Volunteer: St. Pat's in Five Points
2025-03-12 06:00 - 2025-03-16 19:00 (America/New_York) | Harden St
It’s a lucky day to volunteer at St. Pat’s in Five Points! Volunteers will receive complimentary admission to the festival and a festival t-shirt. Don’t forget to add Columbia Opportunity Resource in the “Group or Organization Name” field. Sign up HERE.

Volunteer: Capture Columbia
2025-03-26 17:00 - 2025-04-23 20:00 | SC
Looking to make a difference and connect with Columbia’s future leaders? COR is looking for volunteers for the Capture Columbia program! Help with set-up and clean-up, assist students during events, and create lasting connections while making a positive impact. This is a great opportunity to support local students, recent graduates, and summer associates while they explore the Columbia community and build relationships that can shape their future careers. Sign up HERE.

COR Connections @ Hazelwood Brewing
2025-04-01 18:00 - 20:00 | Hazelwood Brewing Company, 711 E Main St, Lexington, SC, 29072, United States
Meet us at Hazelwood Brewing Company in Lexington for an evening of networking, refreshments and an opportunity to connect with Jack Stuart, Economic Developer with the Town of Lexington. This event is free for active COR members OR $15 at the door. Members register below.
About Jack:
Jack Stuart is passionate about building a stronger, more vibrant Lexington, SC by attracting great businesses and improving quality of life. Focused on business recruitment, community development, and strategic growth, Jack works to fill market gaps, support small businesses, and make it easier for companies to thrive in the Town.
Beyond business attraction, Jack is committed to placemaking—creating spaces and opportunities that make Lexington not only a great place to live, but to work, shop, eat, and visit. Whether it’s refining policies, strengthening Main Street, or leading initiatives like ShopLexSC and DineLexSC, Jack is dedicated to shaping a Town where businesses succeed, and people want to raise a family.

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Volunteer: Vista Alley Golf Fundraiser
2025-04-12 12:00 - 18:00 | Vista Alley, 711-819 Gervais St, Columbia, SC, 29201, United States
The Vista Neighborhood Association (VNA) and the Vista Guild (VG) are hosting the 3rd Annual Alley Golf Tournament in the Vista on Saturday, April 12, 2025, from 12pm to 6pm. As a volunteer, guide participants at mini-golf holes, explain rules, and track player’s scores. Volunteers are allowed to order food and beverage during your shift. You can even participate in the event after your shift is completed. All proceeds go towards VNA Beautification Committee to help fund arts projects in the Vista. Sign up HERE.

Table for Six: Midlands Media Personalities
2025-04-17 17:30 - 20:30 | Girl Scouts of South Carolina, 1107 Williams St,, Columbia, SC, 29201, United States
Join us for the upcoming Table for Six dinner, spotlighting the most influential voices from across the Midlands. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with key figures shaping the local media landscape and engage in meaningful conversations. This event will sell out!

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Table Hosts:
Ashley Jones – Reporter/Anchor, WIS
Brian McConchie – Anchor/Managing Editor, WACH FOX
Bryn Eddy – Editor, Lexington County Chronicle
Curtis Wilson – Anchor, ABC Columbia; Host, On Patrol: Live; Radio DJ, The Big DM
David Stringer – City Editor, COLAtoday
Dawndy Mercer Plank – Former Anchor, WIS
Hannah Wade – Reporter, The State
Julia Westerman – Sports Anchor/Reporter, WIS
Zoe Nicholson – Senior Features Editor, The Post and Courier and Free Times

Interested in sponsoring Table for Six? We still have exciting sponsorship opportunities available! Click here to view our sponsorship opportunities and reach out to us at info@ourcor.org for more details.

Volunteer: Columbia Food + Wine Festival
2025-04-27 09:00 - 16:00 | SC
Looking for a way to experience the Columbia Food and Wine Festival? Volunteer to help make the festival a success, and in exchange, you’ll get free entry to the event. Volunteers get to enjoy all the delicious food and drinks (minus the alcohol) while helping out. There are limited spots available so join a shift HERE.

