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Habitat Greenville launches 12th CEO Build
GREENVILLE, S.C. – A group of Greenville business and community leaders pledged to help build a new Habitat for Humanity of Greenville home Wednesday afternoon. The 12th Habitat Greenville CEO Build will include: Scott Weaver of Carolina Foothills Federal Credit Union; Jane Harrison Fisher, chairwoman of the 2023 CEO Build as [...]
Habitat Greenville garners $15,000 grant from Lowe’s
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Habitat for Humanity of Greenville County received a $15,000 grant Wednesday from Lowe’s to help repair four homes in the City of Greenville. The funding from Lowe’s is part of a two-year, $6 million donation to Habitat for Humanity International to support home repair and preservation efforts in own[...]
United Way welcomes five community leaders to 2024 board of directors
Five community leaders have been elected to serve new terms on United Way of Greenville County’s Board of Directors in 2024. New directors include Bryan Brown, president and CEO of the Greenville Housing Fund; Bryant Davis, chief diversity officer for the City of Greenville; LaCheryl Coleman, head of schools for Legacy Earl[...]
Fain McDaniel Announced as New Board Chair of SC Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities Foundation
The South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities Foundation announces that current board member Fain McDaniel has assumed the role of board chair, effective January 1, 2024. McDaniel succeeds Terry Grayson-Caprio, who served as chair since 2019 and has been on the board since 2018. In her service to the Governo[...]
Nine Upstate Organizations Receive Barbara Stone Foundation’s Community Innovation Grants To Support Programming For People With Disabilities
Greenville, S.C. – The Barbara Stone Foundation, a non-profit organization focused on supporting visionary and creative programs and initiatives for individuals with disabilities, recently awarded nine Community Innovation Grants to Upstate non-profits. The Barbara Stone Foundation invests in innovative programs that directly [...]
Over 400 Volunteers Participate in United Way’s MLK Day of Service
Spartanburg, S.C. – On Monday, January 15, 2024, more than 400 volunteers came together in Spartanburg to serve over 1,000 total hours at local non-profits in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Spearheaded by the City of Spartanburg and United Way of the Piedmont (UWP), the day began with a free community breakfast provided [...]
15 Upstate Women Come Together to Bring Hope to Critically Ill Children
On January 11, 2024, dynamic women from the Upstate came together to kickoff Make-A-Wish South Carolina’s 2024 season of W.I.S.H. Society. Each lady was named an Honoree in the program celebrating Women Inspiring Strength and Hope. W.I.S.H. Society was created by Make-A-Wish South Carolina to bring professional and visionary w[...]
Habitat Laurens to “Rock The Block” this January
CLINTON, S.C.– Cypress Street in the Lydia Mills neighborhood will get a transformation this month led by Habitat for Humanity of Laurens County. Habitat Laurens will be holding a “Rock The Block” program where homeowners, volunteers, and community partners come together to create high-energy neighborhood revitalizatio[...]
Habitat Greenville launching 12th CEO Build this Month with panel discussion on affordable housing
GREENVILLE, S.C. – A panel discussion focusing on the challenges of affordable housing both locally and abroad will serve as the kick-off for the 2024 Habitat for Humanity of Greenville County CEO Build. For the past 12 years, the CEO Build has recruited influential local business leaders to lend their skills to build safe, en[...]
Habitat for Humanity of Spartanburg and Bank of America partner in Spartanburg for Global Build initiative
Spartanburg, SC – Habitat for Humanity of Spartanburg and Bank of America came together to address the need for safe, sustainable, and affordable housing in the Spartanburg community, as part of Bank of America’s Global Build, to support affordable housing and revitalization projects in communities around the world. Habitat [...]
Matching Gift Challenge for the Center for Developmental Services
Greenville, SC – Dr. William “Bill” Schmidt, founder and Emeritus board member of the Center for Developmental Services (CDS), along with his wife, Jean, are challenging the community to support CDS. All gifts will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $15,000. In the past 24 years, thousands of families in the Upstate ha[...]
American Technology Venture Lab Announces Revised Dates for the Inaugural Cadre at the George Dean Johnson, Jr. College of Business and Economics
Spartanburg, SC — American Technology Venture Lab Inc. (ATVL) proudly announces its inaugural cadre to be hosted at The George Dean Johnson, Jr. College of Business and Economics in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Dennis Hayes, best known as the developer of the Hayes Smartmodem and Hayes Microcomputer Products, a company that led the PC industry in […]
