Greenwood, SC – On Saturday, March 11, members of Leadership South Carolina’s Class of 2023 gathered at Connie Maxwell’s Greenwood campus to present a monetary donation of over $25,000 and numerous needed items. The class then spent the day working with other volunteers repairing and updating the Dunbarton House, the facility that groups can stay in when coming to serve at Connie Maxwell.
As part of the Leadership South Carolina program, the Class of 2023 came together to identify a group project that would benefit an unserved area or community in the state. The class chose Connie Maxwell Children’s Ministries as its project focus because of the work it does to support foster children across the state.
“When we were discussing an organization to support, our class really wanted to focus on children and wanted to make an impact across the state of South Carolina,” said Quinetta Buterbaugh, project co- leader. “Connie Maxwell Ministries works to make children that have been broken, whole and we are proud to provide support through fundraising, collecting needed items, and working at the facility.”
The class set three ambitious goals for this project, which is titled Caring for Kids: collect donations of needed items from across the state, organize and participate in a Serve Day and help renovate Dunbarton House, and raise over $25,000 to help Connie Maxwell with transportation needs.
“We have a very talented class and we wanted to choose a project where everybody could contribute, said Porter Johnson, project co-leader. “The way we structured the project allows each class member to utilize their respective talents to impact Connie Maxwell Ministries, and the children and families they serve.”
This group of talented leaders exceeded their goals on Saturday. They donated over $25,000 and hundreds of needed items, and members of the class spent the day renovating Maxwell’s home for volunteer guests.
“As a participant in Leadership South Carolina over 30 years ago, I was convinced then that this is the best source of teaching leadership for South Carolina leaders, but now after receiving the support from this year’s 2023 group, I’m convinced that they are making an impact in South Carolina especially for children and now, us at Connie Maxwell, more than I can imagine,” said Danny Nicholson, President of Connie Maxwell Children’s Ministries. “It is with great honor that I am associated with this wonderful group and thankful for their participation in our ministry helping children across the state of South Carolina.”
To learn more about LCS’s Class of 2023 group project, visit www.leadershipsc.com/2023-project.
About Leadership South Carolina
For 40 years, Leadership South Carolina has created new generations of leaders as the only leadership program dealing with issues facing all of South Carolina. It’s over 2,000 graduates include former governors as well as other statewide and local elected officials, business and academic leaders and leaders of non-profits. In recent years, Leadership South Carolina’s class projects have contributed $600,000 for efforts ranging from drop-out prevention and senior care to fostering literacy and combating hunger.
Find out more about Leadership South Carolina at www.LeadershipSC.com.
