SEGMENT #1: Charleston Animal Society
GUEST: Kay Hyman, Senior Director of Community Engagement
ISSUE: Animal Welfare
The Charleston Animal Society has made an impact on the entire state of South Carolina, in addition to being an animal advocate leader locally. Recently, they took over the Berkeley Animal Center, rebranding the facility the Charleston Animal Society Berkeley Campus. Kay Hyman, the senior Director of Community Engagement for the Charleston Animal Society shared how the transition took place, why it happened and the positive effect of the change on both animals and the community. Hyman also unveiled a new initiative at the Berkeley Campus, the Berkeley Paw Pack. The program allows residents to be paid to help foster animals from the shelter. Hyman explained the overall importance of fostering and its impact on animals and the shelter itself.
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SEGMENT #2: BarBrewGrass
GUEST: Suzanne Auld, President and CEO
ISSUE: Children’s Health and Human Services
Very few people actually know and understand what it is like for a family when a child has an illness that will keep them hospitalized for an extended period. Suzanne Auld’s son was diagnosed with leukemia and became a long-term patient at the MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital. Out of that ordeal, Auld created BarBrewGrass, an event and then non-profit organization that now provides assistance to families with a child at the hospital. BarBrewGrass began as a bluegrass festival but has grown into an all-day food and live music festival, this year to be held at Firefly Distillery. Auld shared the history of the event and what people can expect this year. She also explained where the funds raised go and how they specifically assist those families at the Children’s Hospital.
