Come enjoy the 2025 Boots on the Ground Festival for Sickle Cell Awareness on September 27 from 12:30 to 9 PM in the wonderful Lancaster Downtown Historic District.

Events on Main Street
12:30-2:00: DJ & Trail Ride Line Dancing Tutorial
2:00-3:00: Parade
4:00-9:00: Kids Zone (free amusement rides, games, activities)
9:00: Fireworks Show

Boots on the Ground for Sickle Cell Awareness Walk occurs on September 27, 2025. Fire Chief Aubrey D. Jenkins is the 2025 Walk Ambassador.

Join us for the 12th Annual Visible and Viable Community Impact Day Sickle Cell Walk on Saturday, September 20 at 8:30 AM at Wilson High School Track in Florence, SC. This event is sponsored by the Florence Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and in partnership with Hartsville Alumnae and the James R. Clark Memorial Sickle Cell Foundation.

Join the James R. Clark Memorial Foundation as we support the Orangeburg Area Sickle Cell Awareness Walk! This event, organized by the Orangeburg Area Sickle Cell Anemia Foundation, is a great opportunity to raise awareness and support for the sickle cell community.

The event will be held on Saturday, September 20, 2025, at Centennial Park in Edisto Gardens, located at 200 Riverside Dr. SW, Orangeburg, SC 29115.

The kick-off ceremony starts at 8:00 AM, with the walk beginning at 8:30 AM. On-site registration is available starting at 8:00 AM, and the registration fee is $20.00.

For more information or to register, please contact Isaac Haigler or Carol Ann Washington at 803-534-1716.

Join the James R. Clark Memorial Foundation as we support the "Harvest & Gather" event! This exclusive private dining experience, hosted by Chef James Scott, Jr., is dedicated to raising awareness for Sickle Cell Disease. A portion of the proceeds from the event will be donated to the cause.

Guests will enjoy a four-course meal featuring locally sourced, seasonal ingredients, with an option for mocktail or wine pairings.

Event Details:

• Date: Saturday, September 13, 2025

• Time: 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM

• Location: Table Salt, 2769 Rosewood Dr, Columbia, SC 29205

PREPARED AND AWARE. At tonight’s special called Council meeting, two organizations were presented with honors:

- A resolution recognizing the SC State Guard, a division of the state's Military Department, in honor of the Guard's commitment to protecting the public safety of Richland County and South Carolina, and observing September as National Preparedness Month

- A proclamation acknowledging September as Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month, received by the James R Clark Memorial Sickle Cell Foundation

Congratulations to these deserving groups for their selfless service and dedication.

Join us for our annual event held in Eastover, SC at RCRC/Eastover Park 1031 Main St. where we will bike, walk or run a scenic course through the Town and return to the park for fun, learning, blood drive, games and food all FREE to the community. Kids will be able to get some school supplies and everyone will be eligible to receive door prizes!

You are cordially invited to a Lunch & Learn in honor of World Sickle Cell Day on June 20, 2025, from 12 to 2 PM at the American Red Cross located at 2751 Bull Street Columbia, SC 29201.

“Be Someone’s Hero Give Blood” Blood Drive is being held in honor of Kelosha at the Tri-Community Center in the Community Room. The event is being held on Friday, June 20, 2025, from 11 AM to 4 PM.

Revival of the Vote Ministerial Movement Kickoff is being held at Martin Luther King Jr. Park on June 19, 2025, from 6 to 9 PM. The event will include choirs, clergy, faith leaders, praise dancers, and the SPIRIT of GOD.

Join the SCNextSteps Coalition for a pre-Juneteenth Community Dialogue, Where Do We Go From Here? This event takes place on Monday, June 16, 2025 at the MTC - Harbison Theater from 7 to 9 PM. Citizenship, Civil Rights, Economic Security, and more will be discussed. The event is free but registration is requested.

The B Strong Group presents the Project Empower Caregiver Workshops 2025 event Power of the Caregiver Voice being held on Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 6 PM.

Rejuvenated, Revived, and Restored! Join us for the 23rd Annual Community Health Fair on March 8, 2025, from 10 AM to 2 PM at Brookland Banquet Health & Wellness Center on 1066 Sunset Blvd, West Columbia, SC 29169.

There will be panel discussions, entertainment, and free health screenings for blood pressure, diabetes, prostate cancer, sickle cell anemia, and breast cancer. You must pre-register for on-site mammograms; contact Donna Thomas at 803-348-4020.

For more information, contact Katrina Bridgette, at 803-261-4723 or email us at hwguild@brookland.cc.

Rare Disease Day Observance Event: Sickle Cell Disease Awareness with Four Giving Hearts

F.U.N.D.S Inc. presents the Grand Finale Black History Parade & Festival on Saturday, February 22, 2025, from 1 to 6 PM led by Grand Marshal, Senator Maggie Glover.

The parade starts at Hampton and Harden St. The festival will be held at MLK Park located on 2300 Greene Street, Columbia, SC.

For more information, call 803-361-5470 or email fundsinc@fundsinc1.org.

PI Chapter of Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc. and the International Association of Sickle Cell Nurses and Professional Associates present a Virtual Sickle Cell Event on November 22, 2024, from 6 to 7:15 PM. The featured speakers are Natasha Chambers, MBA, MHSA (Pfizer, Sickle Cell Patient Affairs Liaison), and Stephanie Ibemere, PhD, RN (IASCNAPA, Board of Directors). Registration is required.

Join the race to break the sickle cycle! Join the 2024 Walk Ambassador, L. Oveta Glover, the NAACP President of the Columbia, SC Branch on Saturday, September 14, 2024 for the 18th Annual JRC Sickle Cell Walk. All profits go toward the Sickle Cell Scholarship Fund.

The James R. Clark Memorial Sickle Cell Foundation Lancaster Satellite Disabilities Awareness Parade is being held on Saturday, September 28, 2024, from 2 to 8 PM. The parade them is “I Love My Family.”

Thank you for supporting our mission to be The Voice and Face of Sickle Cell to “Break the Sickle Cell Cycle” and support families in Lancaster County!

The Florence Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. presents the 11th Annual Visible & Viable Community Impact Day Sickle Cell Walk. The event is being held on Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 9:30 AM at 513 Barnes St., Florence, SC. Join the race to break the Sickle Cell!

American Red Cross & James R. Clark Memorial Sickle Cell Foundation present Every Drop Counts Blood Drive. The event is being held on September 3, 2024 from 10 AM to 3 PM at the American Red Cross on 2751 Bull St., Columbia, SC. The event is also a Lunch & Learn followed by the Sickle Cell Proclomation at Busby Street Community Center by the Columbia City Council. Feel free to bring a gift for a teen with Sickle Cell!

The B Strong Group presents the Cycle for Sickle Cell & Blood Drive being held on Saturday, August 31, 2024 at Eastover Park. The free community event will begin at 8:30 AM and end at 3 PM. The blood drive will begin at 10 AM. Participants will be able to ride their bikes, walk, run, have fun, learn, and donate blood! There will be FREE food, vendors, prizes, learning school supplies, sickle cell trait testing by the JRC Memorial Sickle Cell Foundation, and much more! Visit redcrossblood.org and use sponsor code: bstrong to sign up to donate blood.

M.W. Prince Hall Grand Lodge of the STATE of South Carolina District 2 presents the Sickle Cell 5K Run & Walk on Saturday, August 24 at 9 AM. The event is taking place at Wannamaker Park located 8888 University Blvd, North Charleston, SC. Registration is $25.