Projects and Programs

The Junior League of Florence, Inc. is an organization that is involved in many community projects throughout the year. Listed below are several of the projects that the Junior League of Florence has chosen to represent.

Community Assistance Grants are awarded annually to organizations committed to children, families, education, voluntarism, and the environment and to decreasing the occurrences of domestic violence and sexual assault. Groups that advocate, support and develop economic and cultural growth of Greater Florence are also eligible.

2007 Community Assistance Grants:
• $2000 Lighthouse Ministries
• $2000 Pee Dee Coalition
• $1000 CHOICES Charter School
• $1000 McLeod Health Foundation
• $2000 Florence Area Literacy Council
• $1000 Florence Tennis Association
• $2000 Girl Scout Council of the Pee Dee
• $2000 Pee Dee Speech and Hearing Center
• $2000 Florence YMCA
• $2000 Greater Florence Habitat for Humanity
Total $17,000

Leaders In Action is an awards program honoring seven young women in our local community who exemplify outstanding leadership. A rising senior from each of the area high schools is awarded a $500 grant; recipients are selected by the Guidance Counselors. This year’s recipients are:

• Brittany LeeAnn Brattain- South Florence High School
• Casey Burner- Trinity Collegiate School
• Constance Ellen Smith- West Florence High School
• Elizabeth Trevillian- The Byrnes Schools
• Sarah Danielle Smith- The King’s Academy
• Jasmin Sanders- Wilson High School
• Jamie Crighton- Florence Christian School

science
ScienceSouth

Robots and rockets!  DNA and Dinosaurs!  Inspire educate - entertain - that is the ScienceSouth philosophy and to more than 50,000 students - that is reality.  ScienceSouth began as a concept and has grown into two mobile labs, science camps for teachers, joint ventures with the Governor's School for Science and Mathematics to embarking on the permanent facility.  All thanks to the Junior League of Florence!
     That's right - ScienceSouth would not be where it is today without the initial and and crucial support of the Junior League of Florence.  In 2000 the visionary members of the Juior League voted to donate $100,000 to ScienceSouth over a five year period.  Because of that donation, ScienceSouth has thrived.  The Junior League has a permanent seat on the Board of Directors of ScienceSouth and has prominent visibility on the first mobile lab and will have similar visibility at the permanent facility.
     The multi-purpose learning environment of both the mobile labs and the permanent facility spawn educational opportunities for people of all ages.  Recently the City of Florence has designated property for a new facility.  ScienceSouth is expecting an opening date of fall of 2007.
Meeting


Thursday, December 4th
Holiday Social
6:30 p.m. Meeting
7:00 p.m. Social
Hors d'eovres & drinks

 

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