Countybank Foundation donates $500 to Salvation Army
September 19, 2023
The Countybank Foundation, established in 1971 representing Countybank and Greenwood Capital, recently donated $500 to The Salvation Army of Greenwood. This donation represents a longstanding relationship between the organizations, including…
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Upcountry History Museum dives in with ‘Splash and Bubbles’
September 19, 2023
Explorers of all ages will be able to dive into the incredible world of ocean exploration when “Splash and Bubbles: Dive In, Lend a Fin” makes its only South Carolina…
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American Red Cross of South Carolina announces two more students selected for HBCU Ambassador program & scholarship
September 19, 2023
Claflin student, member of inaugural cohort, honored for collecting most units nationwide The American Red Cross of South Carolina is pleased to announce two students from South Carolina Historically Black…
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Sustain SC and The Shi Institute at Furman University welcome the third class of SLI Fellows
September 18, 2023
Sustain SC and The Shi Institute for Sustainable Communities at Furman University are proud to announce the 2023-2024 class of Sustainability Leadership Initiative (SLI) fellows. It’s the third SLI class…
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Habitat for Humanity of Greenville’s Dinner on Ice Gala set for October
September 18, 2023
Heading toward its major fundraising event of 2023, Habitat for Humanity of Greenville County is honoring its top sponsors for The Dinner on Ice Gala. The Co-Host and Partner are…
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State’s newest Daughters of the American Revolution chapter holds inaugural meeting
September 18, 2023
GREENWOOD, SC – The Issaqueena Chapter, NSDAR, recently held its inaugural meeting as the newest chapter of the South Carolina State Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (SCDAR).…
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Original Six Afterschool program expands to reach more rural students in high-poverty public schools
September 18, 2023
The Original Six Foundation (O6) is continuing to grow its commitment to ensure a student’s educational opportunities are not limited by the zip code in which they live with the…
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Dancing with the Spartanburg Stars announces 2024 all-star lineup
September 15, 2023
The Cancer Association of Spartanburg & Cherokee Counties, Inc. is pleased to announce the return of the popular Dancing with the Spartanburg Stars fundraiser presented by the Hunt Family Spartanburg’s…
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Bon Secours invests in affordable housing
September 12, 2023
Health System Provides Rebuild Upstate with $50,000 Grant Bon Secours St. Francis Health System has announced a $50,000 mission grant for Rebuild Upstate, a nonprofit organization that exists to repair…
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Red Cross facing a national blood shortage
September 12, 2023
Donors needed now as hospital demand outpaces blood donations The American Red Cross is experiencing a national blood shortage. Fewer donors than needed gave this summer, drawing down the national…
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SCETV and Riley Institute partner for Public Media Diversity Leaders Initiative’s sixth cohort
September 8, 2023
South Carolina ETV and Public Radio (SCETV) is again partnering with the Riley Institute at Furman University to offer the Public Media Diversity Leaders Initiative (PMDLI). In its sixth cohort, PMDLI is…
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Girls get ready for a year of fun, adventure, and discovery
September 7, 2023
There’s no limit to what a Girl Scout can do when she has her squad by her side. From feeling her power conducting a science experiment to taking the stage…
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Vote now for Greenwood Pathway House to receive Chick-fil-A’s True Inspiration Award
September 7, 2023In only seven months of operation, Pathway Village in Greenwood has had an impact in helping 29 families, with 59 children, take steps to overcome homelessness permanently. Pathway Village, part…
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Greenville business leaders help two families build new homes
September 6, 2023
After helping more than 400 families move into new homes over the past four decades, Habitat for Humanity of Greenville County home dedications would seem to become standard practice. They…
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Mayes, McCarroll, Norris and Riley to be honored Oct. 16 at Phillis Wheatley Community Center
September 5, 2023
The Phillis Wheatley Community Center in Greenville will induct Clyde Mayes, John McCarroll, Xanthene Norris and Richard W. Riley into the center’s Hall of Fame at a luncheon event on…
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Mary Black Foundation accepting nominations for Dr. George Newby, Jr. Health Equity Leadership Award
September 5, 2023
The Dr. George Newby, Jr. Health Equity Leadership Award will be provided to an outstanding individual or organization committed to ensuring that all people in Spartanburg County have access to opportunities for…
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Fostering Great Ideas receives $35,000 grant from Power:Ed for Aspire™ program expansion to Richland County to serve more foster youth
September 1, 2023Fostering Great Ideas (FGI), headquartered in Greenville, has been awarded a $35,000 grant from Power:Ed, a philanthropy of SC Student Loan Corporation, to expand FGI’s Aspire™ program to Richland County…