Interest Group Meetup: Health & Wellness Club
2025-05-03 10:00 - 12:00 | Chosen Uno Training, 2627 Millwood Ave Suite A2, Columbia, SC, 29205, United States
May Wellness: Spring Forward to a Healthier You
Join us at Chosen Uno Training to get moving, feel energized, and take a step toward your healthiest self this spring!
Stick around after class as we head to get smoothies from Tasty As Fit at 11 AM and enter our RAFFLE for a chance to win a fun wellness prize!
Participation is FREE for active COR members and $15 for non-members. Sign up below. Ready to become a member? Join here.
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Interest Group Meetup: Lit-erary Club
2025-05-04 14:00 - 16:00 | All Good Books, 734 Harden St, Columbia, SC, 29205, United States
May Book Madness
Join the Lit-erary Club at All Good Books for a cozy “sip and read” afternoon. Bring your current read or pick up something new in-store. When you RSVP, you’ll be asked to submit a book recommendation—we’ll vote on one to read together and discuss at our next meetup.
Stick around and enter our RAFFLE for a chance to win a prize!
Participation is FREE for active COR members and $15 for non-members. Sign up below. Ready to become a member? Join here.
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Activate: Midlands Gives Celebration
2025-05-06 17:00 - 19:00 | Steel Hands Brewing, 2350 Foreman Street, Cayce, SC, 29033, United States
Meet us on the patio at Steel Hands Brewing in Cayce for an evening of giving as we celebrate another year of “connecting Columbia”! Feel free to bring a friend to meet fellow members for networking, refreshments and an opportunity to take a complimentary professional headshot. Let’s work together to reach our donation goal during this Midlands Gives giving challenge! Let us know you’re coming below.
Can’t make our event? Consider giving now or during the Aflac Power Hour from 6:00-6:59 PM to help us win a $2,000 prize bonus.
Event sponsored by Nucor Building Systems.
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Vounteer: Upper Deck Golf
2025-05-09 06:30 - 2025-05-11 22:30 | Williams-Brice Stadium, 1125 George Rogers Blvd, Columbia, SC, 29201, United States
Join us for an exciting volunteer opportunity at Williams-Brice Stadium! Volunteers will assist with player check-in, ticket scanning, and challenge stations, ensuring a smooth and fun experience for all participants. As a thank-you, volunteers receive a free round of golf, a volunteer shirt, a food voucher, and free parking—plus, flexible shift options. Be sure to mention COR in the ‘How did you hear about this’ field. Choose your shift HERE.

Volunteer: Camp Cole
2025-05-17 09:00 - 12:00 | Camp Cole, 1571 Crossing Creek Road, Eastover, SC, United States
Looking for a meaningful way to make a difference? Join us for a volunteer opportunity at Camp Cole! As we gear up to welcome campers beginning June 1st, we could use extra hands to help prep Dean’s Barn and the new Southeastern Freight Lines Activities Center. Volunteer tasks include cleaning out animal stalls, power washing, painting structures in the goat area and chicken coops, working in the garden beds, and helping to identify and hang signage. In the Activities Center, we’ll be setting up rooms, moving furniture, stocking shelves, and organizing. It’s a great way to give back and help create a welcoming, fun atmosphere for campers. Sign up HERE.

