 Welcome, Jack and Jill family to Columbia, South Carolina. I am Teresa Wilson, Columbia City Manager and a proud Jack and Jill mother. In conjunction with the Florence Chapter, we are honored to host the Mid-Atlantic Team Leadership Conference 2021 right here in Columbia. While we are planning to see all of your beautiful faces in person, we realize that many unknowns still exist due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We are also preparing a virtual contingency play, as just in case. Either way, please expect a fun, safe, interactive and educational atmosphere in a lovely city. To share all that you will enjoy exploring in Columbia, please allow me to introduce our phenomenal teams. Teens of the Mid-Atlantic Region of Jack and Jill America Incorporate, join us for Leadership Conference 2021 in Columbia, South Carolina, hosted by the Columbia and Florence Chapters. Columbia is the capital of South Carolina. Also known as the Real Southern Hot Spot or Soda City, Columbia is located in the midlands of South Carolina and is home to colleges and universities, state government, museums, sporting venues and breathtaking riverfronts. Burlington Graham, Capital City and Charleston come experience Columbia. Norfolk, Conway and South Charlotte come experience Columbia. Culture around the world, which can be seen through screens at our local Nickelodeon Theater, a non-profit theater that premieres independent and foreign films. Greater Fredericksburg, Charlotte and Greensboro come experience Columbia. As Columbia tapped your team president, there is history. This is the state house where all of our bills and legislation is passed. People's voices and opinions can be heard here, so there's the Black Lives Matter protest that took place here on his ground. Chesapeake Durham and Eastern North Carolina come experience Columbia. Orangeburg, Roanoke Valley, Spartanburg come experience Columbia. Unity and numbers take place in the Columbia Convention Center, holding up the thousands of people and hundreds of events. Wilmington, Portsmouth, Richmond come experience Columbia. In Columbia, you will experience our essential to five-point mirror, which resembles a postcard and gives Thomas to the shops and entertainment. Fayetteville, Winston-Salem and Gastonia Piedmont come experience Columbia. Experience! HTCU's like the beautiful Benedict College, which was founded five years after the Civil War, have always provided a high-quality education for people of color. Benedict still stands today and is governed by our own Jack and Jill mom, Roslyn Clark Artists. Hampton, Queen City, James River come experience Columbia. Raleigh, Wake, Greenville, Midlothian come experience Columbia. Experience Columbia! Hi, I'm Steve Benjamin, Mayor of Columbia, capital of the great state of South Carolina. Dad, Dad! Did you hear that the Columbia and Forge chapters of Jack and Jill are going to be hosting Teen Leadership Conference in 2021? Oh, that's great. Look forward to hosting you in our dynamic Main Street in downtown Columbia and also visiting Segre Communications Park. Baseball died just stating with a decade. And don't forget Benedict College. Oh, that's gonna be fantastic. We'll host you at our Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center in the incredible Congre Vista. So join us for Teen Leadership Conference 2021 right here in Columbia, South Carolina. We hope to see you there. Come experience Columbia! This is the New South, rooted in tradition with our eyes set on the future. This is the place we meet. Downtown Columbia is the center of South Carolina's action. Outfitted with the newest technology, we've created a state-of-the-art facility walkable to over 60 bars and restaurants with over 1,500 hotel rooms within one mile. And everything you need to knock the socks off your guests. Around here, it's personal, with crafted and customized menus featuring fresh Southern ingredients all in an effort to make every event uniquely yours. We put the right people in the right places at the right time. We watch the big picture and sweat the small stuff. Columbia is one of the most dynamic, up-and-coming Southern cities. Our capital city is transformed into a charming small town with a simple walk down Main Street. This is the place you think you know until you experience it. Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center in the heart of Columbia's Vista. Connect with our event staff today.