Susan G. Komen Statement on U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Mammography Screening Guidelines
April 21, 2015
CHARLESTON, SC – Susan G. Komen®, the world’s largest breast cancer organization, issued the following statement on the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) call for public comment on updated mammography…
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Greenville Heritage Federal Credit Union Receives CDFI Certification
April 16, 2015
Promotes financial inclusion in Greenville County GREENVILLE, SC – Greenville Heritage FCU is pleased to announce its certification by the US Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund. There…
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Superintendent Debbie Hamm to Attend National Meeting of Innovative School Leaders
April 16, 2015Hamm will participate in the Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools meeting in Vancouver, Wash. COLUMBIA, SC – Richland Two Superintendent Debbie Hamm will join a select group of national…
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SOL Partners with Lowcountry Aquatic Project Swimming Organization
April 16, 2015
SOL Southwest Kitchen & Tequila Bar will raise money for the learn-to-swim program through the end of May MOUNT PLEASANT, SC – From Monday, April 20 through the end of May,…
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Hunger Crunch Wins Facebook’s Social Good App Of The Year Award
April 16, 2015
Fighting Hunger Globally With A Video Game GREENVILLE, SC – Hunger Crunch (www.hungercrunch.com), a newly launched video game, has won Facebook’s Social Good App of The Year award which…
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National Volunteer Week 2015 Red Cross Volunteers Key to Helping Central SC Community
April 15, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Over a 24-hour period in March, Red Cross volunteers rushed to seven locations in the Midlands and helped 23 residents who were victims of home fires or…
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USO South Carolina Recognizes its 125 Volunteers during National Volunteer Week and Gives Community a Chance to Help Make a Difference
April 14, 2015Volunteers make it possible for USO South Carolina to serve more than 100,000 troops and families each year COLUMBIA, SC – As people across the country take this week to…
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SCE&G provides generous support to Meals on Wheels program
April 14, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – April 13, 2015 – Senior Resources received a $10,000 grant from SCE&G to support the Meals on Wheels program. The funding will provide more than 1,400 meals…
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Columbia Takes a New Spin on Bowl For Kids’ Sake 2015
April 13, 2015A “Big” Focus on Bigs and Littles COLUMBIA, SC – Spring is here, and it’s almost time for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Columbia’s signature fundraiser, Bowl For Kids’ Sake.…
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Calling all nonprofits: A chance for free marketing help from CreateAthon@USC
April 13, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Here’s a rare opportunity to get top talent working on the communications strategies that nonprofits need to tell their story and further their mission — pro bono.…
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Curing Kids Cancer Fire Truck Pull
April 13, 2015Saturday, April 18th Event will help raise funds for the Cancer and Blood Disorders Clinic at Palmetto Richland Children’s Hospital COLUMBIA, SC – Curing Kids Cancer and the Columbia Fire Department…
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Wm. J.B. Dorn VA Medical Center Celebrates Volunteers April 16
April 13, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – April 12 through 18 is National Volunteer Week and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will use the opportunity to thank more than 76,000 citizen volunteers who…
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Greater Greenville Association of Realtors and Commercial Division partners with Habitat Greenville
April 13, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – The Greater Greenville Association of Realtors and Commercial Division is partnering with Habitat for Humanity of Greenville County as the 30th Anniversary Tool Sponsor. The GGAR and…
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New Art Exhibition Opens this Saturday, April 18; Planetarium Live Sky Tour Offered Every Tuesday in April
April 13, 2015New Art Exhibition Opens this Saturday, April 18 The South Carolina State Museum will open its next major art exhibition, Carolina Makers, this Saturday, April 18. The exhibition, presented by…
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Riley Institute Adds Mark Quinn as Senior Associate, Promotes Jacki Martin to Director, Institute Operations
April 12, 2015GREENVILLE, SC — The Riley Institute at Furman has recruited Mark Quinn, Director of Public and Member Relations at the Electric Cooperatives of South Carolina, as Senior Associate at the…
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Senior Resources awarded $900 “Share the Love” grant by Meals on Wheels America
April 8, 2015Subaru’s seventh “Share the Love” event supports Columbia’s seniors COLUMBIA, SC – Senior Resources is proud to announce it has received a $900 grant from Meals on Wheels America for its…
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James E. Clyburn Golf Center to Host Girls Golf Day
April 8, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – The James E. Clyburn Golf Center is hosting a Girls Golf Day on Saturday, April 18, 2015 to help kick off the start of its girls golf…
