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11/28/2006
Gov. Sanford Announces Inaugural Committee
Bill and Linda Stern of Columbia to Serve as Inaugural Chairs
Columbia, S.C. - Mark Sanford today announced the members of his committee tasked with organizing his 2nd and the state's 94th inaugural. Bill and Linda Stern of Columbia will chair the committee, with Laura Hewitt of Charleston, Hayne Hipp of Greenville, and the Rev. Charles B. Jackson, Sr., pastor of Brookland Baptist Church in Columbia, serving as honorary chairs. The inaugural committee will be responsible for planning the day and will help raise private dollars to pay for the day's events.
"I want to thank Bill, Linda, Laura, Hayne and Reverend Jackson and everyone else on the committee for agreeing to give of their time and talents to make these events a success," Gov. Sanford said. "Inauguration day serves as an important marker for laying down our course for change over the next four years, and I'll appreciate their efforts over the coming weeks in putting together the day's events, which are all about thanking folks across the state for their help and support."
The other members of the inaugural committee are: Lindsay Agostini of Columbia, Kendall K. Alley of Greenville, Gayle Averyt of Columbia, Maryanne Belser of Columbia, Julie E. Bowers of Columbia, Peter M. Brown of Columbia, T. Gary Brown of Sumter, Mark W. Buyck of Florence, Elizabeth Herlong Campbell of Columbia, Katherine Davis of Columbia, Stephen L. Davis of Greenwood, Tom Davis of Beaufort, Richard Dillard of Spartanburg, G. Dial DuBose of Easley, Donald D. Leonard of Myrtle Beach, Harry Lightsey III of Columbia, Caroline Matthews of Columbia, Max Metcalf of Greenville, John H. Moorman, Jr. of Columbia, Keith Munson of Greenville, Ralph Norman of Rock Hill, Caroline Farr Price of Columbia, James W. Roquemore of Orangeburg, Bill Scarborough of Charleston, John A. Sowards of Columbia, John C. Troutman of Aiken, and Maurice G. Washington of Charleston.
The First Family's schedule for January 10th, 2007 is as follows:
9:00 a.m. -- Inaugural Prayer Service -- Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
11:00 a.m. -- Inauguration Ceremony -- Statehouse South Steps
2 p.m. to 4 p.m. -- First Family's Open House at Governor's Mansion
6 p.m. -- Inaugural Barbeque -- S.C. Farmers Market Watermelon Shed.
The ticket price for the inaugural barbeque is $60 per person, with children under 12 being admitted for free. In 2003, the cost per person was $50.