Help The UFO Man Rise from the Ashes

The UFO Welcome Center is a tourist curiosity located in Bowman, South Carolina, built in the back yard of Jody Pendarvis. It consists of a 42ft built out of wood, fiberglass, and plastic. The structure, entered by a powered ramp, is mounted on four columns, designed to raise and lower with motors. In addition to a labyrinth of mechanical and electronic salvage parts, the saucer is furnished with a bed, satellite television, air conditioning, toilet, and a shower. Pendarvis envisioned himself as being an ambassador to aliens and wanted to provide a facility where they could rest after a long journey on UFOs.The saucer had begun to be built in 1994 and became a local tourist attraction, with a $1 entry fee. The center was the subject of a 2001 segment in The Daily Show, in which Stephen Colbert presented a caricatured tour of the attraction. In 2003 Pendarvis added a smaller saucer, about 20 feet in width, to the top of the or

This fundraiser organized for The UFO Man's family to help rebuild The world famous UFO Welcome Center in Bowman SC after total loss from a Fire including his adjoining mobile home

The UFO Welcome Center, once a haven for the UFO man's dreams, now lay in ruins, consumed by merciless flames. Every cherished artifact, every whispered secret of the stars—lost to the relentless blaze.