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Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina Names 2015 Award Winners
April 8, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Each year the Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina presents special awards to individuals or organizations that represent the core values of the Sisters of Charity…
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Campaign Launches to Preserve Daufuskie Island Gullah Home Places
April 8, 2015
CHARLESTON, SC — Daufuskie Endangered Places Program (DEPP), an initiative to preserve the original Gullah-built dwellings on Daufuskie Island, S.C., is launching a fundraising campaign via GoFundMe to continue its work of restoring…
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Volunteers across the Midlands to Participate in Volunteer Day on April 11
April 7, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – United Way of the Midlands will host a Day of Action on Saturday, April 11 to kick off National Volunteer Week, which will run through April 18.…
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Greenville Water to Support Upstate Forever’s “Reconnecting People To Rivers” Initiative
April 6, 2015
Grant funds and in-kind assistance to help promote river recreation and water quality monitoring GREENVILLE, SC – Upstate Forever is pleased to announce that Greenville Water will support the…
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Area Lions clubs donate almost $60,000 in new technology to the SC School for the Deaf and the Blind
April 6, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – Area Lions clubs have donated almost $60,000 in new technology to the SC School for the Deaf and the Blind. The equipment will be used to increase…
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Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina awards $1,863,811.30 in Grants in 2014
April 6, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – The Sisters of Charity Foundation awards $1,863,811.30 to grantees addressing the root causes of poverty in South Carolina. The Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina has…
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Sexual Trauma Services of the Midlands Announces Walk a Mile Grand Marshal and Community Partner Awards
April 6, 2015COLUMBIA, SC—Sexual Trauma Services of the Midlands announced the 2015 Walk a Mile in Their Shoes Grand Marshal and the recipients of the 2015 Community Partner Awards. This year Connor…
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The Junior League of Columbia is ‘Cranked Up’ for the 6th Annual Touch a Truck
April 3, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – The 6th Annual Touch A Truck will be Sat., April 11 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m at the South Carolina State Farmer’s Market. The SC State Farmer’s Market will…
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Leadership Women (LW) announces The Leadership America Class of 2015
April 3, 201545 women competitively selected to explore “LEADING WITH A GLOBAL VISION” COLUMBIA, SC – Dr. Gail Wilson Giarratano, Executive Director and VP, City Year Columbia, has been selected to join…
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Leadership Women (LW) announces The Leadership America Class of 2015
April 3, 2015
45 women competitively selected to explore “LEADING WITH A GLOBAL VISION” COLUMBIA, SC – Dr. Gail Wilson Giarratano, Executive Director and VP, City Year Columbia, has been selected to join…
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Project Rx making headway, changes collection day schedule
April 2, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – There will be no Project Rx: A River Remedy collection day this spring and that is a good thing for the community. Project Rx is a community…
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EdVenture Children’s Museum Presents the 13th Annual GIRLS NIGHT OUT!
April 1, 2015Signature Fundraiser Brings Tibi to the Midlands COLUMBIA, SC – EdVenture Children’s Museum and Coplon’s present Girls Night Out on April 16, 2015 featuring Tibi. This exciting night of fashion,…
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Art and Volunteerism Combine for 2nd Annual Young Professional Event
March 31, 2015
Columbia, Lexington Young Professionals to Host Time for Art on April 16 COLUMBIA, SC – Eight Columbia and Lexington young professional organizations will partner to host the 2nd Annual Time…
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Help4Kids Florence Gains Community Support to Feed Florence County School-Children Without Weekend Lunches
March 31, 2015FLORENCE, SC – Help4Kids Florence announced a partnership with Turner Padget Graham & Laney P.A. to fill the hunger gap for Florence County elementary school-aged children who depend on school meals…
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Congaree Land Trust Hosts Inaugural Cowasee Clean-Up
March 31, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – The Congaree Land Trust (CLT) together with PalmettoPride hosted the first COWASEE Clean-up on Saturday, March 28th from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. in the COWASEE Basin…
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Study shows S.C. homeless used $1 billion in health care over three years
March 29, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – A new study released by the South Carolina Coalition for the Homeless (SCCH) and United Way of the Midlands reveals that people who are homeless in South Carolina…
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Congaree Land Trust Selected by Whole Foods Market as Recipient of 5% Day