Volunteer: Columbia Fashion Week's Front Row Brunch
2025-08-10 10:00 - 16:00 | Mansion on Blanding, 1329 Blanding Street, Columbia, SC, 29201, United States
Join COR in helping Columbia Fashion Week make their Front Row Brunch event a success. The Front Row Brunch is a signature lifestyle and networking experience for leaders, creatives, and tastemakers in our community. Volunteers will gain hands-on event experience, network with local business leaders and creatives, and be part of an inspiring afternoon celebrating community and culture, volunteer hours, brand merch and priority volunteer opportunities for future events.
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Volunteer: Free Times Best of Columbia Party
2025-08-16 18:30 | South Carolina State Museum, 301 Gervais Street, Columbia, SC, 29201, United States
Help Free Times make their annual Best of Columbia party a success. All volunteers who sign up for one of these shifts will get free access to the full event, which lasts 7:00 – 11:00 PM. This year’s theme is Y2K: Party Like It’s 1999. Themed attire is highly encouraged. Think late ’90s rave wear, Y2K metallics, or early 2000s throwback fashion. Many shifts available from 6:30 PM to midnight.
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Interest Group Meetup: COR Explore Club
2025-09-11 19:00 - 21:00 | Bierkeller Brewing Company, 600 Canalside St Suite 1009, Columbia, SC, 29201, United States
Join the COR Explore Club for Prost & Points, a trivia night outing at local German Brewery, Bierkeller. We’ll team up, show off our random facts, and enjoy great beer and better company.
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Interest Group Meetup: COR Health & Wellness Club
2025-09-13 11:00 - 12:00 | Columbia Canal and Riverfront Park, 312 Laurel St, Columbia, SC, 29201, United States
Get moving with the Health & Wellness Club! Whether you prefer to walk, jog, or run our Riverwalk Revive event is the perfect way to enjoy the outdoors and boost your well-being. After we move, we’ll refuel with tasty snacks and refreshing drinks.
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Interest Group Meetup: COR Family Club
2025-09-20 13:00 - 15:00 | Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 1900 Main Street, Columbia, SC, 29201, United States
Join us for a Family Day at the Greek Festival! Enjoy a fun-filled day of music, dancing, delicious food, and activities for all ages at the local Greek Festival in Columbia, SC. It’s the perfect opportunity to connect with other families, experience special traditions and make lasting memories.
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Interest Group Meetup: COR Lit-erary Club
2025-09-21 14:00 - 16:00 | All Good Books, 734 Harden St, Columbia, SC, 29205, United States
Join us for Literary Club’s September gathering: As summer winds down, we’ll sip, read and reflect on the nostalgic warmth of One Golden Summer – a story full of heart, change, and the glow of seasons past. We’ll kick things off with our cozy sip & read, followed by a lively book discussion. Stick around as we reveal and vote on next month’s read!
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Volunteer: COR 20 Year Celebration
2025-09-25 17:00 - 21:00 | Smoked Patio & Bar, 1643 Main Street, Columbia, SC, 29201, United States
Please help COR make their 20th year anniversary celebration a success! Volunteers will help with checking in and floating around where needed.
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Cheers to 20 Years Cocktail Party
2025-09-25 17:30 - 20:30 | Smoked Patio & Bar, 1643 Main Street, Columbia, SC, 29201, United States
Join us for a special evening as Columbia Opportunity Resource (COR) celebrates its 20th anniversary! We’re marking two decades of connecting, collaborating, and creating impact in the greater Columbia region with a celebratory cocktail party. Expect great company, tasty bites, and a toast to the past, present, and future of COR.
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Volunteer: Vista Neighborhood Association's Golftoberfest
2025-09-26 15:00 - 20:15 | Bierkeller Brewing Company, 600 Canalside St Suite 1009, Columbia, SC, 29201, United States
The Vista Neighborhood Association (VNA) and the Vista Guild (VG) are hosting the 1st Annual Golftoberfest – Hole in One Fun and Fundraiser for the Arts. The event has 3 mini golf holes which will be set up at the Bierkeller during Oktoberfest. Players will have a chance to win prizes by putting for a Hole in One! Volunteers are needed to assist at the various holes as well as set up. Sign Up Here

