Last, but certainly not least, we have Engaging Creative Minds (ECM) volunteer Emily Heeke. Emily was always willing to take on any task set in front of her and truly made a difference in our organization. ECM Director of Development, Strategy & Communications, Andrew McGlaughon, shared...
Up next for Volunteer Appreciation Week, we have Cory McCall. Cory is an educator with Teach for America South Carolina and recently started volunteering with Engaging Creative Minds (ECM). He has made his mark in a short time, helping out at our community events. THANK...
Lee Graack is our next volunteer spotlight for Volunteer Appreciation Week. Lee is a high school student and volunteered last summer as a Jr. Counselor at our national award-winning Summer STEAM Institute® in Charleston, South Carolina. As a former camper herself, Lee was a huge...
Our next volunteer spotlight is Julie Buelk. Julie started volunteering with Engaging Creative Minds (ECM) last fall and this SUPERSTAR came into our office every week to help out with administrative and operations tasks. She always showed up with a positive attitude and is one...
We are starting Volunteer Appreciation Week off by spotlighting one of our most established volunteers, Maureen Boccitto. After completing her first marathon in Virginia, Maureen moved back to Charleston and decided to get involved with the Charleston Marathon® race as a volunteer. For those of...
"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others." - MAHATMA GANDHI Did you know that volunteers have super powers? They give of their time and skills to help us with fundraising, administrative tasks & operations, and they help spread the word about the...
The Charleston Youth Marathon t-shirt design contest has begun! We are accepting designs now through November 14th and the contest is open to all Charleston County School District, Berkeley County School District & Dorchester School District Two students. Winners receive: Free race entry for any distance in the O2 Fitness Charleston Marathon® ...
Greetings, valiant ECM followers! As we're sure you've noticed by now, our fine friends at the Charleston Regional Alliance for the Arts (CRAA) have been working extra hard to find an ideal time to reschedule the Arts Matter Day giving campaign following an unfortunate but...
UPDATE: While adverse circumstances surrounding Hurricane Irma postponed our plans on the original date for Arts Matter Day, our partners at CRAA have now officially rescheduled the proceedings for Tuesday, October 10th! We'll have plenty more updates and some timely reminders here at our blog and on...
Walking through the classrooms at Engaging Creative Minds’ 2017 Summer STEAM Institute at Memminger Elementary, seeing the eager faces, the teamwork, the exciting activities, and hearing our kids explain with enthusiasm about the amazing projects on display, it’s simply hard to believe that it’s the...