Clarendon briefs: 1st Journey to Recovery event is Saturday, meet and greet candidates and more

1st Journey to Recovery Event will be on Saturday

MANNING - Clarendon County Behavioral Health has partnered with Clarendon County Sheriff's Office, John Landon Black Foundation and Sumter Jeep Club to hold the 1st Journey to Recovery Event from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 17 at Weldon Auditorium.

The event is being held to recognize Addiction Recovery and Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and will feature a Jeep show and a 5K walk/run.

The entire family will be able to enjoy music, face painting, resource tables and health and wellness vendors.

Proceeds from the event will benefit the John Landon Black Foundation. For general information, email cgrant@clarendonbhs.com. For information on the 5K walk/run, email ngray@clarendonbhs.com.

Meet and Greet with candidates is Saturday

MANNING - A Meet and Greet for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Joe Cunningham and Rep. Kimberly O. Johnson will be held from 6-7:30 p.m. Sept. 17 in the courtyard at Land Parker Welch, 29 S. Mill St.

RSVP at https://sc.joeisfor.us/a/manning-meetandgreet.

Summerton Duckfest shirts available now

SUMMERTON - The 2022 Summerton Duckfest shirts are on sale now.

Short-sleeve shirts are $20, and long-sleeve shirts are $25. Shirts are available at Summerton Drugs, 115 Main St.

Summerton Duckfest will be held Oct. 8. The Duckfest Beauty Pageant will be held Sept. 24, Duckfest Golf Tournament will be held Sept. 24, and the Duckfest Fishing Tournament will be held Oct. 1.

Vendors and sponsorships are needed. For more information on how to become a sponsor, vendor or register for the pageant or the tournaments, log onto www.duckfestfun.com or visit its Facebook page at Summerton Duckfest.

2022 Clarendon Community Partners Senior Appreciation Day on Sept. 24

MANNING – The Lighthouse Foundation is sponsoring the 2022 Clarendon County Partners Senior Appreciation Day and the School of the Great Commission Trailblazer of the Year Awards at noon Sept. 24 at Weldon Auditorium, 7 Maple St.

For more information on the event, log onto www.lighthousefoundationsc.com.

2nd-annual Monarch Strong Bike-Run-Walk Challenge to be Sept. 24

MANNING - The 2nd-annual Monarch Strong Bike-Run-Walk Challenge will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept 24 at J.C. Britton Park, 3057 Raccoon Road.The bike, run and walk challenges will be held between 8 a.m. and noon. Trophies will be given to first-place gold winners in each category. There is a $20 registration fee that will include a T-shirt, horse and pony rides, Zumba and entry into the Ultimate Gamers truck.

To register for the challenges, log onto www.monachstrong.com.

At noon, the Monarch Strong Festival will begin with free admission.

Lots of delicious food will be on sale. Dozens of vendors will be on hand as well.

Free games, Dawkins Petting Zoo and a bounce house will offer lots of fun for youngsters and adults. Music will be provided by DJ Wonder Boy. Admittance to the Ultimate Gamers with Karaoke and Zumba will be $5 per person.

11th-annual Sickle Cell Walk slated for Sept. 24

GREELEYVILLE - The 11th-annual Sickle Cell Walk will be held on Sept. 24 at the Kennedy Center, 241 Gourdin St., Greeleyville.

Registration for the walk will be held at 8 a.m. with opening ceremonies scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. and the walk at 9 a.m.

This walk honors children, adults and families who are living with Sickle Cell Disease.

Registration for the walk costs $10. Registration must be received by Sept. 9 to guarantee a T-shirt.

For more information, please contact Gwendolyn Fleming at (803) 473-0893, Jacques Jackson at (843) 372-0677, Wanda Wilson at (843) 355-2087, or Samantha McCrea at (843) 459-4504.

Community Blood Drive on Sept. 25

MANNING - Historic Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church and the Sickle Cell Anemia Disease Society have joined hands to host a Community Blood Drive from 1-6 p.m. on Sept. 25 at the Manning Elementary School gymnasium, 311 W. Boyce St.

Please log onto www.redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor code EbenezerManning to register.

All donors will receive a free Sickle Cell T-shirt and a $20 Amazon Gift Card.

Blessing of the Harvest to be held on Sept. 26

SUMMERTON -The Annual Blessing of the Harvest will be held at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 26 at the home of Chris and Wendy Cogdill, 5689 Gov. Richardson Road.

Please join the Cogdills and members of the community as they gather to give thanks to God for their many blessings and for His faithfulness. The Blessing will celebrate with worship and the sharing of a meal together.

The speakers at the event will be Aaron Gross, pastor of Seacoast Church, Manning Campus, and Joel Delph, pastor of Seacoast Church, Mt. Pleasant Campus.

The worship service will be led by Seacoast Church, Manning.

Everyone is invited to come, bring a chair, a covered dish and a grateful heart.

For more information, call (803) 518-2123.