We meet the last Sunday of the month. The next meeting is February 22, 2026 at 1:57 pm. We meet at Bogart’s Restaurant, 2710 Emanuel Church Rd, West Columbia, SC 29170.
They open the kitchen early for us, so come early and enjoy some good food and fellowship.
****Note that the March meeting has been moved up by 1 week. It will held on Sunday March 22, 2026 at 1:57pm.
Moving the meeting up a week will allow members that wish to go to the Celebration of Life for Mark Ekovich to attend. It will be hosted by CHANCE of Lexington at the VFW on 424 Cedarcrest Dr Lexington 29073. March 29, 2026 from 2:00pm – 4:00. CHANCE asks to please let them know if you are attending and if you would like to bring a covered dish.
This is the link to the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/share/17WeZ6KPCu/
Officer Nominations – Nominations were taken at the January meeting for Assistant Coordinator Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer.
Assistant Coordinator nominations
John Smith
Dwayne Spires
Clint Watts
Assistant Coordinator nominations
John Smith
Dwayne Spires
Clint Watts
Tresury nominations
Allison Pachner
Tracy Thomas
Allison Pachner
Tracy Thomas
Assistant Treasurer
Jacinda Spires
Jacinda Spires
Additional nominations for Assistant Coordinator, Treasurer, and Assistant Treasurer, and speeches will be done at the February meeting. Voting will be at the March meeting.
Valerie has been doing an excellent job as our Secretary for many year and has said that she would like pass the baton. If you are interested in being Secretary please let us know.
CWC ABATE encourages everyone to participate in the activities of our fellow ABATE Chapters.
ABATE CWC members had a good time at East Cooper ABATE Oyster Roast! Our Coordinator Julz, our State Coordinator Debra, and Midlands Area Coordinator Neecie and other members enjoyed it.
We ask you to please keep your membership updated, use the ABATE of SC website. You can pay your dues at any meeting or you can use the link under the Membership tab of the ABATE CWC website to navigate to the ABATE of SC website https://abatecwc.com/product-category/membership/





