South Carolina S 792: Alvin A. Taylor

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2025-2026 Bill 792 Text of Previous Version (Jan. 13, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 792

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A senate RESOLUTION

TO recognize and CONGRATULATE THE LINKS, 
INCORPORATED, ORANGEBURG CHAPTER UPON ITS SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF VOLUNTEER 
EFFORTS AND DEDICATION TO THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY OF ORANGEBURG.

Whereas, the South 
Carolina Senate is pleased to learn that the Orangeburg Chapter of The Links, 
Incorporated, celebrated its sixtieth anniversary on December 13, 2025; and

Whereas, founded in 1946, 
The Links, Incorporated, is one of the nation's oldest and largest volunteer 
service organizations, now comprised of more than seventeen thousand 
professional women across three hundred chapters. The organization is dedicated 
to strengthening African American communities through friendship and service; 
and

Whereas, chartered on 
December 4, 1964, with fifteen charter members during the height of the Civil 
Rights Movement, the Orangeburg Chapter, supported by the Columbia Chapter, 
brought The Links' initiatives to the community in the face of segregation and social 
change; and 

Whereas, the earliest work 
of the Orangeburg Chapter included welcoming newcomers to the city, supporting 
families, and engaging in civic leadership, and for six decades, it has been 
recognized at the Southern Area and National levels for outstanding, award-winning 
service across the five program facets of The Links, Incorporated; and

Whereas, Orangeburg's 
historic youth initiatives include the national, award-winning Project 
L.E.A.D.; the Tri-County Youth Summit; the Adopt-A-School: Linking to Success 
partnership at Brookdale Middle School; and the chapter's newest mentoring and 
STEM program, The D.R.E.A.M. Circle; and

Whereas, the Orangeburg 
chapter responded to national trends by offering services that addressed major 
social and health disparities through Healthy People 2010 forums, chronic 
disease education, and the notable Links Day at the State Capitol, advocating for 
policies benefiting African American communities; and

Whereas, committed to 
supporting the arts in Orangeburg, The Links Chapter has provided cultural 
enrichment for youth for more than thirty years by sponsoring annual theater 
attendance at South Carolina State University in order to expand access to the 
arts for families across the community; and

Whereas, the chapter's 
global outreach has included Soles for Souls for Haiti Relief and Maama Kits 
for Africa, essential care packages providing new mothers and babies with basic 
supplies for safe childbirth and hygiene. The kits contain items, such as blankets, 
clothes, soap, mosquito nets, sterile gloves, razor blades, and cord ties, all 
of which aid in significantly reducing infection risks and maternal/infant 
mortality, especially in rural areas where healthcare is limited. The chapter 
also partners with Claflin University and South Carolina State University 
students to provide the community international cultural experiences; and

Whereas, the chapter's 
hallmark initiatives include Links in Pink, called Turning Orangeburg Pink for 
breast cancer awareness; family wellness expos; obesity prevention programs; 
and health education for women and youth; and

Whereas, throughout its 
sixty-year history, the chapter has achieved several milestones, including 
hosting the 25th Southern Area Conference in Hilton Head in 1979 and 
celebrating distinguished leaders such as Link Helen Wilkinson Sheffield, named 
Southern Area Woman of the Year in 1969. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the 
Senate:

That the members of the 
South Carolina Senate, by this resolution, recognize and congratulate The 
Links, Incorporated, Orangeburg Chapter upon its sixtieth anniversary of 
volunteer efforts and dedication to the African American community of 
Orangeburg.

Be it further resolved 
that a copy of this resolution be presented to Katrina Bryant, president of the 
Orangeburg Chapter of The Links, Incorporated.

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