Archive for year: 2023

Last Thursday, McLeod Regional Medical Center hosted Junior Leadership Florence County as part of their Healthcare Day sessions throughout the county. Twenty-eight students toured the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, the Operating Rooms and Air Reach helicopter.

Junior Leadership Florence County is a ten-month program in which area high school sophomores and juniors are empowered to become trustees of the Florence County community. Throughout the program, students learn a variety of valuable leadership skills including time management, community issue awareness, and business ethics. The program also provides training in the area of personal development, skills training, volunteering opportunities and team building. Junior Leadership Florence County is presented by the Florence County Extension Service/4-H Youth Development, The Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce and Francis Marion University with the support from local businesses to provide professional personnel, facilities, and other aspects of the sessions throughout the school year.

Lee Freeman, owner of TAB and local entrepreneur, was on ChamberLink Radio this weekend to talk about the what The Alternative Board is all about in sharing your business expertise and suggestions with fellow members.

You can catch the conversations on ChamberLink Radio each Sunday from 12:00-12:30pm on LIVE 95.3FM in Florence, SC.

ChamberLink Radio is brought to you by the Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce and The UPS Stores.

ARE YOU READY TO WING IT?

The postponed Florence Chamber of Commerce’s Kickin’ Chicken Wing and Chili Festival has been rescheduled for Friday, November 17th and even better news is that the Inland Band is back to perform for the crowd. https://www.inlandband.com/

The November 17th festival will feature many local cooks competing for awards by local judges and for the coveted People’s Choice Award sponsored by Community Broadcasters. Besides wings and chili, a variety of other fun food offerings will be available.

The adults in the crowd will enjoy a wide selection of domestic and craft beer and a nice selection of wine. There will also be plenty of water and Pepsi products available.

The festival will be held in the 100 block of South Dargan Street, downtown Florence from 5 to 9 p.m.

This year’s event is made possible by Raines Co. and Synergi Partners along with support from Willcox, Buyck & Williams, Victors, South Carolina Federal Credit Union, MPD Electric Cooperative, Florence Downtown Development Corp. and the City of Florence.

Honda South Carolina Manufacturing (SCM) announced the return of the Honda Turkey Run on Saturday, Nov. 18 at 8 a.m. A fun and family-friendly fall event, the Honda Turkey Run is focused on fundraising for Florence County residents in need byway of an annual 5K, 10K and 20K run/walk event that starts and finishes at the Honda manufacturing facility in Timmonsville.

Established in 2012, the Honda Turkey Run offers two USA Track & Field (USATF) certified courses that encompass the Honda SCM campus and circle through the town of Timmonsville.

“We’re so grateful to Honda for supporting us, especially during the holiday season as the need for food access rises,” stated Erinn Rowe, Harvest Hope Food Bank CEO. “Events like the Honda Turkey Run help support our mission – to eliminate hunger and food insecurity in South Carolina.”  All donations to Harvest Hope Food Bank are tax deductible. Run participants who would like to donate nonperishable food items the day of the event are encouraged to provide canned vegetables, fruits, meats and tomato products, cereal, oatmeal, potatoes, dry pasta and mixes, and individually wrapped snacks.

Registration fees for the Honda Turkey Run range from $40 to $55 depending on race selection. Participants can save on cost by pre-registering for the event.

To register or to learn more about the Honda Turkey Run, please visit bit.ly/HondaTurkeyRun

On Thursday, November 2nd, The Leadership Florence Class of 2023 presented checks to four organizations: American Cancer Society, CAREHouse, House of Hope, Lighthouse Ministries and Jr. Leadership Florence.

The checks were the proceeds from the 2nd Annual Kickball for A Cause tournament held by the class earlier this year.

To see photos of the presentations, click here.