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The Chelsy Marise Giles Foundation

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In memory of Chelsy Giles, raising epilepsy awareness and education and creating camp scholarships in partnership with Children’s Healthcare of ATL.

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Five years. One fierce community.

Swipe for the moments that made it: ribbon dancing, tie-dye creations, makers, music, and everyone who came to make a difference in our #AthensGA community. Fierce, joyful, and oh, so Athens 💜

Find yourself, your people, your favorite booth in the full 2026 photo gallery, with 100+ pics. Link in bio!

🍺 Want to keep the vibes going? Pick up FIERCE Nut Brown Ale at @athenticbrewing before it sells out. A portion of the proceeds directly supports Chelsyfest!

📸 @cjdbphoto

#Chelsyfest2026 #BeFierceFightEpilepsy #EpilepsyAwareness #AthensMusic by @chelsyfest

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“Dream more, learn more, care more, and be more.” —Dolly Parton 🌸

Reflecting on Dolly’s words on #GiveLikeDollyDay, we never dreamed that honoring Chelsy would turn into a five-year journey. But our Athens community cares unlike anything we could have imagined. We’ve learned so much over the years, and we’re committed to being more and giving back year after year to @ChildrensATL. 💜

When we set out to celebrate Chelsy’s life in 2022, we hoped we might raise MAYBE $5,000. It is truly surreal to look back today and realize that together, we have raised over $50,000! 🏔️✨

We could not have reached this milestone without our incredible Athens community, the Fiddler's family, our chosen families, and loved ones who supported us along the way. To every donor, volunteer, attendee, artist, business owner and community partner—thank you. Every gift truly counts, and it also takes a village.

Chelsy would be deeply grateful (and horribly embarrassed!), but mostly honored to see the love poured into this cause, not to mention the giant amount of fun and dancing we’ve shared along the way. 💃🎶

Cheers to us, ALL of us! 🍻 💜

And be on the look out for our next newsletter with a full event day recap, our impact and more pics!

ICYMI: Your generosity directly supports the Comprehensive Epilepsy Center at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and their Camp Carpe Diem.

#dollypartonday #Chelsyfest2026 #AthensGA #EpilepsyAwareness by @chelsyfest

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Thank you! We’re grateful for this community and everyone who showed up at #Chelsyfest2026 💜 by @chelsyfest

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20 days ago

✨ Chelsey Fest ✨

I’ve been so behind on getting post up but I couldn’t let you miss out on all the fun we had at @chelsyfest 💜 by @chelsyfest

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#Chelsyfest2026 #epilepsyawareness #athensga #epilepsywarrior by @chelsyfest

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More awesome moments from Saturday! 🌸🎃🎨

Making flower crowns, decorating pumpkins, and our NEW tie-dye station—the craft tents were buzzing all day long!

We're so excited how much everyone loved our new tie-dye t-shirts and absolutely loved seeing everyone walking around the festival rocking their custom creations. 🌈👕 (Thanks, @katkais for rocking it all day long!)

And get ready... the full photo gallery AND official fundraising total drop coming soon! 💜

📸: @cjdbphoto

#Chelsyfest2026 #BeFierce #FightEpilepsy #1in26 #AthensGA by @chelsyfest

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Major shoutout to the incredible vendors, bands, food trucks, and door prize donors who made Chelsyfest 2026 so special! 🛍️🌮🎁

From amazing live music, delicious local eats and handmade artisan crafts to 20+ door prizes, our community showed UP Saturday!

