The Bunnelle Foundation’s Palmetto Giving Day is a legendary local event where all of the area nonprofits join together to raise awareness and raise funds for local causes. This year 83 organizations raised $3.9M.

Since 1917, the Georgetown County Chamber of Commerce has served as a community connector working to build a strong, vibrant region through business, tourism, and leadership development. If you are looking for business resources, tourism information, or community leadership opportunities, the Georgetown County Chamber is where you will find it.

PFLAG President, Mark Bayer, featured in the Sun News for Father’s Day. “For Mark Bayer and Mike Nichols, the colors they wore on their wedding day, Oct. 22, 2016, not only complimented one another”

A frustrated Waccamaw High mother told the Georgetown County School Board last week that her child was one of a handful nonbinary or transgender students who were left out of the school yearbook because photos require uniformity.

The Sun News (Myrtle Beach, SC) LGBTQ+ Pride month is just around the corner, and while Myrtle Beach’s big Pride festival isn’t until October, there are plenty of ways to celebrate the queer community this summer.

Expect laughs and delicious donuts at “Laugh Out Loud: Comedy for a Cause” on Saturday, May 21 at 7 p.m. at Parlor Doughnuts in Pawleys Island.

The event features local and out-of-state stand-up comedians, a drag queen emcee, sweet treats and beverages. Tickets are $25 each and will directly benefit PFLAG Pawleys Island.

PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C. (WBTW) – A new LGBTQ-affirming group wants to change the culture of the Grand Strand to make it more supportive towards gay and transgender teens.

“The reason for our group is really – this is a hard place to be a gay teenager, and it started with a trip to the library,” said Diane Barnett, the president of the Pawleys Island chapter of PFLAG, a national, nonprofit organization made up of adults who are LGBTQ, are parents of LGBTQ children, or are allies.