CareSouth Carolina Honors Les Baker with Community Partnership Award

CareSouth Carolina presented Les Baker, Co-Founder of Piece of Work, with its Community Partnership Award in recognition of his generosity and creativity that brought a meaningful addition to the Society Hill Community Garden.

CareSouth Carolina recently supported the Society Hill Garden Club by offering the use of land behind its new St. David’s Administrative Office for the community garden. 

When the club sought a welcoming sign, Piece of Work stepped forward in a unique way—inviting neighbors to drop off discarded gardening equipment. The result was an artistic metal sculpture designed by Baker, crafted from repurposed tools, that now welcomes visitors to the garden.

“We could not be more proud to have Les Baker as a Community Partner,” said Ann Lewis, CEO of CareSouth Carolina. “His artistic metal sculpture that welcomes folks to the Society Hill Community Garden at our St. David’s Administrative Campus is amazing work. We are so grateful for this delightful donation.”

CareSouth Carolina’s refurbished and renewed St. David’s facility now serves as administrative offices, freeing up space in other locations to enhance patient experience and efficiency. This expansion ensures smoother operations across the organization, ultimately benefiting patients throughout the region.

The Community Partnership Award is given to people and organizations in the area to recognize their distinguished partnership with CareSouth Carolina to serve and aid the community.

CareSouth Carolina remains committed to partnerships that celebrate community, creativity, and collaboration—values that Les Baker and Piece of Work exemplify through their contribution to the Society Hill Community Garden.

CareSouth Carolina is a private, non-profit community health center delivering patient-centered health and life services in the Pee Dee region of South Carolina. CareSouth Carolina operates centers in Bennettsville, Bishopville, Cheraw, Chesterfield, Dillon, Hartsville, Lake View, Latta, McColl and Society Hill.

Services provided by CareSouth Carolina include family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, women's services, OB/GYN, HIV/AIDS primary care, infectious disease primary care, IV therapy, substance abuse prevention, dental, chiropractic services, pharmacy, senior support services, family support services, clinical counseling, laboratory, ultrasound, X-Ray, agricultural worker health services, podiatry, and veterans choice provider.