27 Students participate in Leveraging Literacy Afterschool Reading Program year-end ceremony at Salvation Army
May 22, 2017The Leveraging Literacy Free Afterschool Reading Program recently wrapped up for the school-year with an exciting Year-End Ceremony at The Salvation Army of the Midlands’ Center for Worship and Service.…
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27 Students participate in Leveraging Literacy Afterschool Reading Program year-end ceremony at Salvation Army
May 22, 2017
The Leveraging Literacy Free Afterschool Reading Program recently wrapped up for the school-year with an exciting Year-End Ceremony at The Salvation Army of the Midlands’ Center for Worship and Service.…
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The Inaugural Kimberly Aiken Golf Tournament
May 17, 2017
The Inaugural Kimberly Aiken Golf Tournament will be held June 2, 2017 at 11:00am at Cobblestone Park Golf Club. This event is a major fundraiser benefiting the Miss SC Scholarship…
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YMCA of Greenville to benefit Reedy River through $80,000 grant from Duke Energy
May 17, 2017
Grant allows YMCA to expand public awareness of and participation in environmental stewardship with new outdoor classrooms and science stations at Caine Halter Family branch YMCA of Greenville announces today…
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Kozberg named Director of Nickelodeon Theatre
May 16, 2017The Nickelodeon Theatre, South Carolina’s only non-profit art house cinema, names Alison Kozberg Director of the theater. Andy Smith will continue to lead the organization as CEO of the Columbia…
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Kozberg named Director of Nickelodeon Theatre
May 16, 2017
The Nickelodeon Theatre, South Carolina’s only non-profit art house cinema, names Alison Kozberg Director of the theater. Andy Smith will continue to lead the organization as CEO of the Columbia…
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United Way of the Piedmont saves local families thousands of dollars through tax prep program
May 15, 2017Every year, United Way of the Piedmont volunteers prepare tax returns free of charge for low- to moderate-income working families in Spartanburg, Cherokee, and Union counties through Volunteer Income Tax…
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Habitat Greenville and Lowe’s celebrate National Women’s Build Week
May 15, 2017
In celebration of National Women Build Week, Habitat for Humanity of Greenville County and Lowe’s Home Improvement are teaming up to address and advocate for affordable homeownership for women, one…
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Moncks Corner attorney Elizabeth H. Warner to lead South Carolina Bar
May 12, 2017
Moncks Corner attorney Elizabeth H. (Babs) Warner will be installed as the 2017-18 president of the South Carolina Bar on Thursday, May 18, during the Bar’s House of Delegates meeting at…
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Moncks Corner attorney Elizabeth H. Warner to lead South Carolina Bar
May 12, 2017
Moncks Corner attorney Elizabeth H. (Babs) Warner will be installed as the 2017-18 president of the South Carolina Bar on Thursday, May 18, during the Bar’s House of Delegates meeting at…
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Michael Thompson appointed as SCSBA Region 14 Director
May 10, 2017
Michael Thompson, a member of the District Five Schools of Spartanburg County Board of Trustees, was appointed to the South Carolina School Boards Association (SCSBA) Board of Directors as the…
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Greenville Women Giving Awards $70,000 to Urban League of the Upstate for Right Steps Juvenile Diversion Program
May 10, 2017
Greenville Women Giving has awarded a $70,000 grant to expand Right Steps, a signature program addressing juvenile diversion in Greenville County. The gift will allow the Urban League of the…
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Good Done Great acquires Tacoma-Based WPG Solutions
May 10, 2017
Good Done Great, a leading Corporate Social Responsibility technology and services provider, announced today the acquisition of Tacoma, Washington based WPG Solutions. WPG Solutions is a workplace giving software and…
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Rebuild Upstate gets $52,000 from Greenville Women Giving
May 10, 2017
Rebuild Upstate was awarded $52,000 Tuesday by Greenville Women Giving. The money will provide critical home repairs for 49 more homes in the community. The non-profit agency specializes in home…
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Wells Fargo raises walls of Habitat Home
May 10, 2017
On Friday, Habitat for Humanity of Greenville County and corporate partner Wells Fargo raised the walls of the latest home to be built in Habitat’s Grace Point community. The home…
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Columbia Children’s Shelter is under new leadership
May 10, 2017
Palmetto Place names Lawson Executive Director Palmetto Place Children’s Shelter announced Jill Lawson has been named the shelter’s next Executive Director. Lawson is filling the seat left vacant by former…
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Charleston Animal Society recognized as flagship rescue organization in the United States
May 8, 2017
Maddie’s Fund®, a national family foundation, is awarding $360,000 in grants to Charleston Animal Society to share the charity’s leadership and programming that inspired No Kill Charleston and No Kill…
