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An Evening of Hope supporting the HOPE Fund at the McLeod Center for Cancer Treatment and Research will take place on Thursday, September 19, 2024, at 6 p.m. at the Francis Marion University Performing Arts Center. The presenting sponsor for the McLeod Health Foundation’s 25th Annual Cancer Benefit is Harbor Freight Tools Foundation. Our featured cancer survivors this year include Joe Bibbo (Florence, SC), Leroy Blackwell (Sumter, SC), Michael Branham (Greeleyville, SC), Helen Gooden (Hamer, SC), Lynne Head (Florence, SC) and Daryn Sasser (Florence, SC). Please see the attached news release for more details.

The Chamber will be holding its’ Annual Fall Golf Classic, on Thursday, October 3rd at Traces Golf Club. We expect to have a sellout field of local business & community golfers back on the course for some great golf, food, beverages, and fun. This year’s tournament is being sponsored by Field Fastener. A great lunch is provided to start the day at 11:00 a.m. followed by a shotgun start at noon. Come experience great food and prizes throughout the course with 12 food and prize hospitality holes. Each registered golfer will be entered into a drawing to participate in a $25,000 cash shoot out!

To register online or to print the form, click here.

We are so excited for our September event where we are partnering with our neighboring YP groups: Forestry, Hartsville and Sumter for a night filled with fun, networking and food at Southern Hops!

The Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce has announced its fall Community Breakfast will be an Education and Workforce Update. It will be held Friday, November 1, 2024, at Florence Center.

The breakfast speakers include Francis Marion University president Dr. Fred Carter and Florence-Darlington Technical College president Dr Jermaine Ford.

With the growing need in area workforce development impacted by our expanding manufacturing sector, the breakfast update will prove very informative covering how our higher-level education systems are working to grow skilled workers here in Northeastern South Carolina.

The doors will open at 7:30am and the program begins at 8:00am. Tickets are $225 for a reserved table or $25 for individual registration.

For questions, please contact the Chamber at 843-665-0515. This program was made possible by Signature Wealth Strategies and First Reliance Bank.

Click here to register.

McLeod Health has been recognized by Forbes as one of the Top 10 Best Employers By State. Forbes, a global media company that focuses on business, technology and leadership, recently released its annual list of America’s Best Employers By State. For those employers with headquarters in South Carolina, McLeod Health ranked in the Top 10.

Donna Isgett, President and CEO of McLeod Health, stated the distinction highlights how the organization’s mission, vision, and values create the culture of a destination workplace. “We have listened to our people and responded with improvements in the workplace environment. Our staff has felt safe enough to share their opinions and suggestions, which resulted in positive changes. We heard their recommendations, and where appropriate, enhanced benefits, compensation structures, made more dress code options to appeal to generational differences, increased workforce growth opportunities, and offered flexible scheduling options.”