Santee Cooper team members completed 25,845 community service hours in 2023. From community cleanups to construction projects, the Santee Cooper team worked to make our communities better.
Our team was instrumental in the Keep Conway Beautiful cleanups. The South Carolina Litter Control Association and Palmetto Pride/Keep SC Beautiful presented us the 2023 Lower Region Group Leadership Award, which recognizes Santee Cooper for our partnership with Keep Conway Beautiful, which meets monthly to pick up litter within the city. In 2023, 178 team members picked up 1,366 pounds of litter along more than seven miles of roads.
“A reliable volunteer network is vital to the KSCB affiliates,” said Palmetto Pride Executive Director Sarah Lyles. “With support from Santee Cooper, Keep Conway Beautiful continues to be a cornerstone of the community.”
Community outreach is an important part of our mission to improve the lives of all South Carolinians. We take that very seriously and encourage our team to volunteer however they would like. Hundreds sign up for United Way Days of Caring in their neighborhoods each year. Some prefer school career days. Others spend their days coaching, with Scouts, tutoring, serving on nonprofit boards, and volunteering in many other helpful ways.
Giving blood is high on the list, too. We teamed up with American Red Cross to host blood drives across our locations every 56 days, the length of time before you may donate again. We donated 506 units in 2023, with the help of the community members who were invited to the blood drives.
Santee Cooper has employees across the state, and we’re proud to be able to make a statewide difference, one volunteer hour at a time.