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Food Lion, Harvest Hope Food Bank, and Postal Carriers Union Partner to “Stamp Out Hunger”
May 8, 2017
Postal Union Food Drive Will Take Place on May 13 The 25th annual US Postal Service Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive will take place across South Carolina on May 13.…
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Public relations excellence recognized at annual SCPRSA Mercury Awards event
May 5, 2017
The South Carolina Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (SCPRSA) hosted its annual Mercury Awards celebration on Thursday, May 4 in Columbia. Communication professionals from across the state…
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Public relations excellence recognized at annual SCPRSA Mercury Awards event
May 5, 2017
The South Carolina Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (SCPRSA) hosted its annual Mercury Awards celebration on Thursday, May 4 in Columbia. Communication professionals from across the state…
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Sustainable Midlands receives Dominion Foundation Award for Environmental Education
May 4, 2017
Sustainable Midlands is excited to have the opportunity to extend its Green LEAF program with the support of the Dominion Foundation. By engaging school staff and students around food-education, experiential…
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Historic Columbia announces 2017 Preservation Award Winners
May 3, 2017Annual awards honor local projects for design and preservation accomplishments Historic Columbia announced the recipients of their 2017 Preservation Awards. Each year, Historic Columbia presents these awards to celebrate the…
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Stacey Bevill joins Board of Directors of National Nonprofit, Mental Fitness, Inc.
May 3, 2017
Stacey Bevill, owner of Spartanburg-based Ask and Receive, Inc., a full-service marketing firm, has been elected to the Board of Directors of Mental Fitness, Inc. (MFI), a national nonprofit that…
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Historic Columbia announces 2017 Preservation Award Winners
May 3, 2017
Annual awards honor local projects for design and preservation accomplishments Historic Columbia announced the recipients of their 2017 Preservation Awards. Each year, Historic Columbia presents these awards to celebrate the…
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Lucy Hampton Bostick Award nominations needed
May 1, 2017Do you know someone who has made a difference in the literary world? The Richland Library Friends want to hear from you. Members are accepting nominations for the 2017 Lucy…
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Tyson Foods grant provides Meals on Wheels service for five Midlands seniors
April 28, 2017
Tyson Foods has awarded a grant in the amount of $9,250 to Senior Resources’ Meals on Wheels program. The funding will provide daily delivery of a hot meal to five…
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South Carolina’s Women’s Rights and Empowerment Network (WREN) unveils Economic Study on Women in the Workforce
April 28, 2017
WREN, Women’s Rights & Empowerment Network, recently unveiled Moore Business School Economic Study on Women in the South Carolina Workforce. The release of the report comes on the heels of…
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The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to name local 2017 Man and Woman of The Year
April 26, 2017At a Grand Finale to be held on May 18, 2017 in the elegant South Carolina State Museum, the Midlands Chapter of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society will announce the…
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The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to name local 2017 Man and Woman of The Year
April 26, 2017
At a Grand Finale to be held on May 18, 2017 in the elegant South Carolina State Museum, the Midlands Chapter of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society will announce the…
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Columbia launch Bigs in Blue program aimed at strengthening ties between local community and law enforcement
April 25, 2017
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Columbia announced the roll out of the Bigs in Blue program in Richland and Lexington counties. Bigs in Blue is a one-to-one mentoring program…
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INNERSOLE and Junior Achievement Partner to inspire the future at Annie Burnside Elementary
April 25, 2017
INNERSOLE and Junior Achievement of Greater South Carolina have partnered together to provide students at Annie Burnside Elementary with the tools they need to succeed. This school year INNERSOLE has…
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Historic partnership formed in Sterling Community
April 25, 2017
A coalition of area public and private partners came together Tuesday to break ground for a new residential development in Greenville’s Sterling neighborhood. Leaders from Habitat for Humanity, The City…
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Spring Valley Rotary Club awards grant to Meals on Wheels program
April 24, 2017
Senior Resources received a $1,500 grant from the Spring Valley Rotary Club to support the Meals on Wheels program, along with an additional $420 from the group’s raffle proceeds. The…
