People and Events May 28, 2008

Agape Hospice launches
Go Comfort My People

Agape Hospice of The Pee Dee has launched a new program to help churches establish a grief and bereavement ministry.

Go Comfort My People is a seminar designed to assist churches with ministering to the needs of bereaved parishioners as they walk the path of grief. This ministry is made up of people who are compassionate and concerned about grieving people. Churches will be given valuable information to assist them in setting up this ministry.

Agape Hospice of the Pee Dee is a faith-based ministry designed to provide comfort and support to terminally ill patients and their families. Its name and logo are based upon the nine fruits of the Spirit because its belief that it should represent these Christian qualities as its people minister unconditional love to those they meet.

If your church or group is interested in hosting this seminar or for more information please contact the Rev. Doris B. Smith at Agape Hospice of the Pee Dee at (843) 383-5115.

SCGSSM accepting applications

Rising eighth-, ninth- and 10th-grade students from across the state are invited to spend their summer studying math, science and technology at the S.C. Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics during its Summer Science Program.

The program brings students to the school’s campus in Hartsville for their choice of three week-long camps (June 15-21; June 22-28; and July 6-12) emphasizing field trips and hands-on lab work with professors from a variety of South Carolina colleges and universities as well as school faculty. Course offerings include robotics, chemistry, mathematical challenges, crime scene investigation, physics, field ecology, marine science, plant biology, digital electronics and Web page creation.

To be accepted, students must have proven interest and abilities in science and mathematics, demonstrated through test scores and grades.

Those interested should visit www.scgssm.org/ssp for course descriptions and to apply online, or call (843) 383-3958 for more information. The application and financial aid application deadlines is Thursday.

Kappa Alpha Psi
to present Beautillion

The Hartsville Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Inc. will present its third Beautillion on Saturday, May 31, at Hartsville Middle School at 7 p.m.
The public is invited to attend, and admission is free.

American Red Cross Pee Dee Chapter Annual Meeting June 12

The Pee Dee Chapter of the American Red Cross will hold its annual meeting on Thursday, June 12, at 6 p.m. at the Matchmaker Conference Center, 1355 TV Road, Florence. Guest speaker for the evening will be Florence Mayor Frank Willis.
For more information, call 662-8121.

American Stainless & Supply receives ISO 9001:2000 certification

CHERAW — American Stainless & Supply LLC, a national PVF distributor, located in Cheraw and Charlotte, N.C. received its ISO 9001:2000 certification by BSI Registrar. ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is an internationally recognized management system.

“To be certified, team effort was required by all employees to implement a quality management system (QMS) that encompasses all customer related activities; and have overall operations examined and audited on-site by an independent consulting firm,”said Brenda Thomas, CQA.

Gary Bulloch, president and CEO added, “This certification not only provides the foundation required to meet the needs of our customers through continuous improvement processes,

but it creates a platform to support the continuing growth of American Stainless & Supply.”