UPDATE: December 2018
Over two Saturdays in October, Master’s Touch was able to raise $1,250 for their disaster relief fund. A collective effort by churches in Pender and Onslow Counties, Master’s Touch is an organization that believes in demonstrating their commitment to Jesus Christ by helping their neighbors throughout the region. This October event took place only 5 weeks after Hurricane Florence made landfall on Wrightsville Beach and much of the community is still reeling in the aftermath.
Like so many of Sneads Ferry’s triumphs, the success of this event was a community endeavor. Village Ace Hardware, no stranger to involvement themselves, provided a location to host kids’ October activities. On October 20^th and 27^ththere were fire safety demonstrations, a professional photo booth, and, of course, lots of candy.
May Day Photography and Rachel Carter Images took photos amidst haystacks and pumpkins. Everyone looks like a professional model in the autumn inspired booths, a testament to the difference between a photographer and a person with a camera. Both professional photographers with impressive résumés, Mary Burgy and Rachel Carter charged $15 for the pictures and $5 for digital prints. Their time and all of the proceeds went to Master’s Touch.
Everyone looks happy in the pictures. Holding pumpkins and dressed in plaid, these families look excited for the holiday. With the collaborative effort of the Sneads Ferry community and churches that comprise of Master’s Touch, these same smiles are brought to families who before felt dread about the upcoming holidays. They become excited about a future made possible with the help of neighbors who care.

Make sure you keep scrolling down to see the set for our Pumpkin Photo Booth! (View your images in the links posted at the end)

Join May Day Photography and Rachel Carter Images at Village Ace Hardware for a Pumpkin Photo Booth! Proceeds will benefit the The Master’s Touch Hurricane Relief Fund. Village Ace will also be sponsoring a Fire Safety Day event for kids on October 20th from 10am-3pm; and giving out candy on October 27th.

Mary Burgy, of May Day Photography, will be not only photographing, but has designed the set for the Pumpkin Photo Booth (if you don’t know her work, this is seriously amazing; her creative eye has been published in magazines more than once!) Check out some of her features in Shutter Magazine:

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This image was captured by Mary Burgy of May Day Photography, Sneads Ferry, NC and featured in the August 2018 issue of Shutter Magazine.

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This image was captured by Mary Burgy of May Day Photography, Sneads Ferry, NC and featured in the October 2018 issue of Shutter Magazine.

Rachel Carter, of Rachel Carter Images, will be shooting as well. If you know either one of them, you’ll know this is truly an effort to raise money and not normal business operations!

Make sure you keep scrolling down to see the set for our Pumpkin Photo Booth!

To get your photos taken, it will be a minimum donation of $15 (please cash only), and then you can purchase/download the images you’d like online for $5 per image. Links will be live on this page after October 20, 2018.

Please visit our Facebook Event and ask questions or email rciplustopsail@gmail.com.