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**Together We're Building OneSouthCarolina**

The Riley Institute is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the rescheduled Building OneSouthCarolina forum. Join us on May 10 in Columbia as we celebrate the Spartanburg Northside Initiative, recipient of the 2022 OneSouthCarolina Partners in Progress Award, and learn how social and economic progress is happening in one South Carolina community.

2022 Building OneSouthCarolina Forum

and presentation of the OneSouthCarolina Partners in Progress Award

Tuesday, May 10, 2022 | Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center

9 a.m. Coffee, Croissants, and Connecting | 9:30-11:30 a.m. Forum $35 per person

**Justice 40 Webinar**

This webinar is intended to bring awareness and education on obtaining the funding given by the government to aid in recovery for Americans.

About this event

This webinar is intended to bring awareness and education on obtaining the funding given by the government to aid in creating an equitable recovery for Americans facing challenges created by aging infrastructure, a frayed social safety net, natural disasters, and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic

**March Madness - Adult Education Style**

Do you know of someone that’s been wanting a GED, but weren’t sure how to get started? Come take a practice GED test, free of charge, at a Florence Adult Education Center between March 1st and April 1st. You pick the day, time, and subject area. For every practice test you pass, we will pay for you to take another.

Schedule your free practice test in one of three ways:

Come to McClenaghan Building, 500 S. Dargan St., Florence, Room 114 or to the LifeLong Learning Center at 209 Graham St. in Lake City

**City of Florence Batting Cages Will Open For The 2022 Season**

The City of Florence batting cages will open for the 2022 season on Saturday, March 5th.

The batting cages are located at the Freedom Florence Recreation Complex, 1515 Freedom Blvd adjacent to the Lower Complex and Florence Youth Softball League fields.

Batting cages hours are Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 4:00pm to 8:00pm and on Saturdaynd Sunday from 1:00pm to 6:00pm. Individuals are always encouraged to attend while youth and adult baseball and softball team reservations are also available. Due to Covid, you are asked to bring your own helmet and bat. Helmets are required for baseball and fast pitch softball. Slow pitch softball does not require a helmet.
Please call 843-661-2675 during the hours of operation for reservations and information. For additional information you can also call the Freedom Florence Recreation Complex at 843-669-4597.

**The New South Carolina Green Book “A Travel Guide to African American Cultural Sites” Is Available By Pre-Order!**

This paperback is the hard copy edition of the award-winning GreenBookofSC.com. About 180 of the most visitor-friendly sites from the online version -- organized by geographic region -- are available in this book. It also features extraordinary photography provided by Joshua Parks, Digital Programs and Community Engagement Specialist for the International African American Museum in Charleston.
The guide will be in bookstores in early July, but you can pre-order yours now and have it delivered to you. Simply click on the image above (or click here) and follow the prompts.
The South Carolina Green Book is a collaborative release by Hub City Press, the WeGOJA Foundation, the South Carolina African American Heritage Commission and the International African American Museum in Charleston. Sponsored by the City of Spartanburg and Denny’s Corporation.

**The 28th Annual Horry County Museum Quilt Gala**

Join us for the 28th Annual Quilt Gala at the Horry County Museum March 1st through the 24th! This year, the Museum will display quilts made by the Myrtle Beach Shorebirds and Conway Quilts of Valor groups. Each week, new quilts will be on display that will be awarded to local veterans in a special ceremony on Saturdays at 1 PM. The mission of the Quilts of Valor Foundation (QOVF) is to cover all service members and veterans, touched by war, with a comforting and healing quilt. Since 2003, the foundation, now a national organization, has awarded nearly 300,000 quilts across the US.

In addition to the quilts on display, there will be a variety of programming at the Museum and Farm throughout the month of March. Scheduled programs include the History of Quilts of Valor, featured quilters, mini trunk shows, and indigo and embroidery workshops! Participants will also have the chance to win door prizes at each program!

Visit the Museum’s website at www.horrycountymuseum.org for a complete list of events. Also, when you visit the Museum, be sure to say ‘thank you’ to our veterans by decorating a quilt square that can be sewn into a local Quilts of Valor quilt.
For more information about the 28th Annual Quilt Gala, contact the Horry County Museum at 843-915-5320, e-mail hcgmuseum@horrycounty.org, or visit our website at www.horrycountymuseum.org.