HUGE THANKS TO
🍔 Food Trucks: Cafe Racer, @affinity_smashed, @nonyscheesecakes & El Sabrosito
🎨 Vendors & Community Partners: @littlelightco, @genettevisuals, @kangas_cottage, @coven_craftss, @Randylikestomake, @classiccitiva, @LeaveaStamp, Marbrey Myers Creative, @twoathensgirls, @gayofthedeadpod, @geekinstitches, Grands Designs, @take5oilchange, Athens Community Council on Aging & HRG Crafts
🎁 Door Prize Donors: Athens Rock Lobsters, Baskets by Laura, @handmadewithlovebylisaoc, @wild_moon_studio, HRG Crafts, @frenchiesathens, @canopystudio, Athentic Brewing Co., Art by Vicky Giles, and more!
🎸 Live Music: Classic City Jukebox, @upstairs_entertainment_amblers, @Libbaloops, @theashtondooleyband, Henderson/Williams and David Dosters

💜 And our amazing board & volunteers, who made it all happen.

This is just the first batch! More day-of photos coming soon 📸

Shopping local and supporting #epilepsywarriors through Children's Healthcare of Atlanta never felt so good. Drop some love for your favorite vendors and prize donors in the comments! 👇

📸: @cjdbphoto

#Chelsyfest2026 #AthensGA #ShopLocalAthens #BeFierceFightEpilepsy by @chelsyfest

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When the music hits just right at Chelsyfest! 🎶✨🎵

Safe to say the energy on Saturday was lit 🔥

Massive thank you to Classic City Jukebox for getting the dance party going right when we needed it. And Chelsy was rocking out right there with us too! 🎸🤩👩🏻‍🎤

Were you out there feeling the amazing music vibes?

#Chelsyfest2026 #AthensGA #LiveMusicAthens #Chelsyfest2026 #EpilepsyWarriors by @chelsyfest

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A little sneak peek of a FABULOUS day! 💜✨

We are still floating on air from Chelsyfest 2026! From flower crowns and tie-dye to an absolute rockstar lineup and the best community anyone could ask for 🫶 Thank you @AthenticBrewing for being the best community supporter and venue in town!

Celebrating 5 YEARS with you all was pure magic. Even the @AthensRockLobsters stopped by to join the party with Clawdius! 🦞🎉

Huge love and shout out to our incredible bands, artists, vendors, food trucks, sponsors, donors, and everyone who came out to make our 5th annual fest one for the books. Because of your unbelievable support over the last five years, we are making a real, lasting difference for children and families fighting epilepsy through our partnership with @ChildrensATL. We couldn't do this without you!

📲 Stay tuned — more pics dropping soon!

#Chelsyfest2026 #AthensGA #EpilepsyAwareness #BeFierceFightEpilepsy #EpilepsyWarriors by @chelsyfest

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As we kickoff our 5th Chelsyfest celebration, Chelsy's sister @Lorien Moran has some beautiful words to share during this special moment ✨💜🥰

#Chelsyfest2026 #AthensGA #ShopLocal #BeFierceFightEpilepsy #1in26 by @chelsyfest

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COME HUNGRY TOMORROW! 🍔🌮🍰

We’ve got an incredible food truck lineup serving up local favorites all day long at Chelsyfest:

☕ @caferacerfoodtruck
🍔 @affinitysmashed
🫓 El Sabrosito (Karen’s Pupusas)
🍰 @nonyscheesecakes

Grab a cold pint of FIERCE Nut Brown Ale, grab some incredible eats, and enjoy the day with us! See you soon! 🍻✨

📍 @AthenticBrewing
🗓 Saturday, Sept. 19 by @chelsyfest

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As bold and warm as the memory that built this festival: FIERCE, our nut brown ale, is BACK! 🍻✨

Catch it on draft and in cans this Saturday at Chelsyfest! Can’t make it this weekend? Pick up cans at @AthenticBrewing throughout September and until they run out!

Come raise a glass, enjoy live music, and support our mission to bring epilepsy awareness and education to our #AthensGA community. See you Saturday! 💜

📍 Athentic Brewing Co.
🗓 Saturday | 2 PM – 8 PM

#Chelsyfest2026 #BeFierceFightEpilepsy #CraftBeer #ShopLocal by @chelsyfest

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