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**2021 Spring Golf Classic**

Join us for a day of golf at the Florence Chamber of Commerce's Spring Golf Classic on Thursday, May 6th at the Traces Golf Club.
This year's event is being sponsored by HopeHealth.

Lunch will be catered by Pee Dee Catering and begins at 11:00 a.m. Tee off is at 12:00 p.m.

All participating golfers will be registered to take part in a $25,000 cash shootout. 4 lucky players will be randomly chosen prior to tee off!

**Fresh Air Fest Concert Series Returns To FMU PAC Amphitheater This Spring**

Francis Marion University’s Performing Arts Center, in collaboration with the FMU Department of Fine Arts, and the Florence Symphony Orchestra, will present a free outdoor concert series this spring at the FMU Performing Arts Center amphitheater. The concerts are an extension of the “Fresh Air Fest” series initiated in the fall. The concerts will offer a variety of performances in a safe, outdoor environment. Audiences will be limited to 150, and FMU policies requiring masks and social distancing at all University events will be in place. The performers include ensembles from the Florence Symphony Orchestra, FMU’s Jazz Combo, and FMU’s Voice and Choir, among others. The free concert series begins April 10th and will be held afternoons and evenings through April 25th.

**FEMA & South Carolina To Open Community Vaccination Center At Columbia Place Mall April 14th**

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The White House Coronavirus Task Force announced a federally-supported Community Vaccination Center will open April 14th at Columbia Place Mall in Richland County. The site, coordinated by the South Carolina Emergency Management Division, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control and Richland County Emergency Services, will be supported by FEMA with vaccine supplies along with logistics and planning staff.

This site is expected to deliver up to 7,000 doses of vaccine per week for eight weeks in addition to the regular vaccine allocations to providers in the state. These additional vaccine doses, supplied by FEMA, are possible due to an increase in production and availability. “Getting vaccinated is the best step anyone can take to getting past this pandemic,” said Kim Stenson, SCEMD Director. “By choosing to get vaccinated against COVID-19, people are not only safeguarding their own health, they’re also being their own emergency managers and protecting the well-being of their families and communities.”

“Today, more than 2.1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered right here in South Carolina,” said Dr. Edward Simmer, DHEC Director. “Thanks to the support of our federal and local partners, efforts like the Columbia Place Mall vaccine center are helping us strengthen our efforts as we work to ensure every South Carolinian has an opportunity to receive the vaccine.”

The state’s vaccine task force will continue outreach to underserved communities throughout South Carolina to inform and build trust about the benefits of getting vaccinated.

**2021 What Works SC Applications Now Open**

Know of an evidence-based program improving student outcomes in South Carolina public schools? Want to help increase its impact?

Applications are now open for the 2021 Dick and Tunky Riley WhatWorksSC Award, which celebrates highly effective programs supporting public education and the people working hard to make them happen.

A winner and two finalists will be selected to receive cash awards and entry into the WhatWorksSC Clearinghouse, an online resource that collects and shares key strategies for improving South Carolina’s public schools. All will be honored during our WhatWorksSC Award Celebration in the fall.