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Spring Valley Rotary Club awards grant to Meals on Wheels program
April 24, 2017
Senior Resources received a $1,500 grant from the Spring Valley Rotary Club to support the Meals on Wheels program, along with an additional $420 from the group’s raffle proceeds. The…
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Mental Illness Recovery Center, Inc. holds annual 52 Windows event
April 24, 2017
Proceeds to Benefit Midlands Housing and Homeless Programs The Mental Illness Recovery Center, Inc. (MIRCI) is holding its annual benefit, 52 Windows, at 701 Whaley Street on Thursday, May 11…
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The Mental Illness Recovery Center, Inc. holds annual 52 Windows event
April 24, 2017
The Mental Illness Recovery Center, Inc. (MIRCI) is holding its annual benefit, 52 Windows, at 701 Whaley Street on Thursday, May 11 at 6 p.m. The event will support MIRCI’s…
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Greer community partners raise walls of Habitat home
April 24, 2017
On Thursday, Habitat for Humanity of Greenville County raised the walls on the 2017 Greer Community Partners Build home, celebrating a commitment to building affordable housing in the Greer community.…
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Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards grant to Indie Grits Visiones
April 21, 2017Indie Grits, the Southeast’s premier film and culture festival in Columbia, S.C. for DIY media-makers, has received a grant from The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, which will…
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Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards grant to Indie Grits Visiones
April 21, 2017
Indie Grits, the Southeast’s premier film and culture festival in Columbia, S.C. for DIY media-makers, has received a grant from The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, which will…
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Dancers kick up their heels for students
April 20, 2017The Lexington County School District One Educational Foundation highlights local celebrities as it presents its fifth annual Dancing with the Stars Lexington on Saturday, May 6, 2017, at 7 p.m.…
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Home is the Key: Habitat Greenville joins national movement to address affordable homeownership
April 20, 2017
One in four households in the nation pays more than 30 percent of their income for housing and may have difficulty affording necessities such as food, clothing or medical care.…
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Dancers kick up their heels for students
April 20, 2017
The Lexington County School District One Educational Foundation highlights local celebrities as it presents its fifth annual Dancing with the Stars Lexington on Saturday, May 6, 2017, at 7 p.m.…
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SOL Southwest Kitchen & Tequila Bar to raise money for Birthdays For All through Kitchen Karma program
April 19, 2017
Now through the end of May, SOL Southwest Kitchen and Tequila Bar in Mount Pleasant is partnering with Birthdays For All to raise funds for the charity through its Kitchen Karma program. The…
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Linda Byars receives District Five Superintendent’s Volunteer Service Award
April 19, 2017
When people bring up the name Linda Byars, one place immediately comes to mind: Irmo High School. Byars’ dedication to the school has been unprecedented and is the reason she…
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SOL Summerville partners with Chase After A Cure to give back through Kitchen Karma Program
April 18, 2017
SOL Southwest Kitchen & Tequila Bar in Summerville will partner with Chase After A Cure to raise money through the restaurant’s Kitchen Karma program over the next six weeks. Proceeds…
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New for Midlands Gives 2017: Early “Scheduled Giving” now open for 336 charities across the Midlands
April 18, 2017Donors may start giving online now, leading up to 24-hour Midlands Gives challenge on May 2 There’s a new way to make an impact this year with Midlands Gives, one…
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Ann Warner, CEO, Women’s Rights and Empowerment Network (WREN)
April 18, 2017
The mission of the MidlandsBiz Podcast series is to support leadership in Education, Innovation and the Arts. Thanks to our Sponsor: A Conversation with Ann Warner, CEO,…
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Ann Warner, CEO, Women’s Rights and Empowerment Network (WREN)
April 18, 2017
The mission of the MidlandsBiz Podcast series is to support leadership in Education, Innovation and the Arts. Thanks to our Sponsor: A Conversation with Ann Warner, CEO,…
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New for Midlands Gives 2017: Early “Scheduled Giving” now open for 336 charities across the Midlands
April 18, 2017
Donors may start giving online now, leading up to 24-hour Midlands Gives challenge on May 2 There’s a new way to make an impact this year with Midlands Gives, one…
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CommunityWorks opens 2017 Excellence in Entrepreneurship Awards nominations
April 13, 2017
Today, CommunityWorks (CW) announced the opening of its nominations for the 2017 Excellence in Entrepreneurship awards. Awards will be presented at the annual Excellence in Entrepreneurship Awards Reception on Tuesday,…
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