August was History, Arts & Culture Day. Our objectives were to improve understanding of Anderson’s history, arts and culture, to expand the communication network, and to stimulate awareness of how arts and culture impacts Anderson County. We started the day...

Local Government and Infrastructure day was held in June. We started the day at the Anderson Fire Department. We were able to tour the station and museum. It was really eye opening to see how many calls they go on...

One of the more popular days, Agriculture Day, was held in May. We started the day at Hurricane Creek Farm. They specialize in grits, tomatoes and lettuce. This year their tomato crop did turn out. They explained to us that...

We held Make a Difference Day in April. We started the day at Meals on Wheels. We learned about what they do and also all of the wonderful activities offered at the Senior Center. After our tour, we were able to deliver...

State Government day was held in March. Our objectives for this class were to improve understanding of state government, increase commitment to state government, introductions to county representatives and communicate how SLED relates back to state and local government. We started...

In February we participated in Health and Human Services Day. Our objectives for this class were to create awareness of public health needs, be introduced to resources that are available to meet the health and human service needs of the...

We started our Leadership Anderson experience at an overnight retreat at Kanuga Conference Center in Hendersonville, NC. Kanuga is a non-profit conference, retreat and camp center serving 35,000 guests annually. While at Kanuga we were introduced to each other and...

Leadership Anderson is a 10 month leadership development program devoted to strengthening and dedicating our community leaders. It was founded in 1984 by the Anderson Area Chamber of commerce. Since then over 800 local leaders have graduated from the program...

Our project would not be possible without the Executive Director of the Westside Community Center, Dr. Beatrice Thompson. She is known for her kindness and depth of service to others; she was born and raised in Townville and graduated from...

Since 1998, the Westside Community Center (WCC) has positioned itself as a haven onthe hill to directly serve and provide refuge to the under-served community of West Anderson.The visionary, Dr. Beatrice Thompson answered a calling and charge to revitalize the...