Monthly Luncheon with the Newcomers and Community Club of Lexington, SC

311 West Main Street,Lexington SC 29072

16 May, 2023

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Our next monthly luncheon will be Tuesday, May 16th, at the Chamber at 11 am. Our speakers will be: Thomas Tafel serves as the Community Outreach Manager for Lexington Medical Center. He is responsible for coordinating community programs and represents the LMC in community affairs across the Midlands. As an active community member, Thomas currently serves on the Board of Directors of the United Way of the Midlands, Free Medical Clinic, Greater Cayce West Columbia Chamber of Commerce, the Steering Committee for United Way of the Midlands Young Leaders Society and is a member of the United Way of the Midlands Education Council. Thomas is past board chairman of the Greater Cayce West Columbia Chamber of Commerce, United Way of the Midlands Young Leaders Society, and a past board member for Leadership Lexington County. He is a 2021 Graduate of Leadership Columbia, a 2018 Graduate of Blueprint for Leadership, and a 2017 Graduate of Leadership Lexington County. Born and raised in Columbia, SC, Thomas received his B.S. degree in Biology from Wofford College and his Master of Public Health (MPH) degree from the University of South Carolina. Thomas currently resides in Columbia, South Carolina with his wife Anne Griffin. Our second speaker will be Karolynn Cionek of Givation. In December 2014, a group of ladies gathered for a Christmas cookie exchange. As typical with a baking frenzy, there were way too many cookies and someone declared, “we have enough, let’s share.” The excess cookies were packaged up and distributed to a low-income, senior living facility in our community. One good deed quickly turned into another and GIVATION was created as a 501c3 nonprofit organization to coordinate more people, contributions and energies around a different local charity, community organization or group of people in need every month. From collecting items, packaging and distributing goodie bags for 6,000 bootcamp soldiers heading home for the holidays to hosting a back to school bash for children in a homeless shelter; from selling plates of BBQ and raising funds for homeless veterans to playing bingo with low-income seniors; from building raised vegetable gardens for an abused women’s shelter to delivering care packages to parents with preemies in the NICU, GIVATION has helped thousands of people in need of kindness within our community through generous donations and volunteer efforts. Each give is different, but every give makes a difference. I handle the details, you determine what you can give – financial, time, talent or even words of encouragement – and when you can give it. Our choices for May’s lunch are Strawberry Poppyseed Salad with Chicken or Tuna Salad Sandwich for $15.50. Click here for the club contact!