Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina Selects Tobin Cassels to Board

May 22, 2007

(COLUMBIA, S.C., MAY 16, 2007) –  The Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina is pleased to announce that Tobin Cassels has been elected to its board of trustees.

In addition to new members, the Foundation’s newly elected 2007 board officers include John Boudreaux, president; Kevin Hall, vice president; Dorothy Grillo, secretary and Dennis Dabney, treasurer.

Tobin Cassels, president and CEO of Southeastern Freight Lines, has been involved with many nonprofit organizations in the Columbia area. In 2002 he won the award of Outstanding Philanthropist in the Columbia area, and in 2006 Cassels was presented the Alice Kemp DeWitt Community Impact Award from the United Way. Cassels graduated with an economics degree from Washington & Lee University. He and his wife Pat attend Shandon Baptist Church and have two children.

The Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina is a ministry of the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine. The Foundation is committed to addressing the needs of the poor and underserved in South Carolina by addressing the root causes of poverty, nurturing the growth of healthy communities, emphasizing youth and family and measuring the outcomes of these efforts.

CONTACT:

          Thomas C. Keith
          Executive Director
          Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina
          (803) 254-0230
          [email protected]

          Brooke Bailey
          Communications Manager
          Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina
          (803) 254-0230
          [email protected]