Fall is a Season for Action in Charleston
How is Charleston Thrives Turning Fall Momentum Into Progress?
Fall often brings a renewed sense of energy. Students are back in school, community calendars fill up, and people have more opportunities to come together. For Charleston Thrives, the start of fall is already creating opportunities to turn connection into action.
Across Charleston Thrives, Working Group members are helping move priorities forward in Government & Civic Engagement, Education, Economic Opportunity, Health & Well-Being, and Culture & Arts. Progress can take shape through events, experiences, relationships, and resources already active across our community.
Recent and upcoming examples show that momentum in action:
• On Sept. 22, the Healthy Moms, Happy Families Maternal & Child Health Event brought families to the James C. Kennedy Wellness Center for free health screenings, family-support information, clothing and baby supplies, and connections to organizations supporting maternal and child health. Members of the Health & Well-Being and Culture & Arts Working Groups helped organize and support the event. Community members can keep that support going by donating clean, gently used children’s clothing, shoes, jackets and coats, baby blankets and maternity clothing at the Wellness Center Monday through Friday, 5 a.m. until 7 p.m., or Saturday, 8 a.m. until noon.
• On Saturday, Oct. 10, the 15th annual Gateway to the Delta Festival will bring people together around Charles-ton’s historic courthouse square to celebrate Delta culture, food, music and art. Members of the Culture & Arts Working Group are connected to the festival. Join the celebration and support the people, businesses, artists and traditions that help make Charleston distinctive. This event is organized by C.A.R.E. (Charleston Arts and Revitalization Effort). For more information, you may contact Mrs. Dana Clolinger at 662-647-0942.
• Throughout October, the Tallahatchie Public Library will welcome students from the Institute of Community Services and East Tallahatchie School District for field trips from Head Start through middle school. Members of the Education and Culture & Arts Working Groups are involved. Families can build on that momentum by visiting the library, exploring its resources, and making learning beyond the classroom part of their own Fall.
These activities are different, but together they show what Making Progress Together can look like: people showing up, community resources being activated, and Working Group members connecting opportunities to Charleston Thrives priorities.
This fall, progress is something everyone can participate in. Donate. Attend. Visit. Learn. Invite someone else to join you. Every connection can help build the momentum that moves Charleston forward.
If you see progress happening across Charleston, we hope you will share it with me and with each other.
Email cheryl@sonedna.com.
Charleston Thrives is a community-led effort supported by SonEdna Foundation that brings people together to recognize progress already happening across Charleston and carry it forward together. Through shared experiences, conversations and participation, Charleston Thrives helps people see their place in the future of the community and how they can help shape it. Focus areas include Government & Civic Engagement, Education, Economic Opportunity, Health & Well-Being, and Culture & Arts. Follow how Charleston Thrives is Making Progress Together: Facebook.com/sonednafoundation | Instagram.com/sonednafoundation | and at Linkedin.com/company/ sonedna-foundation.
