October 6, 2017 Spartanburg County is one of four Southern communities that are taking on the challenge of improving economic mobility for youth and young adults. The Spartanburg County Foundation has been selected to participate in the second cohort of MDC’s Network for Southern Economic Mobility that is focused on…...
Spartanburg Interfaith Alliance
Background The Spartanburg Community Thanksgiving Service has provided an annual opportunity for people of faith to gather together in celebration and gratitude for over fifteen years. Following the 2013 Service, a group of Foundation staff and clergy met to discuss how the faith community could come together more than once…...
Grassroots Leaders Embark on Journey to Create Community Change
Grassroots Leaders Embark on Journey to Create Community Change The Grassroots Leadership Development Institute (GLDI) graduated twenty-five new community leaders during a ceremony held at The Piedmont Club Tuesday, September 12, 2017, at 6:00 p.m. Graduates, their family members, and community leaders were in attendance during the celebratory event. Since…...
New Website Maps Local Waterways
A new website is offering outdoor enthusiasts information on how to better navigate waterways across South Carolina. Upstate Forever has launched Paddle SC, www.gopaddlesc.com. The website will be updated with additional content on a regular basis and currently includes descriptions of 63 waterways, 108 trip listings, 390 points of interest…...
New tech hub to provide resources for Highland residents
New tech hub to provide resources for Highland residents Alyssa Mulliger Staff Writer @AMulligerSHJ A plan to provide residents in Spartanburg’s Highland community with life skills, job training and other resources became a reality Wednesday. The new “Innovation Village” technology hub has launched at the Bethlehem Center on Highland Avenue,…...
Women Giving for Spartanburg Awards $215,500 in Grants on its 10th Anniversary!
Women Giving for Spartanburg celebrated its tenth anniversary Monday, May 1, 2017 with a Toast to Ten event honoring its inaugural members and awarding $215,500 to six Spartanburg County nonprofits. “This is an exciting time for Women Giving for Spartanburg as we celebrate 10 years of service to our community,”…...
John T. Wardlaw Receives Service to Mankind Award
Honoring John T. Wardlaw Uptown Sertoma Club of Spartanburg – Service to Mankind Award 2016 By Susan Hodge Irwin The Uptown Sertoma Club of Spartanburg honored John T. Wardlaw as the recipient of the Service to Mankind Award in 2016. The recipient of this award is always an outstanding Spartanburg…...
Ball4Good Presents Gift to Boys and Girls Club and Establishes a Fund at the Foundation
Adom Appiah, a seventh-grade student at Spartanburg Day School and founder of Ball4Good, presented a check to Boys and Girls Clubs of the Upstate today. On March 26, 2017, Ball4Good held its first Celebrity Basketball Tournament with the help of several community volunteers, sponsors, and his mentor Mary Thomas, chief…...
Gloria Close Receives the 2017 Mary L. Thomas Award for Civic Leadership & Community Change
Spartanburg educator Gloria Close recognized for work helping families living in motels By Alyssa Mulliger, Staff Writer, Spartanburg Herald-Journal Tuesday, March 28, 2017 The Spartanburg County Foundation recognized Gloria Close as the recipient of the 2017 Mary L. Thomas Award for Civic Leadership and Community Change at the foundation’s annual…...
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