Big Success at 8th Annual Shuck-A-Rama Benefiting the Brain Injury Association of South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C.—The
Brain Injury Association of South Carolina (BIASC) brought in more than $22,500
in revenue at its 8th Annual Shuck-A-Rama oyster roast on Friday,
January 18. More than 230 patrons from across Charleston attended the event and
lent critical support to BIASC so that it, in turn, can help persons with brain
injuries and their families through prevention, research, education and
advocacy.
“Thank you to everyone who came out to this year’s
Shuck-a-Rama at the Visitor Center Bus Shed. The support of the Charleston
community at the event was overwhelming,” says Joyce Davis, Executive
Director of the Brain Injury Association of South Carolina.
“We will be able to continue to support individuals with brain injuries and their
family members in the Lowcountry, including providing them resource information
bags as a direct result of this support.”
The event funded 117 “trauma bags,” each of which includes information about traumatic brain injury (TBI) diagnoses, symptoms, and
services for moderate to severe TBI patients and their families at South
Carolina Level 1 Trauma Centers.
“The
work of the Brain Injury Association of South Carolina is important and
admirable, and I was pleased to host them in Charleston for their 8th Annual
Shuck-A-Rama oyster roast,” said John Tecklenburg, Mayor of the City of
Charleston. “I appreciate all the citizens who attended this special event and
supported such a worthy cause.” At the event, Mayor Tecklenburg told the story
of his brother, a physician at the Medical University of South Carolina, and
his up-close-and-personal experiences with pediatric patients affected by brain
injury.
The 8th Annual Shuck-A-Rama was emceed by Emily
Gracey, Meteorologist for Charleston’s ABC News 4, and included special guests such
as Mayor John Tecklenburg, City of Charleston; Trooper Bob, ABC News 4 Traffic
Tracker; Emily Yarbrough, artist and brain injury spokesperson; Tate Mikell, spokesperson
for BIASC and the Special Olympics; and Charlie T. RiverDog, mascot of the
Charleston RiverDogs.
BIASC’s Run for Thought, its primary Upstate fundraising
event, will be on March 30, 2019 in Greenville S.C., followed by Food for
Thought, a new fundraising event planned for April in Columbia, S.C.
About Brain Injury Association of South
Carolina
The Brain Injury Association of South
Carolina (BIASC) is a nonprofit organization which was developed by persons
with brain injury, their families, and concerned professionals in an effort to
provide information and support to those who have experienced a brain injury.
The BIASC is South Carolina’s chartered affiliate of the Brain Injury
Association of America. BIASC’s mission is to create a better future
through brain injury prevention, research, education and advocacy. To learn
more, visit www.biaofsc.com and follow BIASC on Facebook,
Twitter or Instagram.