1st Choice Quality Heating & Air Joins Chamber

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A ribbon cutting event was held at 1st Choice Quality Heating & Air on Tuesday, February 27th. As Bill Gibson along with owner Allen Raborn, Rebecca Bishop, their office staff, and HVAC crew joined the Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce.

1st Choice Quality Heating & Air is expanding their services into the Florence area. 1st Choice Quality Heating & Air is your go-to family-owned and employee-run HVAC experts. Beyond mere repairs, they are dedicated to cultivating an environment of trust and tranquility in your home. With over 30 years of collective experience among their technicians along with a highly skilled office staff, your home is in capable hands.

Conveniently located in Clarendon County, they proudly serve clients statewide in South Carolina, providing comprehensive HVAC solutions tailored to your needs. From sales to service and installations, they handle it all, catering to various heating and cooling systems and models.

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“The Play That Goes Wrong” Opens This Week At Florence Little Theatre

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The Play That Goes Wrong opens this week.

Called “the funniest play Broadway has ever seen” (Huffington Post), this classic murder mystery by award-winning Mischief is chock-full of mishaps and madcap mania! Welcome to opening night of The Murder at Haversham Manor, where things are quickly going from bad to utterly disastrous. With an unconscious leading lady, a corpse that can’t play dead, and actors who trip over everything (including their lines), it’s “comic gold” (Variety) sure to bring down the house.

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HopeHealth’s Nicole Echols Honored For Advocacy At National Conference

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The National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) has honored HopeHealth and Nicole Echols, director of external affairs, with the Elizabeth K. Cooke Advocacy MVP Award. The award is named in honor of the late Elizabeth K. “Betsey” Cooke, whose effort and persistence as an advocate for America’s health centers and patients set an example for all health center advocates to follow.

The award recognizes advocates’ dedication and mobilization efforts to generate public and political support for the nation’s Community Health Centers. Echols was presented the award recently during NACHC’s 2024 Policy and Issues Forum (P&I).

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St. Anthony School Students Perform In Honor Band Clinics

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Six St. Anthony Catholic School students traveled to Cane Bay High School in Summerville last Friday and Saturday for the South Carolina Band Directors’ Association Region 5 Honor Band Clinic.

Anthony Elya (trumpet), Gia Hieshetter (flute), Evangeline Jackson (clarinet), Eli Seif (timpani), OIiver Thomas (trombone), and Maddie Tilton (French horn) all qualified for the honor band clinic.

The Region 5 honor band clinic took place last Friday and Saturday with the final concert on Saturday afternoon at Cane Bay High School. Region 5 extends from Dillon County down to Berkeley County. There are a total of 6 regions within the state.

To read the full press release, click here.

Private Collection Of Southern Art Opens At Florence County Museum

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Visitors will get an inside look at the world of private collectors at the Florence County Museum’s new art exhibit, “Inside Out.”

The exhibit is composed of work collected by Ray Griffin and Thom Robinson, an Asheville, N.C.-based couple.

It will be the first time the museum displays contemporary Southern Appalachian art and art made by self-taught outsiders.

Stephen Motte, the museum’s curator of interpretations and collections, hopes the exhibit gives visitors a window into the sometimes opaque art world and the role private collectors play in it.

“There’s all these relationships that you don’t see that collectors have with other collectors, that collectors have with galleries, that collectors have with artists, collectors have with museums that they donate to,” Motte said. “… A lot of significant collections in big museums are donations from private collectors whether you know it or not.”

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Pee Dee Clays For Conservation

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You are invited to join Pee Dee Land Trust for a Clay Shoot at Backwoods Quail Club Georgetown, SC on Thursday, March 21, 2024 at 12:00pm.  Sponsorship information and registration can be found at peedeelandtrust.org.  Registration deadline for individuals and teams is March 14th.  For more information, contact (843) 667-3229.

The Reserve at Mill Creek Invites You To Their Open House

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The Reserve at Mill Creek is delighted to extend an invitation to you for their Open House on March 20th from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM. Their esteemed community welcomes you to join them on this occasion, allowing their professional team to guide you through the enchanting surroundings and showcase what makes The Reserve at Mill Creek an extraordinary place to call home.

During the Open House, their dedicated team will be on hand to provide you with a personalized tour of our beautiful community. They believe in fostering a sense of community, and are eager to demonstrate how The Reserve at Mill Creek goes above and beyond to create a living experience that is truly exceptional.

Please RSVP by 3/18/24 to ensure they can accommodate your visit comfortably. The Reserve at Mill Creek looks forward to welcoming you and sharing the unique aspects that make their community a truly extraordinary place to call home.

To view the full invite, click here.

Chamber Outlook Luncheon Scheduled For March 20

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The keynote speaker for the Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce annual Outlook Luncheon on Wednesday, March 20, will be Howard Coker, President, and CEO of Sonoco in Hartsville, SC. Mr. Coker’s role at Sonoco has global leadership, sales and operating responsibility for all of the Company’s diversified consumer, industrial and protective packaging businesses.

We expect to hear Mr. Coker talk about the growth of his company, product innovation and the general economic outlook here in South Carolina, along with some conversation about international business.

The program will include the announcement of the Small Business Person of the Year, which is sponsored by Dedicated Community Bank, and the Public Servant of the Year, which is sponsored by Francis Marion University.

The Chamber’s Ambassador of the Year will also be recognized.

The luncheon will be held at the Florence Center with doors opening at 11:30am and the program to begin at 12 noon. Individual registration is $40 for members and $50 for non-members. Special reserved tables of 8 are available at $475.

To register online, click here.

MUSC Florence’s Robotic Surgery Featured On ChamberLink Radio

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Hatem Abdallah, Medical Director for Robotic Surgery at MUSC Florence, was the Chamber’s radio guest on ChamberLink Radio this past weekend.

You can catch the conversation each Sunday from 12:00 – 12:30 pm on LIVE 95.3FM in Florence, SC.

This radio program is brought to you by the Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce.

Truist To Host Personal Finance Workshop – Ask a Banker

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Join Truist for a Personal Finance Workshop and get all of your questions answered! The virtual workshop will be held on Wednesday, March 13th from 10:00 – 10:30 AM.  Start off the New Year on the right financial foot. You will work together to create a budget, establish a savings plan, review how to pull your credit report, understand what impacts your credit score and more! This session is designed with you in mind, what’s keeping you awake at night? They’re here to help you reach your financial goals.

For more information, click here.