Florence Airport To Celebrate Aviation Day

Aviation Day is coming to Florence Regional Airport. Make plans to stop by Florence Regional Airport to celebrate Aviation Day on April 28th from 12 PM – 7 PM! Mark your calendars and join us! Click here for full event details.

GSSM Concert Choir Performs At Carnegie Hall Alongside Clemson University

The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics (GSSM) proudly announces that its Concert Choir performed at the world-renowned Carnegie Hall in New York City on Saturday, March 22. The choir joined Clemson University’s choral ensembles and other distinguished groups from across the country for this unforgettable event, presented by MidAmerica Productions.

This opportunity marks a milestone for GSSM’s growing music program, which has seen remarkable success since its expansion in 2019 to include Honors Concert Choir, Honors Orchestra and AP Music Theory. GSSM’s student musicians have consistently earned high honors in divisions of the South Carolina Music Educators Association (SCMEA), paving the way for prestigious invitations such as this.

“This experience provided our students with the opportunity to collaborate with full-time musicians from Clemson, choral students from across South Carolina and California, and perform on one of the most iconic stages in the world,” said Miranda Averill, GSSM music instructor. “It was an enriching educational and performance experience that we will always remember. Our students put their whole hearts into preparing for this moment, and it was so rewarding to see them have the time of their lives—it was well-deserved.”

To read the full press release, click here.

State Farm Insurance – Mandy Simpson To Host Community Shred Day

Finish up your spring by cleaning and dispose of all your old files with State Farm – Mandy Simpson on April 16th!  A shred truck will be on site to securely destroy and remove your confidential documents.   This service is free to the community.  Limit one container per household.

To see the full flyer, click here.

Women In Small Business Seminar

The FMU Kelley Center for Entrepreneurship partnered with the Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce to host a Women In Small Business Seminar. The seminar included panels and Q&A with local women business owners as well as information from local resource partners like SBA, SCORE and CMA, who provide assistance to help start or grow small businesses.

Attendees included current business owners, start-ups, and future entrepreneurs.

To see more photos from the event, click here.

Raldex’s First Responder Cookout Set For April 9th

Raldex Hospitality will host for the 13th time, the First Responders Cookout Luncheon on Wednesday, April 9th from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm! Join them as they try and show some appreciation for the ones who serve and protect this great Community we live in!

To view the full flyer, click here.

Advertising Opportunities Available With The South Carolina Ravens

Dasher board advertising spots are available and will be shown during the arena football games at the Florence Center. The normal price is $3,500 for the season. We’re offering a $1,000 discount to all businesses in the Chamber. Deadline for this promotion is Friday April 5. For more information, contact Andre Duncan at (843) 642-4855 or at cravensfb@gmail.com.

To see the full promotion, click here.

3rd Annual Field Fastener Golf Play Day

The 3rd Annual Field Fastener Golf Play Day to IMPROVE LIVES will be held on Wednesday, May 21st at The Country Club of South Carolina. The heart of Field Fastener’s 10-year strategic plan is to improve lives – including the lives of members in our local communities. To do that, Field is hosting a golf playday and donating all the proceeds to the United Way of Florence County.

For more information, click here.

GSSM Featured On ChamberLink Radio

Susan Englehardt, Director of Summer Camps for the Governors School, was the Florence Chamber’s guest this past weekend talking about summer camps for rising students from 6th grade through 10th grade.  For more on the camps, go to https://www.scgssm.org/summercamps

We encourage you to tune-in every Sunday from 12:00-12:30pm on LIVE 95.3FM in Florence, SC.

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

Looking for past ChamberLink Radio Show interviews? Click here:

https://www.flochamber.com/events-programs/podcasts/

2025 Building Bridges Diversity And Leadership Summit Held Last Week

The Florence Chamber held its 2025 Building Bridges Diversity and Leadership Summit on Monday. Community participants were welcomed by City of Florence Mayor Lethonia Barnes and Les Echols from the Florence Chamber.

Several speakers addressed the day-long gathering, including Rhonda Midgette of InsightfulHR, Dr. Louis Venters from Francis Marion University and keynote speaker Julian Williams, Vice President of Access and Opportunity for the University of South Carolina.

The program featured a women in leadership panel moderated by Edith Robinson of QVC and an Executive Roundtable featuring executives from MUSC Health Florence, McLeod Health, SC Cancer Alliance and iHeart Media.

The mission of Building Bridges is to enable our community to address diverse issues through a process of changing attitudes & hearts through education and issue awareness.

Building Bridges was sponsored by Duke Energy, Assurant, HopeHealth and Spherion.

To see more photos from the day, click here.

Truist Personal Finance Virtual Workshop Set For April 3

Join us for a Personal Finance Workshop and get all of your questions answered! Start off the New Year on the right financial foot. We’ll 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? We’re here to help you reach your financial goals.

For more information, click here.