Building Bridges Event
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Ms. McClain with CMC Board Chair, Hayes Mizell. |
May 8, 2008
Over 150 individuals gathered to pay homage to a true hero of peace and humility at the Community Mediation Center’s annual Building Bridges Celebration at the State Museum on May 8. The seated dinner and silent auction helped raise over $10,000 for the Center’s operating budget.
This year, the Center presented the McKay Brabham Building Bridges Award to Ms. Barbara McClain. This award recognizes individuals who transcend personal and institutional divisions in an effort to make significant contributions to the lives and work of all people in South Carolina. Ms. McClain’s 50 years of work in the fields of mental health, racial desegregation, and public education earned her the 2008 award.
Past awards have been presented to:
2005: McKay Brabham
2006: Sarah Graydon McCrory
2007: Eben Taylor and Rhett Jackson
The Community Mediation Center would like especially to thank those who sponsored our Building Bridges Celebration and made it such a success:
Leadership Gift ($3,000+)
BlueCross BlueShield of S.C.
Peacemaker ($500+)
Judy Chandler
Facilitator ($250+)
Jane and Bill Drake
Mimi Parrott and Wayne Bryan
Jay Ellington
Mediator ($100+)
Arlene and Stuart Andrews
Virginia and James Aull
William Dufford
Mountain Woman Enterprises
Nancy and Michael Norris
Beth and Scott Padgett
Vernon Parker
Sue and Lee Porter
Lydia Willingham
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Silent Auction Donos
Mary Bryan
Columbiana Grande Theatre
Bonefish Grill
Donna Dewitt
Fontenay Art and Antiques
Sandra Francis
Happy Bookseller
HoFP
In The Loop
Ivory Tower
Ed Kirkland
Literary Sweets
Marble Slab Creamery
Hayes Mizell
Mountain Woman Enterprises
Mr. Friendly’s
Nickelodeon Theatre
Nonnah’s
Beth Padgett
Mimi Parrott and Wayne Bryan
Spring Valley Country Club
Team Oana Investments
Tranquil Moments Dayspa
Urban Nirvana |
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