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| S.C. Governor's Award Winning Volunteers, Governor's Mansion, Columbia, SC |
I am a nomination writing fiend when it comes to boasting about my volunteers and I hit the jackpot this year winning the award for Volunteer Family for two of my volunteers who are sisters, Lorraine Holmes and Delores Diggs. Between them they have served over 5,000 hours at Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital besides all of the other charitable activities they do. I was very pleased.
Governor Haley did it right, recognizing this group in the state house this morning and then hosting a luncheon at the Lace House on the Governor's Mansion property. She spent time with each volunteer, posing for photos with them and I do appreciate it. Historically in my experience no other Governor even attended the Governor's Awards.
The folks in the bottom picture are my peers. I made them pose for a picture after we recognized all the winners. These are the volunteer managers from Trident United Way, Camp Happy Days, Water Missions and Hospice among others. They worked hard to make this a very special day, and it was! We had a blast. Thanks folks!
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| Sisters Delores Diggs and Lorraine Holmes with Govenor Haley |
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| Volunteer Managers at the Governor's Mansion |
8 comments:
Well, my friend, warm congratulations to you and your sisters. I am glad the Governor was able to do this right.
Thanks Donna. The two ladies are sisters. They are pretty cool. Lorraine does Gullah story telling and jokes as well. It was a nice day.
I think that in addition to being "a nice day," it was a truly memorable day. I had forgotten that this is Volunteers Week, which pleases me that there is recognition for selfless service. How I would have loved to hear the Gullah stories! Congratulations to all of you!!
Well deserved recognition, I LOVE IT!
From all I've read about your Governor, she sounds pretty special. I'm glad there's at least one GOOD politician. And congrats to your volunteers. ;)
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Some people love her and some hate her. Trying to track down whether their feelings are based on anything concrete is the trick.
It was a great day and Charleston cleaned up in awards - Camp Happy Days, Water Missions and my ladies. I was busting with pride!
She is a hoot with the Gullah stories. I asked her to do it one time for a luncheon entertainment and then she was in demand. She even went to Washington to perform for a group of folks from the lowcountry.
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