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Participating customers have contributed more than $1.3 million in five years.
Special to Monthly
The Caring Coins Foundation, a non-profit entity founded in August 2003 and administered by Hargray Communications, announced an $80,000 donation to 17 local nonprofit organizations during a ceremony today attended by the recipients.
Caring Coins disburses its awards, which are generously contributed by participating Hargray customers, three times a year. “Caring Coins has proudly accepted the contributions of generous Hargray customers who have donated more than $1.3 million since the inception of the program in 2003,” said Paula Bethea, chairwoman of Caring Coins’ board of directors. “The generosity of Hargray customers has been overwhelming, and we look forward to another five years of helping to support local charities in the local Hilton Head Island, Bluffton, Hardeeville, Ridgeland and Beaufort areas.”
The nonprofits receiving funding and their respective amounts are:
- Area 8 Special Olympics, $2,500
- Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, $2,000
- Bluffton Self Help, $6,000
- Boys & Girls Club of Lowcountry – Jasper County, $3,500
- Children’s Center – Hilton Head, $4,500
- Children’s Center – Bluffton, $4,500
- Community Caring for Children, $6,000
- Deep Well, $6,000
- Heroes on Horseback, $2,000
- Hilton Head Heroes, $3,000
- Hope Haven of the Lowcountry, $6,000
- Hospice Care of the Lowcountry, $7,500
- Main Street Youth Theater, $3,000
- Meals on Wheels, $6,000
- Med-I-Assist, Inc., $2,500
- Second Helpings, $6,000
- Women's Heart Health Conference 2009, $9,000
“Thank you to Caring Coins and thank you to Hargray customers,” said Jenny Haney, executive director, Bluffton Self Help. “It truly means so much to all of us in this community who have benefited.”
“Hargray is proud to support Bluffton Self Help and many other local charities through the Caring Coins Foundation,” said Eddie Andrews, director of marketing, Hargray Communications. “It should be noted, however, that this funding would not be possible without the participation of so many Hargray customers. We are truly grateful to them for their generosity.”
The company hopes that even more Hargray customers choose to contribute in the months ahead, especially during these difficult economic times, Andrews added.
To contribute, Hargray customers may contact their local office to enroll in the program. For an average of $4.78 each year, participating customers touch the lives of so many. Those extra few cents, which add up quickly, are managed by the Community Foundation of the Lowcountry. The Caring Coins board meets three times a year to determine award amounts to local charities.
Those interested in learning more or charitable organizations interested in applying for funding can call (843) 341-COIN (2646) or go to www.CaringCoins.org.
Headquartered on Hilton Head Island, Hargray is a quadruple-play provider of state-of-the-art telecommunications and related services. The company’s service offerings include traditional telephone services, wireless services, high-speed Internet, and cable and IP television. The company also has a telephone directory publishing operation. Hargray is owned by Quadrangle Group, a private investment firm focused on the media and communications industries. For more information, visit www.hargray.com.
