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Giving Back
Santee Cooper has long maintained a tradition of giving back to the communities and people of South Carolina. Santee Cooper employees are highly involved in area United Ways. Over the past ten years, employees have contributed nearly $5.1 million of their own money to United Ways and completed more than 170 service projects through Day of Caring and Day of Action. Many employees also serve on United Way boards.
Our employees exemplify Santee Cooper’s mission by volunteering their time, talents and money to nonprofits throughout the state. Whether it is through company-sponsored events, like Celebrate The Season and Nature Scope, or activities on the weekend with Relay for Life or the American Heart Association, employees take pride in being a part of their community.
From our very own back yards to neighboring counties, Santee Cooper has long maintained a tradition of giving back to the communities and people of South Carolina.
This year, our teams have volunteered at community and beach cleanups, blood drives, and teacher appreciation events, and helped customers get hurricane ready at WMBF’s Hurricane Expo. We also raise money for and participate in March of Dimes March for Babies, American Heart Association Heart Walk, and Give Me Shelter Color 5K each year. Santee Cooper employees take pride in being a part of their community and exemplify Santee Cooper’s mission by volunteering their time, talents and money.
Employee Spotlight
Charles Alston, Winyah Station Unit Operator
Charles serves as the assistant volunteer fire chief in a very unique place served by Santee Cooper: the 9,000-acre Sandy Island community in Georgetown County. More so than other communities, Sandy Island depends on first responders such as Alston for help in an emergency because it is only accessible by boat. He also helps maintain a Santee Cooper truck based on the island that’s used for power restoration, line maintenance and general inspections. Home to about 100 residents, Sandy Islanders take pride in their unique slow pace of life and natural solitude apart from the bustling Grand Strand nearby.
“I am proud to be able to help them,” Alston said. “We all know Sandy Island is so very special.”
Alston is a positive role model for youngsters in the community, volunteering for such programs us Ruby’s Kids and at Pawleys Island Child Care.
Event Spotlight
Santee Cooper Receives Outstanding Performance Affiliate & Community Partnership Award
Santee Cooper recently received the Keep South Carolina Beautiful’s Outstanding Performance Affiliate & Community Partnership Award. We were nominated for the award by Keep Berkeley Beautiful, with whom we have worked hand in hand on several community clean-up projects around the Santee Cooper Lake System. Together, we have picked up a considerable amount of trash and debris, and our Biological Services group visited islands and shorelines by boat to contribute to the clean-up efforts. This is a great partnership and one that we hope to expand upon as the pandemic subsides.
Old Santee Canal Park 30th Birthday Celebration
Old Santee Canal Park celebrated its 30th birthday Saturday, May 11, 2019, with guided walks and canoe trips, demonstrations and tours. Of course, no birthday celebration is complete without cake and a video to commemorate it.
Santee Cooper wins Community Champion award for second year in a row
United Way of Horry County determines community champions in each donor division. In order to win, the donor must be a 3-year consecutive giver and have the largest percent increase in amount donated in their sector. This annual donor appreciation event is one of the ways that UWHC publicly recognizes their donors.
Read more in the press release.