﻿<?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>2024 - 2025 Website Advertising 7/1/2024  - 6/30/2025 </title><description /><link>https://web.florencescchamber.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=3357</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2024 09:11:08 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2024 - 2025 Business After Hours 7/1/2024  - 6/30/2025 </title><description /><link>https://web.florencescchamber.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=3363</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2024 13:50:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2024 - 2025 Leadership Florence 8/1/2024  - 5/31/2025 </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 May 2025.&amp;nbsp; Sessions are one full day per month.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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;
&lt;br /&gt;
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;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;u&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TUITION&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
$1395 for members and $1795 for non-members. A $325 deposit must accompany this completed application. The tuition balance is due before Friday, September 6, 2024. 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;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.flochamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Application-2024-2025.pdf"&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to print the PDF application.&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.florencescchamber.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=3360</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2024 11:36:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2025 Ambassadors 1/1/2025  - 12/31/2025 </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=3365</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2024 14:34:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2025 Young Professionals 1/1/2025  - 12/31/2025 </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;
&lt;br /&gt;
Membership Fee:&amp;nbsp; $40 per year - Membership Runs January - December 2025&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If you would like to download the application, &lt;a href="https://www.flochamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/YP-Application-2025.pdf"&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.florencescchamber.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=3377</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jan 2025 16:44:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2025 Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration 1/16/2025 6:30 PM - 1/16/2025 8:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;On Thursday January 16,&amp;nbsp;2025, The Florence Chamber of Commerce will partner with Francis Marion University to host the Annual Martin Luther King Jr. event, A Celebration of the Arts.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The keynote speaker for the event is City of Florence Mayor, Lethonia Barnes.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The free annual celebration&amp;nbsp;kicks off on the campus of Francis Marion University at the Chapman Auditorium&amp;nbsp;at 6:30 PM. Don&amp;rsquo;t miss your chance to see several tributes honoring the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For more information visit flochamber.com or call the Chamber at 843-665-0515.&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.florencescchamber.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=3375</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Dec 2024 12:28:07 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>