Giving Back

Jr. Chamber sends third round of donations

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The Clarendon County Junior Chamber of Commerce is back at it again with a third round of donations to local charities and non-profits. 

Since January, the Jr. Chamber has made it their goal and mission to give back as much as possible to the community, and they have done just that. 

With their first donation, the Jr. Chamber made out a check in the amount of $5,000 to the Turbeville Children’s Home for the purchase of food, supplies, and other items. 

After that, the Jr. Chamber headed steadfast to the Clarendon County Council on Aging to pay some much-needed attention to the senior citizens of Clarendon County with another cash donation. That donation funded the ever-growing meals-on-wheels program which provides meals to less-fortunate senior citizens throughout Clarendon. 

After covering the younger and older generations in Clarendon, the Jr. Chamber figured it was time to turn to man’s best friend. 

A check in the amount of $2,500 was made out to A Second Chance Animal Shelter in Manning. A non-profit that takes care of those pets who seem to have been forgotten by the general population, and turns them around to be re-adopted into happy, healthy, “forever”homes. 

“We are so pleased to receive this donation from the Jr. Chamber,” said ASCAS Director Cherie Lynn McDonald. “We are a non-profit organization with limited funding, so we depend on the generosity of the public.”

The funding will go a very long way to supply the animals with food, bedding, toys, and treatment when necessary. 

As for what is next for the Jr. Chamber, President Nelson Gibbons has revealed that they are moving on to their fourth round of donations which will come in the form of a scholarship to one young man and woman in Clarendon County in the amount of $1,500 each. More information on the scholarships can be found on manninglive.com.