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Greenville Symphony Orchestra’s education programs engage community with classical music

Since its founding in 1948, the Greenville Symphony Orchestra has created opportunities for everyone to enjoy the shared experience of live orchestral music. From its earliest days, the GSO has…

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Meyer Center for Special Children: A Greenville treasure for 65 years looks to the future

Working at Shriner’s Hospital in the 1950s, Dr. Leslie Meyer saw children he knew should be in school, but their disabilities led others to believe they were ineducable. He looked…

Greenville Women Giving expands ‘SHEro’ campaign to build endowment

By Bob Morris, president, Community Foundation of Greenville As we approach Mother’s Day weekend, I want to preview a major milestone for the Community Foundation of Greenville and Greenville Women…

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St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School’s nurturing atmosphere prepares students to achieve without limits

Maybe it’s the warm welcome of Dean of Students Carolyn Lenhardt, who knows, as she has for 47 years, when a student needs a little extra love. Maybe it’s the…

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From integration to outreach: Greenville County Care Coordination Collaborative prepares for next phase

Children with health or developmental issues often require the expertise of multiple agencies, organizations, and care providers to thrive. But without effective cooperation among these entities, benefits can be lost,…

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Saving Lives: Greenville Humane Society providing more services following recent expansion

The future didn’t look bright for Buck, a Great Dane being cared for at a shelter that partners with the Greenville Humane Society. He was underweight, heartworm positive, and had…

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An enduring legacy of care for Upstate children and the Greenville Humane Society

In March 2004, Margaret Linder Southern addressed a letter to Bob Morris, president of the Community Foundation of Greenville, requesting that an endowment fund be established in her name at…

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CDS’s collaborative special-needs care enhanced by Capacity Building Grant

At six months old, Elizabeth “Elbie” Bevis was so fragile, her parents, Perrin and James, and four older siblings had to learn a new way to pick her up safely.…

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Greenville’s growing Hispanic population

In recent years, the Hispanic population in Greenville County has grown significantly, from 4 percent of the population in 2000, to 9 percent in 2017. While many Hispanic individuals are…

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Local grants keep Safe Harbor up to the challenge of addressing domestic violence

Domestic violence occurs in every community, and the Upstate is no exception. In Anderson, Greenville, Oconee, and Pickens counties, victims can call Safe Harbor 24/7 to access services including shelter,…

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Fostering Great Ideas brings entrepreneurial spirit to improving the lives of children in foster care

Last year in South Carolina, more than 4,500 children were in foster care due to abuse or neglect. Removed from familiar people and places, they experience real trauma. Constrained by…

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Community Foundation’s Capacity Building Grant supports Cancer Survivors Park’s next leap of faith

From its winding pathways, gardens, and bridges to the soaring steel frame of the Celebration of Hope Pavilion, Greenville’s Cancer Survivors Park is designed to celebrate survival, foster community, and…

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Couple’s legacy supports Greenville Homeless Alliance

Community Foundation gift honors their wishes to assist families in crisis While they were living, J.C. and Dorothy Frazier served their country in the U.S. Navy during World War II,…

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Making the Grade – Sponsored by Capital Corporation

With more than 75,000 students and close to 100 schools, the Greenville County School District is the largest in the state. Dr. W. Burke Royster, who has been superintendent of…

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Visual Gifts – Sponsored by Rosenfield Einstein

A hometown masterpiece, the Greenville County Museum of Art banks on largesse. Now, one of its leading benefactors, United Community Bank, is honored with the coveted Philanthropic Spirit Award. UCB…

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