Category Archives: Meetings

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.

Shantate Morton, Community Outreach Coordinator for Carolina Health Systems, spoke to us about a grant received from New Morning to provide family planning services for the uninsured and underinsured. https://newmorning.org/

We talk about the upcoming Floyd’s Fish Fry on May 13 ( you can buy tickets online here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/fff23). We also share a montage of speakers at the Appreciation & Recognition event for Sen Floyd Nicholson in March. You can … Continue reading →

The following events were reviewed:

GWCDP Chair Bill Kimler talks about the SCDP Convention (Apr 28-29), the Blue Palmetto Dinner, being a Delegate and electing new SCDP leadership. Visit SCDP’s website to learn more about the Convention and to see all of the candidates who … Continue reading →

GWCDP Chair Bill Kimler reviews the agenda for the day. He then gives a special announcement exclusive for the members in attendance!

We kicked off our April Breakfast meeting with some introductions. We also played the video of President Obama reaching out to Edith Childs to congratulate her on her retirement on Greenwood County Council. See the WH Fact Sheet about investments … Continue reading →

GWCDP Chair Bill Kimler walked the members through House Bill H.3728, the so-called “Transparency and Integrity in Education Act”, which lists out seven “prohibited concepts” from being taught at any level of public schools. Besides the fact that this lengthy … Continue reading →

There are members of the SC Senate, including Greenwood’s Billy Garrett, who believe the SC Supreme Court needs to be “roped in” if they issue a ruling not to their liking. It’s important that you see for yourself the debate … Continue reading →