SEGMENT #1: Going Places
GUEST: Katie Bloomquist, Founder and Executive Director
ISSUE: Youth/Community Service
As an elementary school teacher, Katie Bloomquist was asked by a student if she could get him a bike for Christmas. She took that request, started a GoFundMe, and purchased bikes for everyone in her class. From that experience, she started the non-profit Going Places and has since left the teaching profession to focus on her organization full-time. December 16th, Going Places will host their Building Joy Wonderland Extravaganza – the Going Places Bike Build and Bike Reveal. The event will provide bicycles to 423 North Charleston Elementary School students. Bloomquist explained how the event is put together and made a plea for volunteers for both the December 16th bike build and the bike reveal on the 17th. Bloomquist detailed the needs for both events and how people and businesses could lend support.
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SEGMENT #2: Hoofprints in the Sand
GUEST: Sarah Lustig, Founder and Director
ISSUE: Health and Human Services
With the suicide rates among veterans across the state, and the nation, at epidemic levels, Hoofprints in the Sand, the Lowcountry non-profit assisting veterans and those suffering from PTSD and TBI is growing. Sarah Lustig, the founder and director of the organization, announced the new Club H.I.T.S at Hoofprint. The new addition to the equine therapy program is exclusively for veterans, to thank them for their service to our nation. Lustig explained the uniqueness of the equine therapy they offer and the difference it is making with their clients. The program is not yet covered locally through the VA, so Hoofprints is making it easier for veterans to receive services. However, that has left the nonprofit with a greater need for donations, volunteers and help from the community at large.
