BREAKFAST WITH COACH TANNER

To Benefit Richland County CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates)
 
June 29, 2010
OCTOBER 13, 2010-BROOKLAND BANQUET AND CONFERENCE CENTER. Imagine living the youngest, most innocent and vulnerable years of your life being neglected or even abused by those who you depend on for love, care, safety and happiness. Unfortunately, the number of maltreated children in our community continues to increase. This year, over 900 new children will enter the child protective services system. These children will be victims of physical and sexual abuse, physical, medical, and educational neglect, and abandonment. Richland County CASA recruits, trains and supervises volunteers to advocate for abused and neglected children in Family Court.

Midlands Technical College Receives National Award for Innovation

June 29, 2010
Midlands Technical College has received a 2010 Innovation of the Year award from the national League for Innovation.
 
MTC was recognized for implementing a new online learning platform through an inclusive, data-driven process that was fully operational in less than four months. Through coordinated efforts with MTC departments of Instructional Design, Instructional Resource Management, Faculty Development, Media Services, the library, and an Online Faculty Advisory Council, MTC built and rolled out training, migrated courses from the old system to the new, integrated student registration with the online learning system, and upgraded the student helpline service.

Harvest Hope Food Bank Receives $75,000 From United Way Of the Midlands to Support Children’s Feeding Programs

Harvest Hope Food Bank has announced that it will receive $75,000 from United Way of the Midlands to support its Kid’s Café and Backpack feeding programs during the 2010-2011 fiscal year.
 
The grant will be used to provide funding for Harvest Hope’s Kid’s Café and Backpack programs which provide after-school food to children throughout the school year. At Kids Café locations, Harvest Hope provides food to partnering agencies who in turn prepare hot meals for children. At these sites, at-risk children participate in safe and structured after-school educational, recreational and social activities such as homework assistance, tutoring and arts and crafts projects. Harvest Hope also utilizes Backpack sites to provide easy-to-prepare, kid-friendly meals that children take home on Fridays to supplement their nutritional needs through the weekend.

Northeast Business After Hours

Tuesday, August 17, 2010
5:30-7:00 PM
Location TBD

Northeast Business @ Sunrise

Thursday, August 26, 2010
7:30-9:00
Location TBD
For more information contact Sonya Chapman at (803)733-1117 or email schapman@columbiachamber.com
 

HealthSouth Florence introduces Chief Executive Officer and Director of Marketing Operations

June 25, 2010
FLORENCE, S.C. – HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Florence has named Thom King as chief executive officer and Derick Urquhart as director of marketing operations.
 
King is responsible for managing all operations at the hospital. A native of Mullins, S.C., King served in hospital leadership positions in Gaffney, S.C. and Chester S.C. prior to joining HealthSouth. King graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of South Carolina and a master’s degree in healthcare administration from the Medical University of South Carolina. He is an outdoor enthusiast who enjoys hiking, camping and mountain biking.

Hoyt Kelley of Mount Pleasant Elected to Coker College Board of Trustees

Hartsville, S.C. — Hoyt Kelley of Mt. Pleasant, S.C., has been elected to the Coker College Board of Trustees. Kelley is the Executive Vice President of SubscriberBASE, Inc., an Internet and e-mail marketing company headquartered in Columbia, S.C. He co-founded the firm in 1999.
 
Kelley graduated from Coker College in 1996 with a bachelor’s degree in physical education/exercise science. While a Coker student, Kelley studied abroad at Zhejiang University in China. He was also active in the student government association and played on the Cobras men’s basketball team.

Darlington Chamber Fall Golf Tournament

Friday, September 17, 2010
For more information call 843-393-2641
 

Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting

Thursday, September 23, 2010
11:30-1:00
Florence Civic Center
 

Darlington Historic Racing Festival

September 24-26
For more information call the Darlington Raceway at 843-395-8802