News Without Ink The Sumter Item

For this conversation of Bouncing Back, a special season of News Without Ink where we're highlighting local nonprofits that have been impacted by COVID-19 and the canceled festivals and events that serve as their fundraisers, host Kayla Green chats with Eric Bultman, executive director of Sumter Little Theatre. Live performances and theater were among the first to be shut down at the onset of the pandemic, and they're among the last to be given the green light to reopen. Sumter Little Theatre has been dark for over a year, but there is more than a ghost light at the end of the tunnel.
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Here's episode five of Bouncing Back, a special season of News Without Ink where we're highlighting local nonprofits that have been impacted by COVID-19 and the canceled festivals and events that serve as their fundraisers. For this conversation, host Kayla Green chats with Heather Tickel and Johnny Hilton about the Inspire! Festival. The week-long program of events and art experiences was created in 2019 to honor the late Roger Ackerman, whose love of local arts and culture helped support many nonprofits in Sumter through his philanthropic efforts.To donate the price of a ticket, go to https://www.uwaysumter.org/ and click on the red "DONATE" button in the top right corner. Enter your information, and mention "Bouncing Back" and "Inspire" in the comment section.Also, a quick rate and review on whatever app you’re listening on would be very much appreciated.Thank you for listening and helping!Bouncing Back, a special season of News Without Ink, is part of the Item Podcast Network, presented by SKF. All episodes and podcasts can be streamed on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or at www.theitem.com/podcasts.

We brought back Danielle Thompson to talk about Derby Day, an annual fundraiser for United Way of Sumter, Clarendon and Lee Counties. The Kentucky Derby itself may be short and exciting, but Danielle has helped create a whole day and fun -- and fundraising -- out of the event, and it has grown each year until COVID-19 canceled it last year and now this year.

Later in the episode, you'll hear from Mindy Popovich, president of United Way, about all the great ways the organization helps people in need.
To donate the price of a ticket, go to https://www.uwaysumter.org/ and click on the red "DONATE" button in the top right corner. Enter your information, and mention "Bouncing Back" and "United Way" in the comment section.
Thank you for listening and helping!
Bouncing Back, a special season of News Without Ink, is part of the Item Podcast Network, presented by SKF. All episodes and podcasts can be streamed on Facebook, Spotify, Apple Podcasts or at www.theitem.com/podcasts.

Here's episode three of Bouncing Back, a special season of News Without Ink where we're highlighting local nonprofits that have been impacted by COVID-19 and the canceled festivals and events that serve as their fundraisers. For this conversation, host Kayla Green chats with Lynn Kennedy, director of Sumter Green, which leads beautification projects around Sumter, including maintaining the nicely landscaped entranceways to the city. First impressions are crucial, and those are what visitors see when they get into Sumter. They also hold an annual Earth Day program at Swan Lake, so what perfect timing to listen to this episode!
To support their efforts, they hold a few events each year, including the Untapped Food Truck and Craft Beer festivals and Fall Feast at USC Sumter.
To donate the price of a ticket, go to https://www.uwaysumter.org/ and click on the red "DONATE" button in the top right corner. Enter your information, and mention "Bouncing Back" and "Sumter Green" in the comment section.
Thank you for listening and helping!
Bouncing Back, a special season of News Without Ink, is part of the Item Podcast Network, presented by
SKF. All episodes and podcasts can be streamed on Spotify or at www.theitem.com/podcasts.

No one, no business has been untouched by the COVID-19 pandemic, for better or for worse, but nonprofits have been hit especially hard.
Nonprofits that offer services to those in need, from food pantries and financial assistance to educational support and rehabilitation to families, have been a critical component of getting people through the pandemic. At the same time they've seen an increased need, the cancellations of events and festivals have meant sometimes massive sources of fundraising are drying up. Other nonprofits that provide art and performing arts in Sumter have remained dark for more than a year.

This is the second episode in a special season of News Without Ink that aims to help keep the area's nonprofits in the spotlight. Each episode will highlight a different nonprofit and the corresponding event or festival that normally serves as a fundraiser for it.

To donate to Sumter Senior Services, go to https://www.uwaysumter.org, click on the big red DONATE button in the top right corner, and fill in what's needed. To earmark your donation, mention "Bouncing Back" and "Sumter Senior Services" in the comment section.