﻿<?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>2022 - 2023 Ambassadors 7/1/2022  - 6/30/2023 </title><description>&lt;p&gt;The Chamber&amp;rsquo;s Ambassador Committee is made up of a group of individuals from member businesses who greet new members with ribbon cutting ceremonies and grand opening celebrations. If you&amp;rsquo;d like to learn more about becoming an ambassador, simply contact the Chamber at (843) 665-0515.&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.florencescchamber.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=2315</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2022 13:18:22 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2022 - 2023 Website Advertising 7/1/2022  - 6/30/2023 </title><description /><link>https://web.florencescchamber.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=3327</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2022 16:29:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2022 - 2023 Business After Hours 7/1/2022  - 6/30/2023 </title><description /><link>https://web.florencescchamber.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=3324</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2022 16:09:31 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2022 - 2023 Leadership Florence 8/1/2022  - 5/31/2023 </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 2023.&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&amp;nbsp;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 , Disco Ball and Kickball for a Cause.&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 $325 deposit must accompany this completed application. The tuition balance is due before Tueday, September 6, 2022. 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/2022/06/Application-2022-23.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=2319</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2022 09:53:38 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2023 Young Professionals 1/1/2023  - 12/31/2023 </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; $40 per year - Membership Runs January - December 2023&lt;br /&gt;
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If you would like to download the application, &lt;a href="https://www.flochamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/YP-Application-2023.pdf"&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.florencescchamber.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=3331</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2023 11:09:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2023 Kickball for a  Cause 4/22/2023 10:00 AM - 4/22/2023 </title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Tahoma&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;Join us for the Second Annual Kickball for a Cause! Held annually by Leadership Florence, Kickball for a Cause is a family-friendly event with a goal to raising support for nonprofit organization who meet the needs of those most vulnerable within our community. This philanthropic event will be held at Carolina Bank Field in Florence on Saturday, April 22&lt;sup&gt;nd&lt;/sup&gt; at 10:00 am. The event features a competitive Kickball Tournament along with children&amp;rsquo;s activities, food and beverages and more! Proceeds benefit four local nonprofit organizations: the American Cancer Society, the CARE House of the Pee Dee, House of Hope and Lighthouse Ministries.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="https://www.flochamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Kickball-for-a-Cause-Sponsorship-Packet-FINAL-FILLABLE.pdf"&gt;Click here to download the sponsorship packet.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="https://www.flochamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Kickball-for-a-Cause-Waiver-FILLABLE.pdf"&gt;Click here for waiver&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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