3rd Annual Floyd’s Fish Fry
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Apr 17, 2023 Newsletter
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April 2023 Breakfast Meeting: Testimonial from Joe Bryson
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 health services for those that need it.
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April 2023 Breakfast Meeting: Testimonial from Rev. James Thompson
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 Church in Charleston. He lost several friends in that tragedy. He shares his thoughts here.
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April 2023 Breakfast Meeting: Testimonial from Audrey Witherspoon
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 Elementary shooting in 1988. She shared her eyewitness account of the aftermath.
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April 2023 Breakfast Meeting: Update on SC Hate Crimes legislation
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 what he heard, be the sole dissenting vote on this bill.
Read more about this hearing: https://apnews.com/article/hate-crime-bill-south-carolina-41587b0ddaf63a528d6e3019541955ad
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April 2023 Breakfast Meeting: Update on Medical Cannabis legislation
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 all out in the open in a tragic and moving speech he gave last week.
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April 2023 Breakfast Meeting: Dana Ellis and Public Library Services
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.
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April Breakfast Meeting: Shantate Morton, Carolina Health Systems
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.
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