From staff reports
Lowcountry furniture and mattress store FWDG has announced the winners of its 2023 Giving Season, donating a total of $50,000 to 10 Jasper and Beaufort county nonprofit organizations during the month of September.
The top 10 non-profit organizations who received the most votes during the social media campaign were named winners. Each nonprofit was awarded $5,000 during a reception in their honor in FWDG’s showroom on Robert Smalls Parkway.
Those presented checks were Coastal Cat Foundation, Jasper Animal Rescue Mission, The Birdie Rose Foundation, Lovable Paws Rescue, Military Hearts Matter, I AM ME, Thumbs Up Educational Children’s Center, SOAR Special Recreation of the Lowcountry, Palmetto Animal League, and Memory Matters.
Ashley Hacksher with “I Am Me” posted the following statement on the nonprofit’s Facebook page, “Tonight, I am beaming with gratitude! Huge thanks to FWDG and the Mark family for their incredible $5,000 giveaway. With their generosity, we are going to be able to turn our dreams into reality. This will help us complete the bus and continue the mission! Thanks again to all who helped us get here!”
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