2012 Annual Report - Kids Chance of South Carolina

A Message from the Executive Director
Dear Friends of Kids’ Chance,
It is my pleasure to share with you some of the highlights of this past year as
well as our vision for the future of Kids’ Chance of South Carolina. During
2012, we awarded scholarships totaling $68,060.96. Our fundraisers
welcomed an increase number of participants and attendees resulting in
increased revenue for scholarships.
Over the next several years we will be focusing our energies on several major
priorities including:
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Increased branding and awareness.
Nearing the $1 million dollar mark in scholarship allocations – WOW!
Our annual allocation of awards continues to increase so we expect to
reach this mark in a relatively short time.
Utilizing media sources to share Kids’ Chance with others.
Developing additional partnerships to further our mission.
Growing participation and involvement of scholarship recipients in Kids’
Chance events.
Increasing fundraising efforts.
Kids’ Chance of South Carolina needs the involvement and support of our
extended family in order to reach our goals and to address the needs of those
we serve… young people advancing academically with the help of Kids’ Chance!
Thank you for your continued support!
Angie Kohl
Executive Director
Thank you to our 2012 Scholarship Society members
PRESIDENT’S LEVEL
S.C. Workers’ Compensation Educational Association
PARTNER LEVEL
Wukela Law Firm
BOOSTER LEVEL
Forge Consulting, LLC
S.C. State Accident Fund
PATRON LEVEL
AWR Court Reporting
McAngus, Goudelock & Courie
Bluestein & Nichols
NCCI Holdings, Inc.
Christian and Davis, LLC
Preferred Settlements, Inc.
Collins & Lacy, PC
S.C. National Safety Council
Dick James Law Firm
Smith, Jordan, Levery & Lee, PA
Fulton & Barr
Steinberg Law Firm
Jack Griffith, Esquire
Turner, Padget, Graham & Laney, PA
Howard, Howard, Francis & Reid
Kathryn Williams, PA
Joye Law Firm
Willson, Jones, Carter & Baxley, PA
Lee, Eadon, Isgett, Popwell & Reardon
Young, Clement, Rivers, LLP
Maguire Law Firm, LLC
Greenville BBQ and Bluegrass
March 23, 2012: $17,000+
EVENT SPONSORS
Adams & Wilkinson
Gallagher Court Reporting
Alfonso Interpreting &
Transporting
Gallivan, White & Boyd,
PA
Andrew N. Poliakoff,
Esquire
Godshall & Godshall
Krause, Moorhead &
Draisen, PA
McAngus, Goudelock &
Courie
Harmon Law Firm, PA
Mitchell, Yokel, Roach,
LLP
Hawkins Law Firm
Bowen, McKenzie &
Bowen
Pam Billings
Henry’s Smokehouse
Phillips Staffing
Bryan Lyndon
Hodge & Langley Law
Firm
Poliakoff & Associates, PA
Bi-Lo Stores, Inc.
Carolina Law Group
Carolina Orthopaedic
Center
Horton, Drawdy, Ward &
Black, PA
Psychological and
Training Services, PA
Richey & Richey, PA
Christian and Davis, LLC
Howard, Howard, Francis
& Reid
Cochran Law Firm
Philpot Law Firm, PA
Dennison Law Firm
Jack D. Griffith, Esquire
Dick James Law Firm, LLC
James Segura
Turner, Padget, Graham
& Laney, PA
Fant Law Firm
John Nabors
Weldon & Associates
Fortson & Stephenson,
LLC
John P. Evans, MD
Willson, Jones, Carter &
Baxley, PA
Fulton and Barr
Kathryn Williams, PA
King Law Firm, LLC
SCARP
Smith, Jordan, Lavery &
Lee, PA
15th Annual Dennis Brewer Memorial
Golf Tournament
March 30, 2012: $17,000+
TEAM SPONSORS
Bluestein, Nichols,
Thompson & Delgado,
LLC
Willson, Jones, Carter &
Baxley, PA
SC Campaign to Prevent
Teen Pregnancy
Young Clement Rivers &
Tisdale
Salley Law Firm, PA
Collins and Lacy, PC
HOLE SPONSORS
Southern Rehabilitation
Network, Inc.
