From staff reports
United Way of the Lowcountry (UWLC) recently named Katie Phifer as the recipient of this year’s Peter Post Service Star Award.
The Peter Post Service Star Award was created to honor longtime United Way volunteer and Dataw Island resident Peter Post who has moved to the northeast to be closer to family. The award is bestowed annually to a community member in the Lowcountry who has set an example of service above and beyond themselves.
“Katie’s impact in our community has been far-reaching, from collecting school items, uniforms and hygiene products for under-served students to raising scholarship funds to help nontraditional women earn college degrees,” UWLC President and CEO Dale Douthat said in a news release. “Through her selfless giving of time and talent and her philanthropic support, Katie is leaving an indelible mark that will have an influence on Lowcountry families far into the future.”
Phifer has served as a board member for United Way of the Lowcountry, currently serves on the United Way finance committee and has been the chair of Women United for several years.
Through Women United, Phifer was instrumental in creating Operation Backpack, which provides under-served students with backpacks filled with school supplies to start school; Mimi’s Closets, which offers essential school and personal supplies to students during the school year; and the Women United Scholarship fund, which supports local, non-traditional female students pursuing higher education degrees at University of South Carolina Beaufort or Technical College of the Lowcountry.
