Sonshine group is thanked
Mon, 02/08/2016 - 9:38am
Vic MacDonald
Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church ministry recognized for partnership with Laurens County Disabilities & Special Needs
By:
Vic MacDonald/MyClintonNews.com
Rev. Alex Henderson, senior pastor of Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church, Laurens, today accepted the Von H. Sinclair Award for Advocacy and Service at the Laurens County Disabilities & Special Needs agency annual breakfast. The Sonshine Church Ministry has partnered with LCSDN on several projects, include the agency's annual talent show for clients, to provide off-campus activities for the 588 people served by the agency and LCDSN's 323 employees. Among other activities, LCDSN owns and operates the Evergreen Center in Laurens and the Cypress Center in Clinton. The annual breakfast was held at the Laurens County Higher Education Center.
Laurens County Disabilities & Special Needs, which has the Cypress Center voc rehab/life skills facility in Clinton, serves 588 people, has 323 employees, provides summer camp to 46 children, and takes 65 people to the district Special Olympic in spring at Presbyterian College - among other programs.
