This moment represents a critical opportunity to invest in the people and communities that make up South Carolina as we reaffirm our commitment to remove barriers to local civic participation and foster a culture of joyful and celebrated civic engagement across the state.

Our 2025 theme, CONNECTING PEOPLE PLACE AND POWER along with our three 2025 priorities, will shape everything we do this year. The need for strong local civic infrastructure has never been greater, and neither has the urgency to reimagine what participation and community care can look like - and feel like.

Together, we’ve shown that investing in each other and the connections that strengthen our communities is how we build a thriving, equitable, and joyful democracy.

Let’s keep going.