. They were: Brooklyn Pickle Sandwich Shop of Southern Pines, Caleb's Place, Chasing Sunshine Catering, Convenience Corner, General McArthur's, The Gentleman Mobile Bar, Godfathers Pizza Rockingham, Henry’s Uptown Cafe , Hidden Treasures, Holiday Restaurant, Jammin Jack's Cookin Shack, Kickback Jacks Southern Pines, La Cabaña Mexican Restaurant - Rockingham, Los Mariachis Mexican Bar & Grill, Legacy Catering and Food Truck, Noah's Place Japanese Restaurant, Mel J Sweets, Peking Wok, Riverside Bakery & Coffee Shop, LLC, Silly Dee's Cakes, Sweet tooth bakery, Taco Loko, The Grille, The Taco Factory Rockingham. Please help us show our appreciation to these food establishments by frequenting their businesses. Of course, what would a “Dancing with the Stars” competition be without dancers? This year we had another exciting and eager group of dancers who brought a lot of energy to the stage! Thank you to each of these dancing duos Jimel and Brenda Edmunds, Creeta Marshal and Ciarra Gould, Jessica Davis with Luke and Eva Laine Davis, Ernie and Beth Shepard, Ryan Patterson and Carlie Patterson, Mike and Crystal Hall, Michael and Ashley Shepherd, and Harold Tedder and Calie Bullard. They all rocked the stage, and we appreciate each of them giving so much of their time and talents to make our fundraiser successful! Our champions from last year performed our Returning Champions dance and we want to thank each of them for coming back to be a part of the show- Ty Brewington and Rahmeishia McIver, JC and Karen Everett, and Dr. William Cleveland and Nicole Blake. There are a few other special recognitions we would like to make and people we would like to thank. Joey Bennett for the wonderful job he did as our Emcee for the evening. Jerry Andrews Photography, Live @ 5, Nadine Moss, and Richmond Observer for capturing so many special moments from the evening (many of which we have included in our event albums). Sharon Nichols for her help with dancers backstage as well as helping with our initial dancer meeting/ice breaker dance lesson in the spring, along with several other amazingly talented choreographers that helped our dancers along the way that included: Adison Coble, Amy Quick, Chyenne Leviner, Holly Howe, Kassie Allen. Eric McCotter, Kim Menna, and Travis Breen appreciate your dedication to this event and thank you for returning for the 8th year to serve as judges for our dance competition. DJ Roadside, Tristan Rodgers, thank you for donating your services to keep the dance floor rocking before the competition began, during the show intermission and after all the winners were announced. Thank you, Scott Waters and Tom Luckey, for providing security, Rick Byrd at Mini-Maxi Self Storage for the use of a box truck, and Poppins Popcorn for their tasty pick-me-up while we were setting up at the Cole Auditorium Thursday. Exhibition dancers for this year’s program from Bold Moves Dance Company, LLC- Cailey Chermak, Kayleigh Thrower, Macy Frye, and Sophia Garner; Dance Sensations & Gymnastics- Bri Bouldin, Carly McDonald, Emerie Gibson, and Haley Singleton; and last but not least, our very own Hospice Dance team- Bernice Thompson, Corinne Swink, Fretia Flinchum, Karen Geiger, Mike Swink, Pete Wheeler, Teresa Balzer, and Trecy Jones. All of the dances added to the night, and we appreciate each one of you for your participation! Our opening act was carried out by our very on Capt’n Jack- Dylan Gomiller, Redd the Pirate- Sarah Phillips, Captain Barbosa- Nic Wilkes and their pirate crew/townspeople: Andrew Leyden, Adison Coble, Braden Baucom, Cailey Chermak, Carly McDonald, Charlie Davison, Chase Woody, Ethan McDonald, Hayley Plyler, Holly Howe, Kayleigh Thrower, Macy Frye, Megan Rainwater, Nia Jones, Parker Micklem, Peyton Gomiller, Sophia Garner, Summer Nicely, Trenton Woody, and Vance Harris. Thank you ALL for your dedication to this event! Additionally, we appreciate each and EVERY ONE of you who purchased tickets for the event or bought ads for our event program. Thanks to the Cole Auditorium Staff for putting up with us for the days leading up to and during the event, and last but certainly not least THANK YOU to all of our Richmond County Hospice staff and volunteers who assisted with this event, either by being at the Cole to set up and work or those who manned the office and met patient needs while so many of our staff were busy with the fundraiser. We couldn't do it without each one of you. Congratulations to our Taste of the Sandhills WINNERS: 2025 Tasty Award Winner- The Grille, 2025 Tasty Award Runner-up- Silly Dee's Cakes, and Best Décor and Representation of Theme for 2025- Jammin Jack's Cookin Shack. Congratulations also to Dancing with the Stars WINNERS: 2025 Judges’ Choice Award- Michael and Ashley Shepherd, 2025 People's Choice Award- Ryan Patterson and Carlie Patterson, and 2025 Hospice Choice Award- Jessica Davis and her children Luke and Eva Laine Davis. These food establishments, dancing duos received trophies, but as we see it every restaurant/caterer/bakery/food truck that participated in the Taste of the Sandhills and each couple that took the stage Saturday night are winners in our book and we appreciate you ALL! On behalf of Richmond County Hospice, we encourage you to support these businesses that give back to our community and showed up to support our fundraiser, let them know how much you appreciate them giving back to our community and Richmond County Hospice! It certainly takes a village to pull off an event of this size and we appreciate our village!