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2025-2026 Bill 792: The Links, Inc, Orangeburg Chapter 60th anniversary - South Carolina Legislature Online
South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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S. 792
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Senate Resolution
Sponsors: Senator Devine
Document Path: LC-0358DG-GM26.docx
Introduced in the Senate on January 13, 2026
Adopted by the Senate on January 13, 2026
Summary: The Links, Inc, Orangeburg Chapter 60th anniversary
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
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1/13/2026
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Senate Journal-page 55
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01/13/2026
A senate RESOLUTION
TO recognize and CONGRATULATE THE LINKS,
INCORPORATED, ORANGEBURG CHAPTER UPON ITS SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF VOLUNTEER
EFFORTS AND DEDICATION TO THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY OF ORANGEBURG.
W
hereas, the South
Carolina Senate is pleased to learn that the Orangeburg Chapter of The Links,
Incorporated, celebrated its sixtieth anniversary on December 13, 2025; and
W
hereas, founded in 1946,
The Links, Incorporated, is one of the nation's oldest and largest volunteer
service organizations, now comprised of more than seventeen thousand
professional women across three hundred chapters. The organization is dedicated
to strengthening African American communities through friendship and service;
and
W
hereas, chartered on
December 4, 1964, with fifteen charter members during the height of the Civil
Rights Movement, the Orangeburg Chapter, supported by the Columbia Chapter,
brought The Links' initiatives to the community in the face of segregation and social
change; and
W
hereas, the earliest work
of the Orangeburg Chapter included welcoming newcomers to the city, supporting
families, and engaging in civic leadership, and for six decades, it has been
recognized at the Southern Area and National levels for outstanding, award-winning
service across the five program facets of The Links, Incorporated; and
W
hereas, Orangeburg's
historic youth initiatives include the national, award-winning Project
L.E.A.D.; the Tri-County Youth Summit; the Adopt-A-School: Linking to Success
partnership at Brookdale Middle School; and the chapter's newest mentoring and
STEM program, The D.R.E.A.M. Circle; and
W
hereas, the Orangeburg
chapter responded to national trends by offering services that addressed major
social and health disparities through Healthy People 2010 forums, chronic
disease education, and the notable Links Day at the State Capitol, advocating for
policies benefiting African American communities; and
W
hereas, committed to
supporting the arts in Orangeburg, The Links Chapter has provided cultural
enrichment for youth for more than thirty years by sponsoring annual theater
attendance at South Carolina State University in order to expand access to the
arts for families across the community; and
W
hereas, the chapter's
global outreach has included Soles for Souls for Haiti Relief and Maama Kits
for Africa, essential care packages providing new mothers and babies with basic
supplies for safe childbirth and hygiene. The kits contain items, such as blankets,
clothes, soap, mosquito nets, sterile gloves, razor blades, and cord ties, all
of which aid in significantly reducing infection risks and maternal/infant
mortality, especially in rural areas where healthcare is limited. The chapter
also partners with Claflin University and South Carolina State University
students to provide the community international cultural experiences; and
W
hereas, the chapter's
hallmark initiatives include Links in Pink, called Turning Orangeburg Pink for
breast cancer awareness; family wellness expos; obesity prevention programs;
and health education for women and youth; and
W
hereas, throughout its
sixty-year history, the chapter has achieved several milestones, including
hosting the 25th Southern Area Conference in Hilton Head in 1979 and
celebrating distinguished leaders such as Link Helen Wilkinson Sheffield, named
Southern Area Woman of the Year in 1969. Now, therefore,
B
e it resolved by the
Senate:
T
hat the members of the
South Carolina Senate, by this resolution, recognize and congratulate The
Links, Incorporated, Orangeburg Chapter upon its sixtieth anniversary of
volunteer efforts and dedication to the African American community of
Orangeburg.
B
e it further resolved
that a copy of this resolution be presented to Katrina Bryant, president of the
Orangeburg Chapter of The Links, Incorporated.
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