Carolina African American
Heritage Foundation
"The time is always right to do what is right"
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Marcella Swans
President
CAAHF-
Carolina African
American
Foundation, Inc.
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SAVE THE DATE!
20th ANNIVERSARY!!!
2025 GRAND STRAND
FREEDOM WEEK
January 17-21, 2025
2025 SCHEDULE
OF EVENTS
20th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION KICKOFF
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
5:30-8:30 p.m.
Myrtle Beach Train Depot
851 Broadway St., Myrtle Beach, SC
(Performance by The 100 Grand Band)
MLK ANNUAL PARADE
Saturday, January 18
10 a.m.
15th Ave. N. Ocean Blvd to 8th Ave. N. Ocean Blvd., Myrtle Beach
COMMUNITY YOUTH FAIR
Saturday, January 18
12PM
MB Colored School Museum and Education Center and Boys & Girls Club of the Grand Strand
Dunbar St., Myrtle Beach SC
CommUNITY ECUMENICAL SERVICE
Sunday, January 19
4-5:30 p.m.
Mt. Olive AME Church
1108 Carver St., Myrtle Beach, SC
DRUM-MAJOR AWARDS & BREAKFAST
Monday, January 20
9 a.m.
Sheraton Myrtle Beach
Convention Center
2101 Oak St.
Myrtle Beach, SC
COMMUNITY FOOD DRIVE
Tuesday, January 21
Various locations
Questions?
Yartiza.Tinoco@VisitMyrtleBeach.com
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Contact Kema Parsley or Yaritza Tinoco
kema.parsley@visitmyrtlebeach.com
yaritza.tinoco@visitmyrtlebeach.com
PARADE ROUTE ALERT! Due to the recent incident in New Orleans we are having to reroute the parade back to the original route which is from 15th Ave. North Ocean Blvd to 8th Ave North Ocean Blvd.
Thank You
To Our Supporting Partners & Sponsors!
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Thank You Sponsors & Supporters
The City of Myrtle Beach
Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce
Coastal Carolina University
Horry County Schools
Horry Georgetown Technical College
Myrtle Beach NAACP
Mt. Olive AME Church
Myrtle Beach Convention Center
Burroughs & Chapin
Sandy Grove Missionary Baptist Church
South Carolina Department of Commerce
AARP - South Carolina
Waccamaw Regional Council of Governments
Coast RTA
South Carolina Department of Transportation
Horry County Council
Myrtle Beach International Airport
Horry County Airports
S.C.O.R.E. (Myrtle Beach)
AME Church organization
Myrtle Beach Cadillac Chevrolet
Myrtle Beach KIA
Small Business Administration
City of Myrtle Beach – Procurement Department
Dillion County Regional Economic Dev Corp.
Williamsburg County Regional Eco. Dev. Corp.
Georgetown County Regional Eco Dev. Corp.
Marion County Regional Eco. Dev. Corp.
Horry County Regional Eco. Dev. Corp.
SC Probation Parole and Pardon Board
SC Works - WIOA (Unemployment & Jobs dept)
Horry County Democratic Party
Horry County Republican Party
Bobby Gale Chrysler Jeep
Whittemore Newsletter
SC Mothers Against Violence
Mothers on the Move
Black Lives Matter
South Carolina Gun Sense
Conway Medical Center
Grand Strand Hospital
Little River Medical Center
Tidelands Health
McCleod Health
Health & Human Services Dept.
SC Human Affairs Commission
Myrtle Beach Hospitality Association
Myrtle Beach Diversity Council
MB Downtown Redevelopment Corporation
Call Me MISTER Program
Myrtle Beach Pelicans
Horry County Police
Myrtle Beach Police
Horry County Schools adult Education
A Father's Place
Tidelands Health
Each 1 Teach 1
Churches Assisting People (CAP)
Planet Fitness
Gold's Gym
X-Gym & Sports Mall