Our Junior Leadership Florence County class of 20022-2023 held their Education Day session on April 4, at Francis Marion University.
Special thanks to Leadership Florence County Program, the Florence Chamber of Commerce, FMU and Florence County 4-H for making the opportunity possible for our youth.
This free virtual event is brought to you by SCORE Grand Strand. The workshop will be held on Thursday, April 20th from 12:00 – 1:00 pm and will highlight the importance of selecting a strong business name, how to make sure the name is clear to use, and the necessary procedures for protecting your brand.
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The Better Business Bureau has partnered with the Florence Center to bring a free shred event to Florence on Monday, April 17th from 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM. Bring your old receipts, statements and other personal documents to one of our no-cost shred events. In an effort to shred your sensitive documents in a timely manner, Attendees are limited to (3) three boxes (copy paper box or smaller) or three bags (kitchen trash bag or smaller) per vehicle. Before shredding, there is no need to remove binders, binder clips, paper clips, staples, rubber bands, or CDs/DVDs.
The Piggly Wiggly on Cherokee Road, once the smaller sibling of the now-closed Florence Mall location, ceremonially reopened on Wednesday after extensive renovations.
The grocery store now has expanded meat, produce and frozen food selections, a bakery, sushi stand, floral department and deli that has the “best fried chicken in the world,” according to store operator Marty Massey.
“We have widened our selection of merchandise tenfold,” Massey said. “This store was neglected for a long time, so we put our resources in the store, and it’s been overwhelmingly successful.”
The store stayed open during renovation, and even without everything ready, the store doubled sales year over year, he said. Renovations began in June after the Florence Mall location’s landlord did not renew the lease, forcing the store to close and employees to move to the Cherokee Road location.
To celebrate the remodeling, the store held a ribbon cutting on Wednesday, April 5th that was attended by many in the community.
Holding the scissors for the ribbon cutting are Lynn Willard, owner of Lowcountry Grocers, left, and Marty Massey, store operator, right. Teresa Myers Ervin, mayor of Florence, is on the far left, and Mike Miller, Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce president, stands behind her. Attending but not pictured was Florence Police Chief Allen Heidler.
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Join the Florence Chamber, First Bank and the South Carolina Department of Commerce for an opportunity to network and obtain valuable resources of information for maintaining, growing and developing your business.
The lunch & learn will be held on Tuesday, May 2nd from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm at the Florence Chamber. The cost is $10 per person. The keynote speaker will be Sonja Barkley, Manager of Small Business at SC Department of Commerce. She will speak on the State of Small & Minority Business and our sponsor, First Bank, will give a presentation on Business Banking Services.
To register, click here.
Hoppin’ Around Flo-Town, hosted by the City of Florence’s Recreation, Athletics & Sports Tourism Department, has returned!
Clues were posted on March 31st. Use the clues to find giant Easter Eggs in 10 different locations. Scan each egg’s unique QR code and fill out the short form for an entry to win one of several prizes! The more eggs you find the more likely you are to win.
For additional information and updates, be sure to visit the Department’s Facebook page.
Are you interested in making a change for your health, but don’t know where to start? HopeHealth, in partnership with SCDHEC, offers “It’s Your Health, Take Charge,” a series of free nutrition classes, open to the public, which are designed to make cooking healthy food easy, exciting, and budget friendly.
Offered biweekly, each class covers a different nutrition topic and includes handouts, take-home recipes, and samples to taste. Participants are invited to collaborate, ask questions, and learn simple tips for healthy eating from a registered dietician nutritionist.
Topics for the course include whole grains and fiber, portion distortion, salt and sodium, label reading, healthy cooking at home, shopping on a budget, choosing healthy options when dining out, and increasing physical activity.
“It’s Your Health, Take Charge” is offered on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month. The course is traditionally offered at the HopeHealth Medical Plaza from 10-11:30 am, with the current series being offered on April 12, April 26, May 11, May 24, June 14, and June 28.
For more information about “It’s Your Health Take Charge,” contact Sonda Jett-Clair by calling (843) 432-3717 or email sjclair@hope-health.org.
This event is brought to you by SCORE Grand Strand and is for anyone looking to start a non-profit and is committed to providing a community service. Get step-by-step directions on how to set up a non-profit in 6 months without a lawyer. This free online workshop will take place on Tuesday, April 11 from 12:00 – 1:00 PM.
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MUSC Business Health presents “Living #YourBestYou with Long-Term Conditions” featuring James Johnson from the MUSC Wellness Center. Join us on Wednesday, April 12th for a virtual lunch and learn from 12:00 – 1:00 pm.
Living with long-term conditions is something countless people deal with every single day. The more you know about your condition, the better equipped you will be. There are several options that can enable anyone to live a happy and productive life with their long-term condition.
Some options include being attuned to your body’s needs, seeking out all types of experts pertaining to your condition, making healthy decisions, managing your medications and much more. By the end of this presentation, you will have a solid foundation on how to tackle either someone else’s symptoms or your own.
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On April 17, the Florence Symphony Orchestra joins Las Vegas group “Serpentine Fire” featuring hits from Earth, Wind and Fire. Featured songs Include: September, Boogie Wonderland, Let’s Groove, After the Love has Gone and many more. Call FMU PAC Ticket Office M-F 12-5 at (843) 661-4444 or purchase tickets online.
