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What's New at CMA?
Meetings
of Board of Commissioners:
- For additional
information, you
may contact the Commission at (803)333-9621. As always, CMA board meetings are
open to the public.
Events:
- African American Affairs Events--Please visit the African American Affairs Calendar page or contact Ms. Shelia Albergottie for more information
at SAlbergottie@cfma.state.sc.us.
- Hispanic/Latino Affairs Events--Please visit the Hispanic Affairs Calendar page or contact Ms. McElveen for more information at lmcelv@cfma.state.sc.us.
- Native American Indian Affairs Events--Please visit the Native
American Affairs Calendar page or contact Marcy Hayden for more information at mhayden@cfma.state.sc.us.
Past
Events:
- Black History
Month! Events
and educational opportunities will be available throughout the month
of February to honor and celebrate African American history, people
and culture. Please visit the African American Affairs Calendar page or contact Ms. Shelia Albergottie for more information
at SAlbergottie@cfma.sc.gov.
- Native American Indian
Heritage Month! Events
and educational opportunities will be available throughout the month of
November to honor and celebrate Native American Indian people and
culture. To see this year's South Carolina and National Native American
Indian Heritage Month proclamations and events, please visit the Native
American Affairs Calendar page or contact Ms. Marcy L. Hayden at mhayden@cfma.sc.gov.
- Hispanic/Latino Heritage
Month! Events
and educational opportunities will be available throughout the months
of September and October to honor and celebrate Hispanic/Latino people
and culture. Please contact Ms. Lee McElveen for more information at lmcelveen@cfma.sc.gov.
- The Southeast Regional Black Male Summit will be held at the Double Tree Hotel in Columbia, SC on February 19th and 20th, 2012.
For more information, visit the conference website for conference and registration materials ( website ) or contact Ms. Albergottie at SAlbergottie@cfma.sc.gov.
- The SC
Mission 2011-Midlands is a healthcare
event bringing South Carolina providers and volunteers together
offering FREE dental, medical and comprehensive vision exams to low
income uninsured residents! The SC
Commission for Minority Affairs
is a parnter of this event and staff will be attending as volunteers.
The event will be on Friday, August 5th from 6 AM- 10 PM and Saturday,
August 6th from 6 AM - 4 PM with Dental treatment running 36 hours starting Friday morning at the Carolina Coliseum in Columbia,
SC.
The purpose of the event is two-fold: 1.) to meet immediate healthcare
needs and 2.) to link patients served to a medical home and follow-up
care. Medical services will include general primary care services.
Dental and vision services including fillings, extractions, cleanings
and comprehensive vision exams. Enrollment/referral into state programs
(such as food stamps and Medicaid) and health education will also be
provided. For more information, visit United Way of the Midlands' website.
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To learn more about South
Carolina, visit sc.gov.
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