SEGMENT #1:
GUEST: Justin Ramel, Marketing Director
ISSUE: Community Service
For 50 years, the Summerville YMCA has been serving the Summerville area, and the Lowcountry. But today’s YMCA is different from 50 years ago. Justin Ramel, the Summerville YMCA Marketing Director, addressed some of the changes. Most people see the YMCA as a building with a basketball court and a pool, and while the Summerville Y has both, the non-profit is more than just a work-out facility. Ramel discussed the many programs the YMCA offers that go beyond fitness for both youth and seniors. He shared information about membership and how there are actually3 different YMCA facilities in Summerville. Ramel also provided information about two major events, the Shamrock Shuffle and the Y’s biggest fundraiser, the Flowertown Festival and where the funds those events raise are used.

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SEGMENT #2:
GUEST: Senior Director of Community Engagement & Bill Skubovius, Sr. Vice President, Fetch Pet Insurance
ISSUE: Animal Welfare
As the largest shelter in South Carolina, the Charleston Animal Society makes a huge impact on the Lowcountry community. The non-profit’s largest fundraising event of the year is the annual “Paw in the Park” event, this year on March 21st. The Senior Director of Community Engagement with the Animal Society Kay Hyman explained the importance of the event and how the money raised will be used. She provided event details, including how to purchase tickets and the elements making up this year’s “Paws in the Park.” The event’s title sponsor is Fetch Pet Insurance and Bill Skubovius, the company’s Sr. Vice President spoke why it was important for Fetch to support the Charleston Animal Society. Skubovius provided background on his company and why to consider pet insurance.