Lowcountry Forever: Francis + Benedict & Charleston Boxing Foundation – April 13, 2025

SEGMENT #1: Francis + Benedict
GUEST: Kylie Decker & Summer Insabella, Advocates
ISSUE: Community Service
The African nation of Togo is a country with a much lower standard of living than we enjoy in America.  Francis + Benedict is both a business, and a non-profit, established to help those in Togo.  Francis + Benedict Advocates Kylie Decker and Summer Insabella shared the story of how it got started, and how each of them became advocates for the nonprofit and visited Togo. Their annual “Giving Gala” is on May 1st and the pair provided information on the fundraising event, which includes a visit from Francis and Benedict, the organization’s namesakes.  The two explained the process of how the clothing made in Togo is sold locally and how those funds, and money raised at the Gala, assist the residents of the village where the clothes are made and the difference it’s making.

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SEGMENT #2: Charleston Boxing Foundation
GUEST: Ryan Eleuteri, Executive Director, Hunter Brinson, Trainer
ISSUE: Community Service
Over the past two years, a benefit event taking place each spring in the Lowcountry has grown into the largest boxing event in South Carolina.  Battle on the Bricks 3 is set for May 2 at TD Arena at the College of Charleston. Put on by the Charleston Boxing Foundation, the event raising money for three charities – the MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital, the College of Charleston Athletic Fund, and the Warrior Surf Foundation. The Boxing Foundation’s Executive Director Ryan Eleuteri shared information about this year’s event, along with Hunter Brinson, who is training fighters. This amateur boxing event will include 18 matches featuring local individuals who volunteer to participate. The pair discussed the BOTB origin, how they decided which charities to assist and the positive aspects of boxing for both individuals, and in our Lowcountry community.

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