Community Spotlight: ABCs of Healthy Children

The ABCs of Healthy Children Committee promotes healthy habits and provides basic necessities to children in our community. On Saturday, Sept. 29, the Junior League of Columbia hosted the ABCs event at the Walmart on Forest Drive and was able to provide 537 students from local elementary schools with more than $20,000 worth of the… Read More

First JLC General Membership Meeting of the Year

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On Thursday, Sept. 6, the Junior League of Columbia hosted its first General Membership Meeting at Spirit Communications Park with over 375 members in attendance. This was the first JLC meeting held at the stadium, and it included an inspirational message from Nephron Pharmaceuticals Owner and CEO, Lou Kennedy, on “Daring Greatly.” Highlights from the… Read More

Fourth Annual Slam Dunk Back to School Bash Held at Eau Claire High School

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The fourth annual Slam Dunk Back to School Bash hosted by the Junior League of Columbia and the Ray Tanner Foundation was held at Eau Claire High School on Aug. 11. This one-day event helped prepare 288 students enrolled in five Richland One elementary schools for the 2018-2019 school year. The event was open to… Read More

JLC Community Impact Grant at work at Richland Library

Junior League of Columbia’s assistance through a Community Impact Grant was showcased Monday morning at the Richland Library Sandhills location. Through the library’s collaborative effort with FoodShare SC, each child attending story time is given a copy of the book “Vegetable Soup A to Z” so they can read along with the librarian and learn… Read More

JLC Welcomes 110 New Members

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    On July 24, the New Member Committee, the Junior League of Columbia Board of Directors and Executive Management Team, and new members and their sponsors joined together at the New Member Social at the Palmetto Club to celebrate and welcome one of the largest incoming groups of new members entering the JLC in… Read More

Dinner with Marcus Lattimore 2018

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  On June 26, Junior League of Columbia member, Phaedra Branham, along with her friends and family, enjoyed dinner with Gamecock Football legend Marcus Lattimore and his wife, Miranda, at the home of JLC member Libby Anne Inabinet. Phaedra was the lucky winner of the “Dinner with Marcus” that was auctioned at last year’s Holiday… Read More

JLC Night at the Columbia Fireflies

Thursday, May 24, 2018

6:30 p.m. - Spirit Communications Park - 1640 Freed St

Join us for Junior League night at the Fireflies game. Our President, Mandy Wren, will be throwing out the first pitch!

Kids in the Kitchen: Junior Chef Contest

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The ladies of the Kids in the Kitchen (KITK) Committee planned a fun and exciting Junior Chef Contest in partnership Annie Burnside Elementary and S. Kilbourne Elementary Schools. Members of the committee selected gathered over 50 recipe submissions and carefully selected 2 recipes from each school for the three local judges to sample at the contest. The theme was “I Love Breakfast” and students… Read More

2018 Community Impact Grant Recipients

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We are excited to announce that a total of $150,000 has been awarded by the Junior League of Columbia to organizations proposing transformational projects and initiatives related to our mission and focus area and specifically addressing poverty and basic needs of children and families in the Midlands. Read more about these projects and how they… Read More