Recent Articles from Staff Report
SPOTLIGHT: OneWorld Health
Mission Statement: To provide quality, affordable health care to people in need. Name of organization: OneWorld Health Year established locally: 2009 Top local executive: Michael O’Neal Contact information Address: 21 D Gamecock Ave. Charleston, SC 29407 Phone: 843-203-3280 Fax: 843-789-3513 Website: www.oneworldhealth.com Corporate giving contacts: Name: Michael O’Ne[...]
SPOTLIGHT: Bishop Gadsden
Mission Statement: Bishop Gadsden, a Life Plan Retirement Community, embraces God’s call to ministry. We affirm positive living for all who live and work here. We serve with integrity. We exercise wise stewardship. We reach out with a generous spirit. The heart and soul of our philanthropic ministry at Bishop Gadsden is our Charitable Fund. […]
Lowcountry Food Bank receives donation from Michael Jordan
The Lowcountry Food Bank can now add Michael Jordan to its list of donors. Yes, that Michael Jordan. The NBA Hall of Famer has donated $2 million of his earnings from the ESPN docuseries, “The Last Dance,” to Feeding America and its food banks throughout the Carolinas and Chicago. As a member of Feeding America’s […]
Sony makes $1.7 million product donation to International African American Museum
Sony Corp. of America is donating $1.7 million in products to the International African American Museum in its ongoing commitment to social justice and diversity. The gift on behalf of the Tokyo-based Sony Corp. and its U.S. affiliates, is being made through Sony’s Global Social Justice Fund. It will support the Atlantic Worlds Gallery and other aspects […]
Helping Out for Jan. 13, 2021
Helping Out highlights some of the many charitable events and activities going on in the Charleston area. Submit your news using our online form. Our Lady of Mercy Community Outreach will host its annual Love Your Neighbor Auction virtually at 1 p.m. Jan 24. In lieu of tickets, participants can purchase Baguette Magic brunch kits, which include a […]
Carnival Cruise Line extends voluntary pause through March 31
Carnival Cruise Line has voluntarily extended the operational pause of all U.S. operations through March 31, the cruise line said in a news release. There is no confirmed date when Carnival Sunshine will resume embarkations from Charleston’s cruise terminal. “We are sorry to disappoint our guests, as we can see from our booking activity that there is […]
Hot Properties for Jan. 11, 2021
Hot Properties highlights recently sold or leased commercial properties in the Charleston region. Send in your transactions using our online form. Chris Dion of Belk Lucy represented the tenant, Playa Bowls, in the lease of 1,778 square feet of retail space at 766 Shelmore Blvd., Suite 201, in Mount Pleasant. Trad Dyches of Palmetto Commercial Properties represented […]
SPOTLIGHT: American Heart Association
Mission Statement: To be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives. Click for more information about Lowcountry American Heart Association
Table tennis anyone?
As pieces of the Charleston Tech Center on Morrison Drive continue to come together, work crews recently installed a pingpong table courtesy of BoomTown, a Charleston startup that provides digital tools and solutions for real estate professionals. The Charleston Digital Corridor, which is moving its HQ to the tech center as the project's anchor tenant, said […]
Helping Out for Jan. 6, 2021
Helping Out highlights some of the many charitable events and activities going on in the Charleston area. Submit your news using our online form. NAMI of Charleston is seeking volunteer board members. Nominations can be filled out online. The election for new board members will be held at the annual membership meeting in March. Trustees […]
S.C. education, workforce training receive $19 million in funding
South Carolina’s workforce training, education and foster care system are getting a $19 million boost from the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief, according to a news release from Gov. Henry McMaster’s office. The total funds will be distributed between four organizations. The S.C. Technical College System will receive $8 million for job training, while $4.9 million will [...]