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14   |   SRNS TODAY   | MAY 2021

        Record-breaking Heart Walk wins awards



        The 2021 SRNS American Heart Association (AHA) Heart Walk
        campaign reached new levels this year, shattering their $120,000
        goal by raising over $150,800.
        AHA representatives, Heart Walk committee members, SRNS
        executives and employees gathered to celebrate the huge successes
        of the 2021 SRNS Heart Walk Campaign. During the celebration,
        awards were presented to organizations and teams for their hard
        work, including the Overall Division Award, Top Team Award, Top
        Walker Award and more.
        “We knew going into this year’s campaign that we were going to
        have to be really creative and push hard to meet our goal due to
        the circumstances we were facing with COVID-19,” said 2021 SRNS     Lindsay Robinson, Stuart MacVean with the Heart Walk medal and Josh Montgomery
        Heart Walk Campaign Chair Lindsay Robinson.
        For the first year ever, SRNS was the number one contributing   “I’ve had the honor to work with SRNS for the past three years,
        company out of the 59 in the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA).   and you all are truly amazing people,” said CSRA AHA Director of
                                                                Development Kim Enoch. “SRNS is an example of what can be
        “I just want to say thank you to all of the SRNS employees who
        supported us during this year’s campaign,” said Robinson. “Without   done when people put their minds and their hearts into the Heart
        all of the employee support, we would have not been able to not only   Walk campaign.”
        meet our goal but exceed our goal and set a new record. Thank you   During the celebration, SRNS President and CEO was honored with
        to our executive team who also supported our campaign, especially   the inaugural Stuart MacVean Heart of the CSRA Volunteer of the Year
        our SRNS Heart Walk Campaign Executive Sponsor Janice Lawson.   Award. This award will be given out to individuals who embody the
        Her leadership was vital to accomplishing such a fantastic outcome.”   heart and passion of the CSRA Heart Walk in the future.
        SRNS Site Services Work Window Manager Josh Montgomery led the   “I’ve been with the American Heart Association for years, and over
        CSRA City-Wide Executive Challenge, which is a hand-selected group   that tenure I have come across about five volunteers that just make
        of individuals who are asked to raise at least $2,000. Through Josh’s   it happen,” said Enoch. “They are passionate, they do what they say
        hard work and perseverance, he recruited over 50 individuals (30 of   they are going to do and they truly support our whole team and our
        whom were SRNS employees) who collectively raised over $114,217,   mission. To commemorate these volunteers, we created the Stuart
        beating last year’s record of $63,000.                  MacVean Heart of the CSRA Volunteer of the Year Award.”


           Expanding resources for children in Aiken and Barnwell


           Over the last two years, SRNS has contributed $40,000 to the Child   The CAC is one of the big pieces of the puzzle that provides that
           Advocacy Center (CAC) of Aiken County. While Aiken is listed in their   protection and is a doorway to healing for both children and parents.
           name, the CAC provides support for victims of child abuse in multiple   It is a priceless resource.”
           counties across South Carolina, including Barnwell.   Coming alongside community partners like the CAC is a vital theme
           In 2003, a group of concerned citizens spear-headed a task force   to the SRNS Corporate Philanthropy Program. “The CAC met with
           made up of representatives from local child-serving agencies to   us and expressed their interest in expanding mobile services to
           address the lack of a coordinated response to investigations into   Barnwell County,” said Kent Williams, SRNS Director of Radiological
           child abuse. The CAC was established to ensure that all the services   Protection and CAC Board Member. “In 2020, 34 children from
           and assistance a child and their family would need could occur in one   Barnwell, Allendale and Bamberg County were interviewed, and the
           location – a safe, nurturing, child-friendly environment, at no cost to a   CAC has already interviewed 13 so far in 2021. Having a place to
           child’s family.                                      offer services in Barnwell will reduce travel time for victims and
                                                                their families and provide services closer to those in Allendale and
           CAC offers a team approach that includes medical professionals,
           law enforcement, and other specialists who make decisions together   Bamberg as well.”
           about how to best help the child and their family. This multidisciplinary   “During these changing times, the CAC remains focused on
           team (MDT) response is a core part of the work CAC does in South   protecting the children. Through this collaboration, prevention
           Carolina. Captain Darlene Cook of the Barnwell Sheriff’s Office   services and support help protect children and produce thriving
           is a member of the MDT in Barnwell. “The CAC provides a safe   families,” said CAC Director, Maryann Burgess. “We are so grateful
           environment for children to talk to an experienced interviewer, while   to SRNS for their continued support of our mission and supporting
           gathering information law enforcement can use for prosecution,” said   not only the victims of child abuse but our continued efforts to train
           Cook. “Our children are our future, and we need to protect them.   others in recognizing and preventing abuse.”
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