South Carolina’s Gov. Sanford to Hold Yearly Hurricane Preparedness Meeting

Healthy South Carolina Awards Ceremony Also On Tap For Tomorrow

Columbia, S.C. – May 23, 2007 – Governor Mark Sanford will meet tomorrow (Thursday, May 24, 2007) with representatives of state agencies associated with South Carolina’s hurricane response efforts to discuss the state’s preparedness as we head into the 2007 storm season. At the meeting the group will discuss plans, preparations and procedures for the upcoming hurricane season, as forecasters are already predicting an active storm season along the Atlantic seaboard. The meeting will take place at 10:00 a.m. in the Governor’s Conference Room of the Wade Hampton building at the S.C. Statehouse complex.
Tomorrow afternoon, Governor Mark Sanford and First Lady Jenny Sanford will host an open house and awards ceremony at the Governor’s Mansion beginning at 1 p.m. to recognize the winners of the 2007 Healthy S.C. Challenge. Residents from the winning county, Laurens, will be joined by Healthy S.C. community award winners from across the state. Determined through 2006 data from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Laurens County has a higher percentage improvement in overall health than all other counties in South Carolina.
For more information or directions from your location, please contact Joel Sawyer in the Governor’s Office at 803-734-2100.