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Crabby Mike’s Calabash Seafood

Mike Arakas (center), owner of Crabby Mike’s Calabash Seafood in Surfside Beach, is presented with a plaque for his extremely generous donation to the American Red Cross to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina in the fall of 2005.

Making the presentation is Angela Nicholas (left), executive director of the Coastal South Carolina Chapter, and chapter board member Winston Hoy.

Beazer Homes of Myrtle Beach 

Gilford Edwards, Division President of Beazer Homes of Myrtle Beach, is presented with a plaque by Angela Nicholas, Executive Director of the Coastal South Carolina Chapter of the American Red Cross. The presentation was made in recognition of a volunteer community project Beazer conducted at the Red Cross chapter’s warehouse. Partnering with some of its contractors and sub-contractors, about 100 Beazer employees obtained donations and built shelving inside the warehouse, painted and landscaped the outside of the building as part of a “Rescue 9-1-1: Red Cross Renovation” project held in May.

Myrtle Beach Air Force Base Redevelopment Authority

Thomas C. “Buddy” Styers, executive director of the Myrtle Beach Air Force Base Redevelopment Authority, recently presented Angela Nicholas, executive director of the Coastal South Carolina Chapter of the American Red Cross, with a check for $6,234. The funds were a grant to the Red Cross to pay for a heating and air conditioning system for the warehouse where disaster supplies are stored. They later provided a $3,000 grant to help run a natural gas line to the chapter for a generator that can be used during times of disaster. The Redevelopment Authority assisted with the projects as part of its ongoing effort to redevelop the air base that closed in 1993. At that time, the warehouse and two other military buildings were conveyed to the Red Cross.

Myrtle Beach Marathon

Shaun Walsh of the Myrtle Beach Marathon presents Jenifer Sweat with the Coastal South Carolina Chapter of the American Red Cross with a check for $6,248. The local chapter of the Red Cross was one of the recipients of this year’s marathon with $1 per entry donated to charity. The Myrtle Beach Marathon has partnered with the Red Cross and committed to provide support through next year’s marathon as well.

Hall Custom Homes

Hall Custom Homes co-owners Harry Dill (left) and Clinch Heyward (right) were recognized recently by Angela Nicholas, executive director of the Coastal South Carolina Chapter of the American Red Cross.

The Murrells Inlet homebuilders, along with their staff and many of their associates, raised more than $80,000 to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina and through a matching program with Lowes, turned that donation into $161,000. Nicholas presented the company with a plaque in recognition of their community service and support of the American Red Cross mission to provide disaster relief to those in need.