SEGMENT #1: James Island Yacht Club
GUEST: RJ McHugh, Tournament Director, Zach Volousky, Pickle’s People
ISSUE: Children & Youth Services
The 55th annual James Island Yacht Club King Mackerel and Inshore Fishing Tournament is set for Saturday, July 26. This year’s tournament is a benefit for Pickle’s People. RJ McHugh, the tournament director, shared the details of this year’s event as well as how local fisherman could enter to win cash prizes, and assist this year’s charity. Each year the tournament raises money for a designated charity, with this year’s recipient Pickle’s People. Zach Volousky is a Yacht Club member, and the founder of Pickle’s People, a non-profit created following his daughter’s leukemia diagnosis. The charity assists families who have a child that is a patient at the MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital. Volousky explained the specific ways Pickle’s People provides assistance and the impact that money the tournament raises will have.
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SEGMENT #2: GiGi’s Playhouse Charleston
GUEST: Marie Myers, Board President
ISSUE: Down’s Syndrome
GiGi’s Playhouse is a national non-profit with more than 60 locations nationwide. Recently, a 62nd location was opened in North Charleston to provide programming and support for individuals with Down syndrome & their families. Marie Myers is the Board President for GiGi’s Playhouse Charleston and shared the story behind the creation of GiGi’s Playhouse. Myers talked about the biggest misconception that people have about individuals with Down’s Syndrome and how they are assisted. She also spoke about what the goal is for GiGi’s Playhouse and how a father or mother could begin working with the playhouse. The organization has their first Charleston fundraise in July and Myers share the details on their “I Have a Voice” Gala.
