In Our Community...

* "Combating COVID in Our Communities" *

New Alpha Community Development Corporation and The Whitney M. Slater Foundation are inviting you to our event, "Combating COVID in Our Communities", on April 3, 2021 from 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EST. This webinar, in partnership with The Clinton Global Initiative, will feature experts in the fields of public health, medicine, and nursing. We will also have breakout sessions and provide answers to your vaccine questions. Gifts will be given to the winners of the health challenge (April’s health challenge: meditation before bed). This is the first of eight webinars centered on the black community, that will run from April to November. PPE is available for those who request it. Registration is free. You can register by visiting https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9D68WPX. For more information, email UnitedThrivers@gmail.com. Please invite your friends and family. Thank you for taking the time and initiative to join us in Combating COVID in our Communities. Please Share with Your Organizations this week Newsletters, Networks, Partners, Members, others, etc. Please See the Promo video below!!!

* City of Florence and Florence 1 Schools Partnership *

"The Farm at Florence One '' will be the first in the state of South Carolina to include a row crop operation, educational center, community raised beds, poultry, and small herd animals.
It will be the epicenter for agricultural education, sustainability, nutrition education, fruit and vegetable production, and community outreach programs.
The three main objectives are to give all students from pre-kindergarten to the 12th grade the opportunity to experience hands-on learning rooted in agriculture, science, math, and entrepreneurism.
Secondly, this endeavor will establish a production farm that will provide local fresh fruits and vegetables to culinary services in Florence One Schools and the new downtown farmers market.
Lastly, the farm will address the need for additional community nutrition education and food access in a region of Florence identified by the United States Department of Agriculture as a food desert or food insecure area.

* McLeod Accepting Applications For Summer Junior Volunteer Program *

McLeod Volunteer Services is now taking applications for the 2021 Summer Junior Volunteer Program at McLeod Regional Medical Center. The program is open to students ages 13 to 17 years old and runs for 9 weeks, June 7 to August 6. The deadline for applications is April 2, 2021. For more information, see the attached news release.

* SC Pecan Festival Returns To Downtown Florence This Year With New Look And Name *

Florence Downtown Development Corp., and organizers of Florence’s longest-running event downtown, announced the festival’s new name and look for 2021. The 17-year old SC Pecan Festival is now the SC Pecan Music & Food Festival. The change comes after the 2020 installation of the event was canceled due to COVID-19 last July. For any individuals attending the 2021 festival, these are the policies and procedures they will be expected to follow and can also expect will be in place. “The SC Pecan Festival is a Florence mainstay, and over the past few years, the festival has started making moves to evolve and change with the community that has long supported it. In that spirit, we are thrilled to debut the brand-new look and name for Downtown Florence’s longest-running event, the ‘SC Pecan Music & Food Festival,’” said George Jebaily, Festival Chairman.

* Izomba Combo Challenge *

Music: Nao Me Pede

Artist: C4 Pedro

LEARN: Using the Instructional videos provided

SUBMIT: 4 ways to send your video of the dance after you have learned it.

- Post on Facebook Event page: Kizomba Combo Challenge

- Facebook Message: Aroha Afro Latin Dance

- Instagram Message: Aroha Afro Latin Dance

- WhatsApp: 843-304-2034
WIN: Lil Jazzis Cafe Sponsoring 2 gift certificates

- One is for a submission by someone from the general public.

- Two, the #PatriotPausePrize​, are for FMU students that submit a video.