Companion Property &
Casualty
Advantage Surveillance,
Inc.
Sowell, Gray, Stepp &
Laffitte, LLC
Comprehensive
Professional
Rehabilitation
Andrew N. Safran, LLC
OTHER SPONSORS
Carolina Case
Management
Alicia and Paul Barnes
Defender Services, Inc.
Coca Cola
Commissioner Andrea
Roche
Ellis, Lawhorne & Sims,
PA
Hughey Law Firm
Joye Law Firm
Jebaily Law Firm, PA
Lee, Isgett, Popwell &
Reardon
Kathryn Williams, PA
Commissioner Derrick
Williams
Lee, Isgett, Popwell &
Reardon
Gary Cannon
McAngus, Goudelock &
Courie
McKay, Cauthen, Settana,
& Stubley, PA
Preferred Settlements,
Inc.
STOPS, Inc.
Turner, Padget, Graham
& Laney – Columbia
WACH Fox
Wells Fargo
McAngus, Goudelock &
Courie
Commissioner Avery
Wilkerson
Corvel
Joan and Tim Meacham
McKay, Cauthen, Settana,
& Stubley, PA
Palmetto Spine & Sports
Medicine, PA
McWhirter, Bellinger &
Associates, PA
Reimbursement
Consultants, Inc.
Nance, McCants & Massey
S.C. State Accident Fund
Niki's Int'l Ltd
The Members Club at
Woodcreek & Wildewood
Gallivan, White & Boyd,
PA
4th Annual Georgetown Meat Fish
Tournament
May 4-5, 2012: $5,900+
EVENT SPONSORS
Atlantic Game & Tackle
Brian Sang
Bryant Stokes
Capt. Ed Keelin
Capt. Eric Heiden
SC Chapter National
Safety Council
SC Waterfowl Association
Steinberg Firm
Thomas Lawn Service
Tow Boat US
Cathy Chambers Boat
Detailing
Uricchio, Howe, Krell,
Jacobson, Toporek, Theos
& Keith
Chantz Huggins
West Marine
Georgetown Auto Sales
Georgetown Charters
Georgetown Landing
Marina
Glenn Wilson
Greg Jenkins
Highland Industries
Hoffman Law Firm
Jon Carroll
Jonathan Gowdy
Justin Kohl
Kevin Young
Nicki Thomas
Robin Young
Highlights 2012
Scholarship Awards: $68,000+
Scholarship Society Receipts: $41,000+
Fundraising Events:
Greenville Barbeque & Bluegrass: $17,000+
15th Annual Dennis Brewer Memorial Golf Tournament: $17,000+
4th Annual Georgetown Meat Fish Tournament: $5,900+
Silent Auction: $18,000+
Board of Directors, Kids' Chance of America
“Nursing is an art; and if it is to be made an art, it requires as
exclusive a devotion, as hard a preparation, as any painter's or
sculptor's work,” (Florence Nightingale)
I have been blessed with the knowledge and skills in order to uphold
this quotation, spoken from the mouth of a very revolutionary
woman. Nursing is my chosen career, a career I feel like God is
directing me toward.
Throughout my journey in nursing school, I struggled with the
emotional stress of not being able to share my successes with my father, who was killed when I was
eleven; he was also a nurse. He was shot here in Charleston by the victim of a motor vehicle accident he
was trying to assist. It was a traumatic experience, but I grew from it and I survived.
My journey to this chapter of my life was not easy, but I made it! I could not have done it by myself,
physically, mentally, even financially. The Kids’ Chance Scholarship allowed me to fulfill my dream and
honor my father’s memory. I am grateful for the monetary assistance provided by this organization and
I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Maria Pirraglia
To the wonderful people at Kids’ Chance, thank you
tremendously for the scholarship you recently provided me
with in January. I am so grateful for a program like Kids’
Chance. It has really helped our family through this tough
time.
God has really been working and showing out! I thank him
every day for people like Kids’ Chance who really are giving
kids a chance. You are all angels! Thank you again!
Anna JoLynn Miller
Senior - USC Upstate