Fresh Friends

2025-2026 Bill 4979: Fresh Friends - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 4979
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House Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Rose, Alexander, Anderson, Atkinson, Bailey, Ballentine, Bamberg, Bannister, Bauer, Beach, Bernstein, Bowers, Bradley, Brewer, Brittain, Burns, Bustos, Calhoon, Caskey, Chapman, Chumley, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Collins, Cox, Crawford, Cromer, Davis, Dillard, Duncan, Edgerton, Erickson, Ford, Forrest, Frank, Gagnon, Garvin, Gatch, Gibson, Gilliam, Gilliard, Gilreath, Govan, Grant, Guest, Guffey, Haddon, Hager, Hardee, Harris, Hart, Hartnett, Hartz, Hayes, Henderson-Myers, Herbkersman, Hewitt, Hiott, Hixon, Holman, Hosey, Howard, Huff, J.E. Johnson, J.L. Johnson, Jones, Jordan, Kilmartin, King, Kirby, Landing, Lastinger, Lawson, Ligon, Long, Lowe, Luck, Magnuson, Martin, McCabe, McCravy, McDaniel, McGinnis, C. Mitchell, D. Mitchell, Montgomery, J. Moore, T. Moore, Morgan, Moss, Neese, B. Newton, W. Newton, Oremus, Pace, Pedalino, Pope, Rankin, Reese, Rivers, Robbins, Rutherford, Sanders, Schuessler, Scott, Sessions, G.M. Smith, M.M. Smith, Spann-Wilder, Stavrinakis, Taylor, Teeple, Terribile, Vaughan, Waters, Weeks, Wetmore, White, Whitmire, Wickensimer, Williams, Willis, Wooten and Yow
Document Path: LC-0438CM-GM26.docx
Introduced in the House on January 20, 2026
Adopted by the House on January 20, 2026
Summary: Fresh Friends
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

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1/20/2026

House

Introduced and adopted (
House Journal-page 3
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01/20/2026

A
house
RESOLUTION

TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR LOGAN WELLS, FOUNDER OF FRESH
FRIENDS, AND TO COMMEND HER AND THIS ORGANIZATION FOR THEIR SIGNIFICANT IMPACT
ON THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE.

W
hereas, the South
Carolina House of Representatives is pleased to acknowledge the impact that
Fresh Friends is making on communities throughout the Midlands; and

W
hereas, as a student
at Heathwood Hall, Logan Wells started Fresh Friends as a school club to
encourage volunteerism, promote inclusivity, and foster friendship; and

W
hereas, Fresh Friends
has maintained these goals and now has expanded to be a South Carolina
nonprofit and registered 501(c)3 organization that is open to all high
schoolers in the State; and

W
hereas, by harnessing
the connective powers of service and putting an emphasis on inclusivity, Fresh
Friends acts to work against modern forces that threaten to divide younger
generations; and

W
hereas, the
organization partners with local, statewide, and national organizations and
nonprofits to connect teen volunteers with service opportunities that impact
their local communities; and

W
hereas, in the
Midlands, Fresh Friends has partnered with the Downtown Church of Columbia, the
Salvation Army, and local school districts; and

W
hereas, with the goal
of adding more high schools to the existing network of schools with chapters of
Fresh Friends, Ms. Logan hopes to enhance the organization's ability to connect
a greater number of high schoolers across the State through community service;
and

W
hereas, grateful for
her dedication to serving her community and beyond, the House of
Representatives appreciates the power for good that an organization like Fresh
Friends can have on communities in South Carolina, and the members wish Ms.
Logan continued success in the days ahead. Now, therefore,

B
e it resolved by the
House of Representatives:

T
hat the members of the
South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, recognize and
honor Logan Wells, founder of Fresh Friends, and commend her and this
organization for their significant impact on the communities they serve.

B
e it further resolved
that a copy of this resolution be presented to Logan Wells.

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