November is National Hospice Month!
About Charles Thompson, Owner
Charles Thompson is a lifelong resident of Orangeburg and is a graduate of the Univ. of South Carolina School of Pharmacy, where he was inducted into the Rho Chi Honors Society.
He is owner and chief executive officer of Orange Cut Rate Drugs, Grove Park Pharmacy and Home Medical Equipment, Orange Nursing Home Services, Branchville Pharmacy and Grove Park Hospice Care.
He was one of the developing partners of The Village, a professional and medical office park on the St. Matthews Road in Orangeburg, as well as several similar Real Estate developments in Summerville and North Charleston, and here in Orangeburg County.
He is a past board member of The Downtown Orangeburg Revitalization Association, and past chairman of The Downtown Economic Restructuring Committed, as well as serving as chairman of The Regional Medical Center Foundation Board.
Charles has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Community Resource Bank and as a member of the Board of Directors of Community Bankshares, Inc. He is also a member of the board of The Orangeburg Calhoun Community Foundation.
Over the years, he has actively served on many charitable boards and civic committees, and was named The Small Businessman of The Year by the Orangeburg County Chamber of Commerce.
Married to Cheri Brown Thompson of Orangeburg, they have three grown daughters and two adopted sons. Cheri founded The Healing Species, a charitable non-profit organization that takes dogs into schools to teach a program of compassion, empathy, non-violence, and anti-bullying.
Hospice is considered the gold standard of care in this country for people living with terminal illness. To find out more, contact Grove Park Hospice at 803-536-6644. #nationalhospicemonth
