Dave Demarest, RC&D Coordinator
Extension 102 /Cell: (864) 419-2786
Email: dave.demarest@sc.usda.gov

Shirley Hester, Administrative Assistant
Extension 120

South Carolina's RC&D Council Honored with Circle of Diamonds Designation

by Dave Demarest, Foothills RC&D Coordinator

left to right: Foothills RC&D Council Members Julian Jones (Vice Chair), Susan Guynn (Chair), and Darrell Harrison (Secretary-Treasurer) proudly display a Certificate of Excellence from the National Association of RC&D Councils which enrolls them as a member into the Circle of Diamonds.

The National Association of Resource Conservation & Development Councils is pleased to announce that the Foothills RC&D Council in South Carolina was awarded a membership in the National Circle of Diamonds Program.

As a member of the Circle, the Foothills RC&D Council has demonstrated its impact on the quality of life within its local area. Circle members are publicly accountable and realize that their accountability directly relates to the Council’s structure, process, and outcomes each member of the Circle attains. There are 375 authorized RC&Ds throughout the country and only 96 RC&Ds have been accepted into the Circle of Diamonds.

The Foothills Council, in attaining the Circle of Diamonds level, has shown and promises to continue to show, a unique ability to reach and attain the specific benchmarks set forth in the program guidelines. This mark of excellence shows the honesty, integrity and strong commitment of the Foothills Council to the RC&D mission.

The Foothills RC&D Council is managed by Coordinator Dave Demarest and coverage area includes the counties of Anderson, Greenville, Oconee, Pickens, and Spartanburg. For more information, contact Demarest at (864) 467-2775, extension 102.

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