THANKFUL & GRATEFUL
GROWING, GIVING AND BLESSED PDRTA is growing…
Sam’s/Walmart, Florence-Darlington Tech, hospitals, doctor’s offices and other destinations. Florence is just one county in which we are growing out services. We are seeing growth in several other counties as well. Michelle Fields, Public Information Officer, says: “PDRTA is committed to each of the six counties we serve, and we recognize the needs of the citizens and employers within each county. Our goal is to continue to grow our local services through community outreach and collaborative partnerships. Stay tuned…exciting things are coming!”
In July of this year, the Pee Dee Regional Transportation Authority held a ribbon cutting to celebrate the launch of three new 2020 Gillig Low Floor 31-passenger buses. Don Strickland, Executive Director, and James Jackson, PDRTA’s Board Chairman, are both pictured (center) here. Strickland pointed out that no local funding was used in the purchase. He said the 35-foot buses were purchased with 100 percent federal funds, replacing three older buses with about 400,000 miles on them. In addition to more efficient and accessible transportation, the new fleet of vehicles will provide the passengers of the Florence Transit System with transportation opportunities to mirror those already used in Florence. Since 1974, PDRTA has been providing public transportation services throughout the area. While four in ten PDRTA riders are commuting to work, riders also depend on PDRTA to access health care services, education, shopping, dining, recreation and more. PDRTA provides a way for those in our local communities to address their transportation needs. PDRTA’s bus routes take riders to downtown, the Florence Center, Florence Mall, Magnolia Mall, 34
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November 2021
PDRTA is giving… We enjoy loving on our community by donating our time and services to those organizations that are near and dear to our hearts. One organization PDRTA has partnered with over the last several years is Camp ADAPTabilities. In July we once again partnered with this amazing summer camp for disabled children and young adults to provide transportation. Without the support of PDRTA they would have been unable to participate in the activities. The camp is based at St. John’s Church in Florence, SC. PDRTA provides the transportation to and from each of the off-site activities and weekly field trips for the campers, such as, Aqua Therapy, Hippotherapy, Horse Therapy and other physical and occupational therapies that are so vitally important.
