﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Florence Chamber of Commerce Events Newswire</title><link>http://www.flochamber.com</link><description>News related to Florence Chamber of Commerce</description><copyright>(c) 2026, Florence Chamber of Commerce All Rights Reserved.</copyright><ttl>5</ttl><item><title>2020 - 2021 Website Advertising 7/1/2020  - 6/30/2021 </title><description /><link>https://web.florencescchamber.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=278</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2020 16:28:58 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2020 - 2021 Ambassadors 7/1/2020  - 6/30/2021 </title><description /><link>https://web.florencescchamber.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=279</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2020 08:30:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2020 - 2021 Business After Hours 7/1/2020  - 6/30/2021 </title><description /><link>https://web.florencescchamber.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=282</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2020 12:21:31 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2020 - 2021 Leadership Florence 8/3/2020  - 6/2/2021 </title><description>&lt;p&gt;Leadership Florence is a comprehensive nine-month program designed to identify, cultivate and motivate new leadership for the Greater Florence Area.&amp;nbsp; Participants will&amp;nbsp; increase their knowledge of the Greater Florence area, and enhance their involvement in community activities while further developing their leadership skills.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ATTENDANCE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The program begins with a Meet &amp;amp; Greet in August and ends with graduation in June 2021.&amp;nbsp; Sessions are one full day per month.&lt;br /&gt;
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You are also required to attend the half day Building Bridges Diversity Session, at least two law&amp;nbsp; enforcement ride-alongs and one City/County Council Meeting. The Leadership Class will complete a class project during the program, in which the proceeds will be donated to chosen charities. Recent projects are Downtown Gala, Find Me Downtown , BBQ for a Cause &amp;amp; Disco Ball.&lt;br /&gt;
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Participants may not miss more than two days of class to graduate.&amp;nbsp; Attendance at all sessions is expected.&amp;nbsp; The Opening Retreat, Team Building Exercise and State Government are mandatory sessions.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;u&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TUITION&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
$1295 for members and $1695 for non-members. A $200 deposit must accompany this completed application. The tuition balance is due before Friday, August 14, 2020. The Leadership Committee reserves the right to deny the participant eligibility for graduation for failure to attend scheduled sessions or non-payment of full tuition.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="https://www.flochamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Application-2020-21.pdf"&gt;Click here to print the PDF application.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.florencescchamber.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=277</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2020 09:49:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2021 Young Professionals 1/1/2021  - 12/31/2021 </title><description>&lt;p&gt;The mission of the&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Young Professionals of Florence &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;group&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;is to mobilize the young professionals of Florence to support and enhance leadership, civic responsibility and business growth.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Simply put, we&amp;rsquo;re here for you. We hope that as this organization continues to grow, that it will be able to provide an increasing array of business and social services to all area young professionals looking for a network to help them reach out to the community.&lt;br /&gt;
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Membership Fee:&amp;nbsp; $35 per year - Membership Runs January - December 2021&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.florencescchamber.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=289</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2021 10:04:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2021 Outlook Luncheon 3/17/2021 12:00 Noon - 3/17/2021 1:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;The Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce&amp;rsquo;s Outlook Luncheon is set for Wednesday, March 17&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; at the Florence Center.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The keynote speaker is Pamela Evette, Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina.&amp;nbsp; During the program, the Small Business Person of the Year award will be presented by Dedicated Community Bank and the Public Servant of the Year will be presented by Francis Marion University. The doors will open at 11:30 AM with the program beginning at 12:00 Noon.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Be assured that the Florence Chamber and Florence Center will be following all COVID-19 guidelines as recommended by the state&amp;rsquo;s accelerateSC committee.&lt;/p&gt;
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