What is your role in your community?  Perhaps this is the first time you have pondered this question, and that's alright.  Every individual and organization in a community has a role to play.  Defining and understanding that role not only helps one perform said role better, it helps provide satisfaction in a job well done.  Are you an educator?  An employer?  A caregiver?  Perhaps you perform a blend of these functions, and more.  The role players and job-doers are what make Hartsville such a special place to live, work, and play.  Take some time today to read about how our members are performing their roles.  

             Coker College knows their role is not just to instill knowledge, but to prepare young people for the next stages of their lives.  In this spirit, Coker College's Enactus program, in partnership with Wells Fargo, is hosting a summer business academy for high school students.  

Florence-Darlington Technical College is another member of Hartsville's wonderful network of educators, and strives to further their ability to perform their role every day.  The Chamber encourages everybody in our area to show their support on Thursday for FDTC's 12^th Annual Golf Classic. 

            The Free Medical Clinic of Darlington County performs the role of a caregiver; providing health care and assistance to those who truly need it.  Their current shoe drive will help them fulfill this role, not only in our own backyard, but across the world where shoes are not taken for granted.  

            The arts, of course, have their own role to play.  They entertain us, inspire us, and ultimately remind us of what is beautiful about ourselves and our surroundings.  This is perhaps a heady description for an event that also features cornhole and hula-hooping children, but it is appropriate nonetheless.  Anitra Jay, the final performer in the spring Concerts on College series, hopes to embody this role on Thursday with her jazz, soul, and gospel stylings. 

            There are so many roles that each of us play in our lives; we have family roles, church roles, workplace roles, and more.  Just as your family needs you to perform your role, your community needs the roles performed by its businesses and organizations.  The Chamber appreciates all the hard work and determination its members show in playing those roles every day.