Name: Nonprofit Connect: Thankful for You Breakfast
Start: 2024-11-06T08:30:00-05:00
End: 2024-11-06T09:30:00-05:00
Location: Robert Hett Chapman III Center for Philanthropy

The Spartanburg County Foundation is thankful for all the nonprofit partners serving Spartanburg County!
About this Event

Join us for the annual Nonprofit Connect Thankful for You Breakfast. We appreciate our community’s nonprofits all year, but this is a special opportunity for the Spartanburg County Foundation to thank YOU for your service throughout Spartanburg County.

We are especially thankful to all leaders, frontline workers, and safety net providers who have worked tirelessly to meet the needs of Spartanburg County residents in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.

Just Because grants will also be awarded through a random drawing as an additional gesture of appreciation. To be eligible for entry in the random drawing, you must be registered for Nonprofit Connect through Eventbrite, be present at the time of the drawing, and be a verified 501(c)3 public charity that primarily serves Spartanburg County.

About the Speaker: Jerome Rice, Jr., Mayor, City of Spartanburg

Jerome Rice Jr. was elected as Mayor of the City of Spartanburg November 2, 2021, and was sworn into office January 10, 2022. He previously served 3 terms (12 years) as District 5 City Councilman for the City of Spartanburg. While on council, Mayor Rice served on various boards including Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium Board, Piedmont Community Action Board, Youth Council, Grassroots Leadership Development Institute, The National League of Cities, and became a Riley Institute Diversity Fellow. Mayor Rice continues to serve and represent Spartanburg in various roles.

Mayor Rice is a graduate of Spartanburg High School, USC Upstate, and Wake Forest University. He has spent 30 years mentoring youth through Project Right Start, Boys and Girls Club, and coaching middle school basketball and high school football. In addition, Mayor Rice worked 28 years in Spartanburg School District 7, serving in many capacities including ISS, attendance worker, attendance supervisor, Parent and Community Involvement Facilitator (PIF) and Student Transition Specialist.

Mayor Rice is married to Shay Rice and they have four children and five grandchildren. He is a lifelong learner and believes the world teaches us all something new every day if we are willing to learn.