By Cindy Chin In January of this year, CGC President Cindy Chin applied for multiple awards on the state level – highlighting the work of Chapin Garden Club members completed throughout the year in the Chapin community. Garden Club of SC Board of Directors reviewed all award applications from acrossContinue Reading

Chapin Garden Club travelled to Spartanburg for their May 25 meeting. The group enjoyed a personalized tour of the Spartanburg Community College Arboretum located on the Giles Campus. Dr. Kevin Parris guided the tour pointing out several horticulture gardens including an Asian Garden, the Cabeanna Gardena, the George and SissyContinue Reading

FBI director’s award recognizes “outstanding contributions to our nation’s communities” By W. Thomas Smith Jr.   BUILDING BETTER COMMUNTIES (BBC), a Columbia-based nonprofit which helps support marginalized and struggling communities across the Midlands, received the FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award during ceremonies at FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C., Friday, MayContinue Reading

Major Mark Craddock from Salvation Army spoke at the April 27th meeting. Under Ron Saxton’s leadership, The Chapin Sunrise Rotary has participated in the Salvation Army’s bell-ringing program for a number of years, and 2022 was a record year for our club’s bell-ringing program. Ron also received a personalized RotaryContinue Reading