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Cool Off and Eat a Peach with the South Carolina Education Lottery

7/11/2011 2:59:23 PM

7/11/11 - Columbia, SC – Come cool off and eat a peach with the South Carolina Education Lottery this weekend at two special events! The Lottery will be at the Beaufort Water Festival and the S.C. Peach Festival ready to have a good time with you and your friends.

The Beaufort Water Festival celebrates everything to do with water, air, sporting and entertainment including shrimp boat tours, badminton and a Sailing Regatta. The lottery booth will be near the Festival Art and Craft Market located on the Promenade at Waterfront Park on Friday, July 15th from 6:00 p.m. till 10:00 p.m. and on Saturday, July 16th from 8:00 a.m. till 4:00 p.m. For every ten dollars purchased in lottery products, festival goers will be able to spin the wheel for a fabulous prize!

The S.C. Peach Festival in Gaffney is an over a weeklong celebration of our delightfully sweet state fruit. Peachy keen festival attendees will enjoy a Mud Bog, peach cook-off, cornhole tournament, parade and lots of vendors selling peachalicous treats. The lottery booth will be at the Arts and Craft Show located near 200 Limestone Street in Gaffney on Friday, July 15th from 5:00 p.m. till 10:00 p.m. and on Saturday, July 16th from 10:00 a.m. till 5:00 p.m. The prize wheel will also be spinning at the S.C. Peach Festival! Purchase ten dollars in lottery products and you will be able to spin the peachy prize wheel for a peachtastic prize.

For more information on the Beaufort Water Festival, please visit www.bftwaterfestival.com. For more information on the S.C. Peach Festival, please visit www.scpeachfestival.org. For more information on the Lottery, please visit www.sceducationlottery.com. We look forward to seeing you this weekend either celebrating the fun of the water in Beaufort or biting into a juicy peach in Gaffney.

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Contact: Julie Huffman
SCEL Beneficiary Communications Coordinator
Office: (803) 737-2696
Cell: (803) 667-2848
Fax: (803) 737-2687
Julie.huffman@sclot.com

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