Sam’s Club donates flags to SWU
Sam’s Club Store 4901 in Easley presented a 38-foot-by-20-foot United States flag and a large state flag Oct. 15 at SWU’s Track and Soccer Complex, currently under development near the S.C. Highway 93 entrance in Central.
Pictured from left is Dr. Lisa McWherter, SWU vice president for development; Vicky Farmer, membership team lead, Sam’s Club; Dr. Todd Voss, SWU president; and Brian Raines, membership coordinator, Sam’s Club, and SWU graduate.
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Sam’s Club Store 4901 of Easley donated a 38-foot-by-20-foot United States flag and a large South Carolina flag to Southern Wesleyan University Oct. 15 at the Track and Soccer Complex, currently under development on the campus in Central.
Representatives from Sam’s Club joined Southern Wesleyan’s student-athletes, coaches and university administrators for the presentation of the two flags, which will someday fly over the new athletic facility located near the entrance at S.C. Highway 93 in Central.
“We are proud to be representing the associates of Sam’s Club in Easley. Sam Walton (Sam’s Club and Walmart founder) always wanted to give back to the community and that’s why we’re here today,” said Vicky Farmer, membership team lead for Sam’s Club’s store 4901.
Brian Raines, membership coordinator for the Sam’s Club location and 1994 Southern Wesleyan graduate, is pleased to see the growth taking place on the Central campus.
“To know what this university stands for and to see what that flag represents, it’s just a warm feeling inside,” Raines said.
“The vision we have is for this institution to be a generous institution and a community institution – it fits so wonderfully with the mission of Sam’s Club and Walmart and their commitment to community,” said Todd Voss, Southern Wesleyan’s president. “It’s such a great win-win and to find partnerships like this, it’s just such a blessing to us.”
Voss added that the university is currently seeking funding for a flag pole large enough for the two flags. Plans are to erect it in front of the complex.
According to Chris Williams, Southern Wesleyan’s director of athletics, the complex will be dedicated in Spring 2014, with the “SWU Blue” track and soccer field ready for practice hopefully by January or February.