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The SC School Boards Association has named the Mary Black Foundation as a Champion for Public Education County and recently recognized the philanthropic organization. Connie Smith, SCSBA Region 14 director and member of the Spartanburg School District 2 board, presented the Champions for Public Education Award to foundation director Kathy Dunleavy, director of programs Molly Talbot-Metz, and board members Tony Fisher, Doris Tidwell, Bob Wynn and Bill Coker.
Trip DuBard with SC Future Minds, Cindy Boyd and Ken Reynolds with Bojangles.
The Bojangles’ restaurant on Pelham Road in Greenville recently presented several high school age-group books to a local District Teacher of the Year, Cindy Boyd from Wren High School in Piedmont. This donation is one of 15 planned for this year, and is part of Bojangles’ ongoing partnership with South Carolina Future Minds, which is designed to support teachers across the state who make a positive impact on their students and the future of South Carolina through their commitment to education.
Greer Chiropractic Center recently held the 24th Annual Doctors with a Heart Day to benefit Greer Relief and Resources. The event collected more than 300 food, hygiene and clothing items. The donated chiropractic services to 102 patients equaled $4,080 in-kind services rendered free to patients, thanks to Dr. Karen and David Thomas. Junior League of Greenville recently awarded top honors to Laura Woodside in its Young Women’s Writing Contest. Woodside wrote on a mentor in her life and was awarded a $500 savings bond from TD Bank. Prizes were also contributed by Luna Rosa Gelato Café. The winning entry will be published in the organization’s May community magazine. For more information about the Junior League of Greenville, visit JLGreenville.org.
South Carolina Bank and Trust recently donated three computers to A Child’s Haven, a nonprofit organization dedicated to transforming the lives of young children who have experienced developmental delays or behavioral challenges. The computers will be used by staff members for various purposes such as tracking attendance, entering goals for each child, and managing Medicaid, transportation and billing. More than 400 guests gathered at the Poinsett Club for an evening benefiting Safe Harbor. The runway fashion show featured spring styles from Monkees of the West End, Plaza Suite, Petals Boutique, Muse Shoe Studio, Wisteria Salon & Spa, Vestique, Coplons and the Safe Harbor Resale Shop. Two former Safe Harbor clients shared their stories of hope and success with the crowd. The event raised $80,000, doubling the original fundraising goal. Member of Leadership Greenville Class 39 recently joined with TreesGreenville volunteers to plant roughly 50 trees along the undeveloped stretch of road leading into the Brutontown Community. The project was a jump-start for the Poinsett Corridor Revitalization Coalition. The small streetscape project at Hammett Street Extension will serve as a template for tying other nearby residential areas to Poinsett Corridor. Best Chevrolet recently donated equipment bags, baseball buckets, a practice net, batting tees, lineup card pads, umpire ball bags, 500 pairs of eye black and 150 T-shirts and a $500 check to Easley Little League.
Bob Morris, president of the Greenville Community Foundation, installs hurricane straps on the trusses of the Taylor home, being built by Morris and 18 other Upstate CEOs and their employees in Habitat for Humanity’s “CEO Build.”
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• Fellows of the American Academy of Audiology. • Doctors of Audiology. • Angie Gerbasi, Courtney Russo, Susan Valenti & Lisa Ramos.
The Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine received notable recognition recently as the college was named to the 2013 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. This designation is the highest honor a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement. More information can be found at vcom.vt.edu/outreach. Additional information on eligibility and the full list of Honor Roll awardees can be found at nationalservice.gov. Send us your announcement. Email: community@communityjournals.com.
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