One afternoon of golf can change a child’s life COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA – Healthy Learners is holding its 20th annual Healthy Learners Champions for Children Golf Tournament in Memory of George Younginer Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at Fort Jackson Golf Club. Day-of registration begins at 10 a.m. followed by a noon shotgun start. The event…
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30 Years Later, Remembering Impacts of Hurricane Hugo in South Carolina
As South Carolina navigates through the peak of the 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season, Richland Library wants to reflect on and learn from an historic storm that had statewide impacts. It's the 30th anniversary of Hurricane Hugo making landfall in the Palmetto State. Join us for Remembering Hurricane Hugo from 3 - 4:30 p.m., Saturday, September…
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Central Carolina Community Foundation Accepting Financial Donations to the One SC Fund to Support Hurricane Dorian Relief Efforts at OneSCFund.org
Columbia, S.C., Sept. 6, 2019 — Central Carolina Community Foundation is accepting financial donations to the One SC Fund at www.OneSCFund.org to support nonprofit organizations that are, and will be, responding to the needs of individuals affected by Hurricane Dorian. The One SC Fund, established by former Governor Nikki Haley after the 2015 Thousand-Year Flood,…
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United Way of the Midlands kicks off 2019-2020 campaign season at Segra Park
Columbia, S.C. (August 29, 2019) – United Way of the Midlands kicks off its 2019-2020 fundraising campaign at United Way Day on Thursday, September 5 at 4:00 p.m. at Segra Park. “United Way Day is a celebration of community and the impact that we can make when we Live United. We are excited to recognize…
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Melanie Alphin Joins Healthy Learners
Just in time for back-to-school! Melanie Alphin joins Healthy Learners as the Midlands Program Manager. [caption id="attachment_24053" align="alignleft" width="225"] Melanie Alphin[/caption] COLUMBIA – Healthy Learners is pleased to announce its recent hire of Melanie Alphin, who joins the Healthy Learners team as a Program Manager for Healthy Learners Midlands. Within this role, Alphin will provide…
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The South Carolina Wildlife Federation’s 17th Annual Wildlife Photography Contest is officially open for submissions!
Amateur photographers from all over the state are invited to submit their best pictures capturing the beauty of South Carolina’s nature – in their own backyard or South Carolina’s backyard of natural landscapes to the SCWF’s Annual Wildlife Photography Contest. Participants have from now until Thursday, October 31st to submit photos in up to three…
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More Than $10 Million Invested in Prisma Health Breast Center Through Walk for Life and Famously Hot Pink Half Marathon, 5K + 10K
On Oct. 12, 1991, 200 people walked through downtown Columbia at the first Walk for Life, an event founded by former first lady of Columbia, Beth Coble. Walk for Life was created to elevate awareness of breast cancer in our community and to raise funds for Baptist Medical Center’s breast health program, now part of…
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Registration Now Open for October 22 On The Table Conversations Powered by Central Carolina Community Foundation
[caption id="attachment_23921" align="alignleft" width="960"] Register now for On the Table — a day of conversation to better our community[/caption] Second annual engaging conversation initiative will bring people together across the Midlands to break bread and discuss the future of our communities. Columbia, S.C., Aug. 14, 2019 – Central Carolina Community Foundation, the Midlands’ center for…
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Over $3 Million Available to End Homelessness
Applications for the 2019 HUD Continuum of Care Completion due August 29 Columbia, S.C. (August 8, 2019) – United Way of the Midlands, lead agency for the Midlands Area Consortium for the Homeless (MACH), invites current and new partners to submit applications for the 2019 Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Continuum of Care Competition. HUD…
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Panera Bread To Present More Than $4,500 To Harvest Hope Food Bank
COLUMBIA, SC – August 1, 2019 – Covelli Enterprises, the largest franchisee of Panera Bread, will present a check for $4,688.69 to Harvest Hope Food Bank on Tuesday, August 6 at 11:30 a.m. This donation is a result of the company’s fundraising efforts during May and June at seven Panera Bread locations in the Midlands.…
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