Interest Group Meetup: COR Health & Wellness Club
2025-10-11 10:00 - 11:00 | Hampton Preston Mansion & Gardens, 1615 Blanding Street, Columbia, SC, 29201, United States
Autumn Wellness & Blooms
Join us for a morning of Learning and exploring a variety of plants and connecting with fellow plant enthusiasts at Historic Columbia’s Fall Plant Sale!
Enter our RAFFLE for a chance to win a fun wellness prize!
Participation is FREE for active COR members and $15 for non-members. Sign up below. Ready to become a member? Join here.
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Interest Group Meetup: COR Family Club
2025-10-17 18:00 - 20:00 | Riverbanks Zoo & Garden
Spooktacular Safari (Boo at the Zoo)
Kids can enjoy Trick-or-treating, dancing, and more! You can buy your tickets in advance by visiting the Zoo’s website.
Enter our RAFFLE for a chance to win a fun prize!
Participation is FREE for active COR members and $15 for non-members. Sign up below. Ready to become a member? Join here.
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Interest Group Meetup: COR Lit-erary Club
2025-10-26 14:00 - 15:00 | All Good Books, 734 Harden St, Columbia, SC, 29205, United States
October Sip & Read
Join the Lit-erary Club at All Good Books for a cozy “sip and read” afternoon. Bring your current read or pick up something new in-store.
Stick around and enter our RAFFLE for a chance to win a prize!
Participation is FREE for active COR members and $15 for non-members. Sign up below. Ready to become a member? Join here.
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Volunteer: Columbia Fashion Week 2025
2025-11-06 17:30 - 2025-11-08 23:00 | Multiple Locations: See link to learn more
Columbia Fashion Week is looking for volunteers to support the success of their events. Multiple volunteer opportunities are available:
The Underground: Streetwear Runway on November 6th; 5:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Thrift the Runway at 701 Whaley on November 7th; Multiple shifts available
The Experience – Runway Finale on November 8th; Multiple shifts available
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Activate at Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea
2025-11-11 18:00 - 20:00 | Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea, 1002 Park St, Columbia, SC, United States
Looking to meet new people and get more connected in Columbia? Join us for Activate, our quarterly networking mixer open to all ages and professions! Come by Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea after work to mix, mingle, and meet the members and board who help bring Columbia’s professional community together.
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COR Connections: Grinch & Gift Wrapping Party
2025-12-10 17:00 - 19:00 | The Hoot, 2910 Rosewood Drive, Columbia
Join us for our annual gift wrapping party at The Hoot. We’ll be filled with holiday cheer as we wrap gifts for our two adopted families through Families Helping Families with special guest, the Grinch! This is a members-only event.

Purchase gifts for our families at their dedicated Amazon registries

Interest Group Meetup: COR Health & Wellness Club
2026-01-27 18:45 - 19:45 | ISI Elite Training, 130 - 04 Forum Dr, Columbia, SC, 20229, United States
COR X ISI Training
Join us for an energizing evening of upper body fitness, designed to make everyone feel strong and invigorated.
Participation is FREE for active COR members and $15 for non-members. Sign up below. Ready to become a member? Join here.

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Activate at The Yard
2026-02-10 18:00 - 20:00 | The Yard, 1626 Main Street, Columbia, SC, 29201, United States
Looking to meet new people and get more connected in Columbia? Join us for Activate, our quarterly networking mixer open to all ages and professions! Come by The Yard after work to mix, mingle, and meet the members and board who help bring Columbia’s professional community together.
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Volunteer: Mardi Gras
2026-02-14 10:00 - 18:00 | City Roots, 1005 Airport Blvd, Columbia, SC, 29205, United States
Each year the Benevolent Krewe de Columbia-Ya-Yas throw a Mardi Gras Festival at City Roots Farm in Columbia, SC. Each volunteer will get free admission to the festival and 2 beer tokens. We encourage you to come to the festival before your shift or stay after! Help COR fill the most volunteer spots, Register here!

Interest Group Meetup: COR Explore Club
2026-02-24 18:30 - 20:30 | Pitas, 1800 Taylor Street, Columbia, SC, 29201, United States
Unleash Your Inner Genius at Pitas

Tuesday, February 24th 2026
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Location: Pitas (Columbia, SC)
This event is FREE for COR members
This event will cost $15 for non-COR members

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