Carolina One Honors Local Charities

CHARLESTON, SC – Carolina One Real Estate Services (CORE) recognized five local nonprofits last week at its first awards distribution ceremony of 2015.  The CORE Charitable Contributions Committee, comprised of Carolina One Sales Associates and chaired by Tom Tillery and Paige Pollack, presented checks of $1000 each to Charleston Area Therapeutic Riding (CATR), My Sisters House (MSH), Hope House (HH), Camp Rise Above (CRA) and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF).

The charitable contributions committee was established in 2006 to distribute grants to Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester county non-profit organizations. The committee consists of one Carolina One Real Estate Agent from each of the 10 tri-county area offices.  The goal is to improve the quality of life in each of these counties by supporting the various organizations that serve these communities.  To date the company has donated nearly $185,000.00.

Organizations must complete an application and include a copy of an IRS letter certifying their 501(c) 3 status or submit an IRS letter of eligibility. All completed applications should be faxed to 843-577-6274 no later than Wednesday, September 30, 2015.  Any questions should be directed to Tom Tillery, Committee Chairman, at 843-577-0001.

Applications are accepted from non-profit organizations that serve people who live in Berkeley, Charleston or Dorchester counties; are recognized by the IRS as a non-profit; are not a political or lobbying organization and do not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, color, sexual orientation, national/ethnic origin or disability.

Present at the awards ceremony and pictured from left to right are: Sitting; Ginny Conrad (CFF), Elmire Major (MSH) and Amanda Addy (CATR).  Standing: Leigh Dawson, Stuart DeVault, Tom Tillery and Paige Pollack (CORE), Cindy Schmidt (MSH) and Erin Marie Ulmer (CRA).   

 For application information, please visit our website www.CarolinaOne.com.