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Select SCEDA members earn coveted statewide economic developer certification
August 31, 2023The South Carolina Economic Developers’ Association (SCEDA) is proud to announce nine members have recently earned credentials as South Carolina Certified Economic Developers (SCCED). The newly certified statewide economic developers…
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Mary Black Foundation awards $350,000 in grants to twenty-five nonprofit organizations
August 30, 2023
The Mary Black Foundation announced that it awarded $350,000 in grants to twenty-five nonprofit organizations. These unrestricted grants will support organizations delivering programs and services that support the Foundation’s mission…
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Dollar General Literacy Foundation awards more than $65,000 to South Carolina
August 29, 2023
Grants Part of Nearly $2.6 Million Awarded to Youth Literacy Programs During its 30th Anniversary Today, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation (DGLF) announced the award of more than $65,000 in youth…
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Women Confidence Builders awards scholarships at largest event of 2023
August 29, 2023
Women Confidence Builders hosted its biggest event of 2023 and presented scholarships to students from Anderson Career Technology Center and Spartanburg Academic Movement. The sold-out luncheon took place on August…
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Habitat for Humanity of Greenville’s Brooks named to Riley Fellow program
August 24, 2023
Noel Brooks, Habitat for Humanity of Greenville’s Director of Development, will spend this Fall learning skills to make the community stronger in the Diversity Leaders Initiative (DLI) from Furman University’s…
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Countybank Foundation donates time, funds to new Habitat build
August 24, 2023
The Countybank Foundation, established in 1971 representing Countybank and Greenwood Capital, recently donated $5,000 to Greenwood Area Habitat for Humanity. This donation represents a longstanding relationship between the organizations and…
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A glorious journey
August 24, 2023
By Jeff Becraft One of the statements I utter the most these days is: “Well… you see what my wife lives with.” I mentioned a couple of weeks ago…
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Upcountry History Museum presents stories stitched in the seams
August 23, 2023
There’s an art to storytelling and in “We Didn’t Wait for Freedom – The Civil War Narrative Quilts of Vera P. Hall,” the stories are literally stitched in the seams…
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Habitat for Humanity of Greenville’s Dinner on Ice Gala set for October
August 22, 2023
Habitat for Humanity of Greenville has sponsorships available and is looking for auction donations for its Dinner on Ice Gala this October. The second annual Dinner on Ice Gala will…
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Countybank Foundation donates $5,000 to Carolina Football Club
August 17, 2023
The Countybank Foundation, established in 1971 representing Countybank and Greenwood Capital, recently donated $5,000 to the Carolina Football Club. The donation will cover 10 partial scholarships for players and their…
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Habitat Greenville elects new board chair, adds three members
August 16, 2023
LaTonya Phillips is the new board chair for Habitat for Humanity of Greenville County, and will help guide the agency as it continues to work to provide affordable housing in…
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South Carolina Boating & Fishing Alliance (SCBFA) celebrates surge in recreational boating industry, unveils impressive economic impact figures
August 16, 2023
Despite a pandemic and uncertain economic conditions, recreational boating in South Carolina has surged to an all-time high with a 67% increase in total economic impact on the state and an 80% increase in…
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Spartanburg Science Center announces 2023 Finalists for Inaugural Spartanburg County STEM Educator of the Year Awards
August 16, 2023
As Spartanburg County welcomes teachers back to school, the Spartanburg Science Center surprised seven educators with news that they were the district finalists for the inaugural STEM Educator of the…
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Butterfly release will honor and remember women affected by ovarian cancer
August 15, 2023
The Ovarian Cancer Coalition of Central SC (OCC) will hold the annual butterfly release for ovarian cancer September 21 (5:30 pm) at the SC State House to raise awareness of…
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SC Secretary of State Mark Hammond invites nominations for 2023 Angels
August 14, 2023
South Carolina Secretary of State Mark Hammond announced that his office will accept nominations of charitable organizations for this year’s Angel awards. Every year, the Secretary of State honors several…
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Bon Secours Wellness Arena and the Greenville Police Department to hold a Fill the Cruisers Drive benefitting Greenville Humane Society and Greenville County Animal Care
August 14, 2023
Bon Secours Wellness Arena and the Greenville Police Department are teaming up with Greenville Humane Society and Greenville County Animal Care to fill police cruisers with items that support the…
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CDS hosts 2023 Eggs Benefit with guest speaker Michael Hayes
August 11, 2023
