COLUMBIA, S.C. — September is National Sickle Cell Awareness Month. Here's how Columbia will support and raise awareness.

Columbia Mayor Daniel Rickenmann will officially proclaim September as “Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month” during a ceremony at City Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 16, at 4 p.m., alongside the James R. Clark Memorial Sickle Cell Foundation , which provides services to those living with sickle cell disease across the Midlands.

The 19th Annual Sickle Cell Walk , set for Saturday, Sept. 27, at 8 a.m. will take place at Martin Luther King Jr. Park in Columbia.

Themed “ Boots on the Ground for Sickle Cell Awareness,” the walk will bring together families, advocates, and supporters to raise awareness and funds for the James R. Clark Memorial Scholarship Fund, which p

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