Edward Bethea, Interim President of Florence-Darlington Technical College (far left), and FDTC Educational Foundation Interim Executive Director Lauren Dorton accept a check from Duke Energy’s Mindy Taylor (far right). Looking on are (from left to right): Ross Gandy, Interim Director of FDTC’s Welding Center; Tyron Jones, Vice President of FDTC’s Information Technology and Institutional Marketing and Jamie King, FDTC Instructor of Welding.

Kelley Byrd, Sergeant George Clark, Officer Travis Scott, Officer Brian Hart, Allison Carraway, Katie Godwin, Sarah Miller, Arie Davis, Ed Hoffman

From left, Father Jason Hamshaw, rector of All Saints’ Church praying over the stockings, Episcopal Day School student council standing before the school chapel to thank those that helped with stocking project, Headmaster Joan Pennstrom leading Christmas chapel before break.

Top photo, from left, South Florence All-State students, Antonio Brown, Jah’Reon Robinson and Joryll Robinson. Bottom photo, from left, West Florence All-State Choral Dontex Haggins, Joshua Barrett and Kendal Harvey.

From left: Principal Elizabeth Tyler, Assistant Principal Rebecca Thomas, Media Specialist Sally Mongeon, and Dr. Richard Culyer.

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