The Center for Developmental Services (CDS) will host their 12th annual Eggs Benefit on Thursday, September 28, 2023 at The Poinsett Club in Downtown Greenville. Breakfast will be served at…
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Annual ‘Wake Up with Rebuild’ event moves to Anderson
August 10, 2023
One of the Upstate’s top nonprofit events will have a new location in a new county in 2023. Wake Up with Rebuild is a free networking and awareness event hosted…
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Entrepreneur Minute – Christi Powell, Women Confidence Builders
August 9, 2023
The Who’s on the Move, Entrepreneur Minute is an interview in support of the undeniable impact that entrepreneurs have on our communities. We will be highlighting 20 entrepreneurs in each of…
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Robert “Skeeter” Powell named the 2023 Barbara Stone Community Leadership Award honoree
August 9, 2023
The Barbara Stone Foundation, a non-profit organization focused on supporting visionary and creative programs and initiatives for individuals with disabilities, presented Robert “Skeeter” Powell, of David’s Table, the 2023 Barbara…
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Greenville youth learn ballet skills at Phillis Wheatley Community Center
August 8, 2023
Eleven students had the opportunity to learn ballet at Phillis Wheatley Community Center over the summer. Instructors from International Ballet provided two free ballet classes per week at the center…
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TATT holds Elevate Upstate Grant Workshop; Application deadline is September 22
August 8, 2023
Ten at the Top recently held an Elevate Upstate Grant Workshop at the nearly completed Bridgeway Station. Over 30 potential grant applicants heard from River Hughes (of grant benefactor Hughes…
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Nominate a Woman of Distinction
August 7, 2023
All of us know that woman—the woman who does it all. She has excelled in her career and is a mentor in the community. A Shero. We want to hear…
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Riley Institute at Furman announces 2023-24 afterschool Policy Fellows
August 7, 2023
The White-Riley-Peterson Policy Fellowship creates opportunities for a nationwide network of leaders to harness their collective expertise to expand and improve afterschool and summer learning programming. The White-Riley-Peterson (WRP) Policy…
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School supply drive hosted by United Way of the Piedmont supports over 1,000 students in Spartanburg County
August 2, 2023
Twenty percent of school-age children in the Spartanburg County community live in poverty. For these students and their families, a back to school supply list can be a large purchase,…
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Greenville Jewish Federation hires inaugural CEO
August 2, 2023
The nonprofit dedicated to strengthening the Upstate’s vibrant Jewish community has hired community leader Courtney Tessler to be its CEO – a first for the 76-year-old organization. The Greenville Jewish…
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Disability Rights South Carolina launches “Voting is My Right” campaign
August 1, 2023
The statewide campaign promotes voter registration, education and participation among young people with disabilities in South Carolina. Disability Rights South Carolina, a nonprofit organization that protects and advances the legal,…
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Greenville Center for Creative Arts welcomes Javy Pagan as new Program Director
July 31, 2023
The Greenville Center for Creative Arts (GCCA) is delighted to announce the appointment of Javy Pagan as the new Program Director. With an impressive background in program creation, implementation, community…
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SC Association of Health Underwriters announces 2023-2024 new board members
July 31, 2023
The South Carolina Association of Health Underwriters (SCAHU) proudly announces its new officers and board of directors for the 2023-2024 year. The 2023-2024 SCAHU Officers include President Bradley George, Principal…
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NFIB: Back-to-School tax holiday a chance to support small businesses
July 31, 2023
NFIB State Director Ben Homeyer says South Carolina’s upcoming back-to-school sales tax holiday is a great opportunity for people to help local businesses during difficult economic times. This year’s back-to-school tax holiday on computers, printers, school supplies, clothing and…
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South Carolina State Fair General Manager receives prestigious agriculture award
July 27, 2023The South Carolina State Fair announced that its general manager, Nancy Smith, has been awarded the John W. Parris Agricultural Leadership Award by the South Carolina Association of Agricultural Educators…
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Grant from The Leon Levine Foundation helps New Morning expand vital reproductive healthcare
July 24, 2023
New Morning, a South Carolina nonprofit organization, announced it has received a $50,000 grant from The Leon Levine Foundation (TLLF) to support its program that provides free and low-cost birth…
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PAWchitecture design-build pet furniture competition launches in Greenville to benefit Greenville County Animal Care
July 19, 2023
Nichols Architects partners with AIA Greenville, brings creative community together to make a difference AIA Greenville, a local section of the South Carolina chapter of the American Institute of Architects,…
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