LGBTQ+ Myrtle Beach business owner hosting fundraiser for people experiencing homelessness
A salon in Myrtle Beach is hosting a fundraiser Tuesday night to support holiday care packages for people experiencing homelessness in the area.
Jamie Seabolt, who owns MOPSCut, A Salon for All People, in Coastal Grand Mall moved to Horry County a few months ago and said he knew he wanted to do something to help his local community during the holidays.
“I am new to the area and know what its like not to be surrounded with friends and family, so I decided to raise money through two fundraisers to help the homeless so that they wouldn’t feel alone this holiday,” Seabolt said in an email.
The first fundraiser, a bowling event at Myrtle Beach Bowl, was Monday morning. The second fundraiser is Tuesday evening. It’s a showing of the movie “It’s a Wonderful Life,” which happens to be celebrating its 75th anniversary, at Stone Grand Theaters in the Market Common at 6:30 p.m.
Tickets to the movie night are $10 each and can be purchased in advance online. The proceeds from movie as well as the bowling event go toward 300 care packages for people experiencing homelessness in the area. The bags will include food and toiletries and some of them will also feature ponchos and socks. The goods were donated with support from Myrtle Beach Food Lions, State Farm and Lowes Foods.
Seabolt noted that he isn’t running this as a nonprofit: “We are just a bunch of good ol’ boys trying to do good for Christmas.”
