Linked in Friendship, Connected in Service
Aiken (SC) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated - Engaging in educational, civic, and intercultural activities in Aiken and Newberry Counties since 1989.
The Links, Incorporated is an international women's service organization that is among the most prestigious associations of Black women in the world.
Who We Are
On November 9, 1946, Margaret Rosell Hawkins and Sarah Strickland Scott, two young Philadelphia visionaries, co-founded The Links, Incorporated. They invited seven of their friends to join them in organizing a new type of inter-city club. This organizing meeting of The Links was not a spontaneous action. In 1945, Margaret Rosell Hawkins had conceived the idea of a group of clubs composed of friends along the eastern seaboard and had spent many hours with Sarah Strickland Scott in thinking, planning and discussing the possibilities of such an endeavor.
The Aiken (SC) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated is a non-profit organization dedicated to enriching, sustaining and ensuring the cultural and economic survival of African-Americans and other persons of African-American ancestry. The Aiken (SC) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated was chartered on April 22, 1989.
Our Mission
The Aiken (SC) Links have a long tradition of engaging in educational, civic and inter-cultural activities in Aiken and Newberry Counties.
Our Members
The members of The Aiken (SC) Links are influential decision makers, opinion leaders and distinguished achievers in their community.
Our Service
The Aiken (SC) Links members contribute hundreds of documented hours of community service annually.
“The Links shall forever be a force for good, a force for justice, a force for equality...improving the quality of life in our America.”
— Julia Brogdon Purnell
7th National President of The Links, Incorporated