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Giving Back
Credit union donates computers to nonprofits
South Carolina Federal Credit Union donated 65 used computers to help local nonprofit organizations run more efficiently without spending donor dollars. The donation comes through Trident United Way’s Gifts In Kind program, which is a central collection and distribution point for in-kind donations in the tri-county area. Pictured: Bonnie Karst and Travid Baird of S.C. Federal and Cathy Easley and Tom Elek of Trident United Way credit union.
Performax helps outfit the economically disadvantaged
Performax held its second Chicks with Checks event at Grazi’s Shoe Café and Wine Bar in the I’On Square. The event benefited Outfitted for Work, an organization that helps economically disadvantaged individuals successfully enter the workplace by providing soft skills training and appropriate workplace clothing. Pictured, from left: Whitney Dieter; Ashley Alderman; Anne Newell, president, Performax; and Teresa Enright and Marie Louise Moretto, with Outfitted for Work.
Real estate company gives to the Boy Scouts of America
Coldwell Banker Commercial Atlantic International donated $2,500 to the Boy Scouts of America. Pictured, from left: Tara Mason, assistant to broker-in-charge, Coldwell Banker; North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey and Megan Murphy, marketing director, Coldwell Banker.
Association, business donate technology to school
The Mount Pleasant Business and Professional Association and Zafari Inc. presented a $1,500 donation to Laing Middle School to purchase new computers for the school’s technology programs. Pictured, from left: Christopher and Pamela Cisneros, Zafari Inc.; Margaret Cotton, president, MPBP, and Paul Padron, assistant vice principal, Laing Middle School.
Local becomes first-time homeowner with help from groups
Michael Richardson, a disabled man who has rented for most of his life, become a first-time homebuyer at the age of 52 thanks to the help of the Charleston Area Community Development Corp., Lowcountry Housing Trust, United Methodist Relief Center and U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development. UMRC, through a grant funded by the Lowcountry Housing Trust, was able to provide $15,000 to buy down the mortgage to make the home affordable for Richardson. CACDC and the South Carolina Housing Trust offered $10,000 in down-payment assistance.
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