Category Archives: Meetings

What to expect at the May 13 Floyd’s Fish Fry and a call for volunteers & donors. Tickets can be purchased online!

We review the SCDP Convention and the election of new state officers.

GWCDP Chair Bill Kimler discusses

GWCDP Chair Bill Kimler opens the May Breakfast Meeting, covers the agenda, and discusses three letters to the editor that were recently published.

After the discussion on Hate Crime legislation and hearing the words of Charleston Massacre survivors, several members in attendance felt moved to share their personal stories. Joe Bryson from Abbeville reminded us about the importance of accessible and available mental … Continue reading →

After the discussion on Hate Crime legislation and hearing the words of Charleston Massacre survivors, several members in attendance felt moved to share their personal stories. Rev James Thompson was almost assigned the position of pastor of Mother Emanuel AME … Continue reading →

After the discussion on Hate Crime legislation and hearing the words of Charleston Massacre survivors, several members in attendance felt moved to share their personal stories. Audrey Witherspoon was a member of the Greenwood County School Board during the Oakland … Continue reading →

We watched a recent Senate Judiciary subcommittee meeting on the Clementa C. Pinckney Hate Crimes Act. We listened to testimony from two survivors of the Charleston massacre at Emanuel AME Church. Then we watch Greenwood’s Senator Billy Garrett, unmoved by … Continue reading →

One can only imagine the frustration that Senator Tom Davis is feeling after seeing over eight years of work to get the Compassionate Care Act passed be block by irrational fears and misinformation. We listened to Sen Davis lay it … Continue reading →

Dana Ellis, Coordinator of Volunteer Services for Greenwood County Library Services, talks about all of the offerings of the public library system as well as some behind-the-scenes info on how it’s run.