March 29, 2015
5% Day on Tuesday, April 7th COLUMBIA, SC – The Congaree Land Trust (CLT) invites community members to show their support for land conservation by visiting the Crosshill Whole Foods Market in…
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2015 Midlands Heart Walk Raises $450,000 for the American Heart Association
March 26, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – The American Heart Association’s Midlands Heart Walk raised $450,000 on March 21 to build healthier lives free from cardiovascular diseases and stroke. More than 5,000 walkers took steps…
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ReWiGo welcomes Gilstrap to Board of Directors
March 25, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – ReWiGo (Ready, Willing, Going) Ministries has added Lisa Gilstrap to the Board of Directors. As a Residential Mortgage Executive with Southern First Bank, Gilstrap brings experience in…
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Midlands Residents to Take Strides for Autism
March 24, 2015South Carolina Autism Society HostsStrides for Autism 2015 in the Midlands on Saturday, May 2 Register Today and Form a Strides Team IRMO, SC – The South Carolina Autism Society announces its…
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Kulture Klash Returns to Charleston in April
March 23, 2015
CHARLESTON, SC – Popular Charleston arts and culture festival Kulture Klash presented by Avita’s MedExpress Pharmacy will return to the Lowcountry this spring in a collaboration among Big Hair Productions,…
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Tennis Tournament Goes Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness
March 23, 2015
CHARLESTON, SC – The Family Circle Cup and MUSC Health have teamed up to support “Pink Out Night for the Cure” to benefit the Lowcountry Affiliate of Susan G. Komen.…
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Midlands Residents to Take Strides for Autism
March 23, 2015South Carolina Autism Society HostsStrides for Autism 2015 in the Midlands on Saturday, May 2 Register Today and Form a Strides Team IRMO, SC – The South Carolina Autism Society announces its…
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Make-A-Wish® South Carolina Will Celebrate 30 Years of Granting Wishes at the 2015 Wish Ball
March 23, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – Make-A-Wish® South Carolina will host the 2015 Wish Ball on Saturday, May 9th, 2015 at the South Carolina State Museum. The ball, celebrates the Make-A-Wish mission by raising…
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“Food From The Heart” Food Drive Collected 65.5 Tons
March 23, 2015
The Seventh Annual “Food From The Heart” food drive held March 21, 2015 at participating Midlands grocery stores to support Harvest Hope Food Bank collected 65.5 tons of food COLUMBIA,…
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York Technical College to offer VSF scholarships
March 23, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – York Technical College is now offering a Veteran Scholarships Forever scholarship, which will serve as another resource for veterans looking to expand their skill base. The scholarship…
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Applicants sought for 2015/2016 “Music for a Cause” program
March 23, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – The South Carolina Philharmonic is seeking applicants who wish to be potential partners in its “Music for a Cause” program during the 2015/2016 season. Begun in 2010,…
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Leslie Latimer, Greenville First Steps, receives award
March 22, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC -Leslie Roper Latimer, MSW, Director of Operations for Greenville First Steps, was the recent recipient of the Time for Children Award during the 2015 Greenville County Childcare Association’s annual…
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City Year Columbia to Honor State Superintendent of Education at Ripples of Hope Gala
March 22, 2015Annual gala will benefit City Year Columbia, which works to keep students in school and on track to succeed COLUMBIA, SC – City Year Columbia, an education-focused organization that unites young…
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City Year Columbia Welcomes New Advisory Board Members
March 22, 2015City Year Columbia welcomes long-time supporters, Alan James and Elliott Epps, to the Advisory Board COLUMBIA, SC – City Year Columbia, an education-focused organization that unites young adults for a year…
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Advocates from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Visit Lawmakers in South Carolina to Support Mental Health Parity
March 22, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – Each year in the United States, suicide claims over 40,000 lives – more than war, murder, and natural disasters combined. In South Carolina, one person dies by…
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City Year Columbia to Honor State Superintendent of Education at Ripples of Hope Gala
March 22, 2015Annual gala will benefit City Year Columbia, which works to keep students in school and on track to succeed COLUMBIA, SC – City Year Columbia, an education-focused organization that unites young…
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City Year Columbia Welcomes New Advisory Board Members
March 22, 2015
City Year Columbia welcomes long-time supporters, Alan James and Elliott Epps, to the Advisory Board COLUMBIA, SC – City Year Columbia, an education-focused organization that unites young adults for a year…
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