GREENVILLE HEROES: SERVE & PROTECT LUNCHEON

A Community Event to Support our Greenville City Police Officers & Firefighters

August 30th, 2018 | Hyatt Regency | 12 noon.

On August 30, 2018 Hyatt Regency will hold the fourth Greenville Heroes: Serve & Protect Awards Luncheon to bring much deserved recognition to two local heroes and to benefit two existing scholarship funds for Greenville City Firefighters and City Police Officers.


Planned as an every other year event for the community, the Hero Among Heroes Award will be given at the luncheon to a firefighter and a police officer in recognition of his/her exceptional, professional dedication and service in Greenville.

DJ Rama, President and CEO of Auro Hotels, is serving as host of the event and chair of the fundraising endeavor. Rama said, “Greenville is a safe and wonderful place to live, and we know our first responders play a large role in making it so. Their hard work and dedication in our community is worthy of our admiration and appreciation. This community event will let our police officers, firefighters and their families know that we do not take their service for granted.”

Through 2018, a total of 560 scholarships totaling $872,726 have been granted from these two funds, and they remain essential sources of support for these students. The Greenville Heroes: Serve and Protect Awards Luncheon will enlarge the funding sources for each.

Heather Meadors and Lt. Jason Rampey joined me for a few minutes to talk about the upcoming event.

 

Happy Sunday

What a wonderful way to start my Sunday…my sweet wife served me grilled biscuits left over from our dinner party with friends last night. God’s blessings to you today.

“Not by Their Choice”

Bon Secours St. Francis Health System will be hosting their  second annual seminar on human trafficking, “Not by Their Choice on August 24th. “Keynote Speakers:Dr. Nancy Nguyen, DO, and Jennifer Cox, Dignity Health Family Medicine Residency ProgramStories of sex and labor trafficking are constantly in the media, and Greenville County has the highest prevalence of reported human trafficking cases in the state. We know it’s happening, but what can we do about it? This free, half-day workshop is ideal for medical professionals, first-responders, clergy, social workers, teachers, and other concerned citizens.  Experts from the Dignity Health Family Medicine Residency Human Trafficking Response Program, together with local champions in the fight against trafficking, will discuss how our community can collaborate through education, advocacy, and action to provide help and healing for victims of sex and labor trafficking. Dr. Alex Harvey, Senior Vice President of Missions for Bon Secours joined Joey on Week N Pulse to discuss the upcoming seminar and what is being done in the Upstate SC community.

 

Aloha Talkers Tour Kicks-Off

Mike Gallagher and Larry Elder kicked off the “Aloha Talkers Tour” with a lively discussion of the issues facing our country. We are aboard the beautiful Pride of America with a great group of talk radio enthusiasts.

Piedmont Women’s Center

Piedmont Women’s Center is a trusted provider of reproductive health care serving the upstate of South Carolina and surrounding areas. Their involvement with professional community partners enables Piedmont Women’s Center to provide free laboratory quality pregnancy testing, free pregnancy consultations and free Limited OB ultrasounds at three locations in the Upstate region. Their caring, professional personnel are committed to understanding and meeting your individual health needs. Brenda Bagwell, Director of Medical Services, joined Joey to talk about their exciting new facility that will be opening later in the year and how the community has supported this building with tremendous financial support.