Community Matters

Our Community Matters. Relationships among the people, friends, businesses, schools, and churches in our community directly affect the individuals that comprise the community. Beyond Differences has made it their mission to eliminate the negative effects that gradually destroy our communities and replace them with positive elements that bridge the gap of unity.

“EMPOWER”

EMPOWER is a social action initiative that seeks to eliminating negative elements that drains our community

The 11 Key Elements that Destroy Community Potential

Upstate Minority Leadership Conference

June 23-24, 2011

One of the most important elements in creating a fruitful dialogue is the location choice. When you are in a discussion, does the atmosphere help make the individual comfortably share his or her thoughts? We at Beyond Differences understand the value of creating the right atmosphere where our dialogues generate a sense of openness and honesty among the participants to freely express themselves. We selected the Chateau Elan for several reasons. It is a beautiful resort, with world-class amenities including seven restaurants within the location and meeting rooms designed to meet our needs. From Greenville, it’s only seventy-seven miles making the location convenient and accessible to the participants. The second most important element is the selection of the conference host and main facilitator. We have selected Professor Sharron Johnson, former anchorperson of WYFF 4 News and now, professor at Lander University. She has demonstrated throughout her career, as a reporter and a facilitator, how to bring out the essential core of truth from individuals by giving them the understanding of what is being said and what is important to the listener. With these two major items secured, I am confident that this historic gathering will be successful in achieving our goals to provide an inviting atmosphere full of constructive and beneficial dialogue.

Please join us at Chateau Elan for the Upstate Leadership Conference.

Greenville Minority Health Summit

Growing in Numbers

Join the Summit in 2012

“Beyond Differences, Inc. a Cross-Cultural Relation Group, was instrumental in forging a relationship between the African-American community and the Greenville Hospital System. Through the joint effort, thought and insight from both Beyond Differences and the Greenville Hospital System, the first Minority Health Summit was conceived. The Greenville Hospital System has demonstrated the spirit of unity, diversity, and commitment to change lives with the sponsorship of the first Minority Health Summit.” – Paul Guy (April 14 2007)

Our continuous work in the area of health care and the ability to bring people together through mutual commonalities is the “coal” that fuels the fire in creating a diverse and inclusive community. The Minority Health Summit is now a signature event not only for the Greenville Hospital System but serves as a signature event that testifies to Beyond Differences continuous presence in the area of promoting healthier lifestyle by ensuring that people of all color, race, age and ethnicities benefit from = participating in event such as this. On April 16, 2011, the number of people attending the health summit was over 2000.

The Crew Radio Show

The crew radio show is a weekly broadcast program that is aimed to reach young adults from the age 21 to 31 where they examine issues and challenges facing this age group such as financial security to romance and relationship. The Crew Radio show addresses these issues in a humor and often straightforward matter never off beat but always entertaining. It is a cross cultural radio program hosted by various faces not shy to the issues concerning race, ethnicity, and age. It airs each Saturday night from 10:30 to 12:00 am on WOLT 103.3.