CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTW) – The Carolina Panthers released a list of Pee Dee and Grand Starnd area high schools that will receive money to help repair damage done by the historic flooding in South Carolina in October.
According to a press release, select South Carolina high school athletic programs are sharing in $250,000 in flood relief grants.
The grants are designed to assist high school athletic programs in the replacement or repair of equipment, supplies or athletic infrastructure lost or damaged due to the recent catastrophic flooding that impacted large portions of South Carolina.
In the immediate aftermath of the storm, the region’s high school athletic programs had the opportunity to apply for grant funding from Carolina Panthers Charities to assist in their storm recovery efforts.
Nineteen high schools have been approved through a rolling application process which has awarded grants ranging from $1,500 to $25,000 based on school need.
The following South Carolina high schools received flood relief grants:
School City Grant Award
AC Flora High School Columbia $11,800
Carolina Forest High School Myrtle Beach $1,500
Carvers Bay High School Hemingway $10,500
CE Murray High School Greeleyville $12,000
Conway High School Conway $19,175
Georgetown High School Georgetown $25,000
Green Sea Floyds High School Green Sea $12,500
Hartsville High School Hartsville $2,600
Hemingway High School Hemingway $23,000
Kingstree High School Kingstree $25,000
Laurens High School Laurens $23,650
Loris High School Loris $3,000
Marlboro County High School Bennettsville $15,000
North Myrtle Beach High School Little River $20,000
Richard Winn Academy Winnsboro $4,000
St. James High School Murrells Inlet $3,000
Scott’s Branch High School Summerton $15,000
Swansea High School Swansea $15,000
WJ Keenan High School Columbia $6,500
The devastation of the recent flooding events was catastrophic for many communities across the region with many high schools sustaining loss or damage to athletic equipment or facilities,” said Riley Fields, Carolina Panthers director of community relations.
“The Carolina Panthers hope this grant funding will enable schools, and the communities they serve, to return to a sense of normalcy by helping meet the important needs of high school athletic programs.”
