News>Day of Caring: Airmen help make downtown Charleston beautiful
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Airmen from Joint Base Charleston – Air Base pose for a photo before they begin cleaning the downtown marsh, Sept. 7, 2012 at the Waterfront Park in Charleston, S.C. The Waterfront Park cleanup was coordinated with the help of “Keep Charleston Beautiful,” a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the cleanliness and beautification of the City of Charleston through education, public awareness and community involvement. The Day of Caring, organized locally by the Trident United Way, saw more than 8,500 volunteers working on more than 300 projects around the Lowcountry. (U.S. Air Force photo / Airman 1st Class Tom Brading)
Senior Airman Reco Webb, 628th Medical Group medical technician, picks up debris Sept. 8, 2012, along the muddy banks of the Waterfront Park in downtown Charleston, S.C. The Waterfront Park cleanup was coordinated with the help of “Keep Charleston Beautiful,” a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the cleanliness and beautification of the City of Charleston through education, public awareness and community involvement. The Day of Caring, organized locally by the Trident United Way, saw more than 8,500 volunteers working on more than 300 projects around the Lowcountry.
(U.S. Air Force photo / Airman 1st Class Tom Brading)
The muddy bank of the Waterfront Park marsh can’t slow Joint Base Charleston – Air Base Airmen who volunteered during the “Day of Caring” event Sept. 7, 2012, in downtown Charleston, S.C. The Waterfront Park cleanup was coordinated with the help of “Keep Charleston Beautiful,” a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the cleanliness and beautification of the City of Charleston through education, public awareness and community involvement. The Day of Caring, organized locally by the Trident United Way, saw more than 8,500 volunteers working on more than 300 projects around the Lowcountry.
(U.S. Air Force photo / Airman 1st Class Tom Brading)
Airmen from Joint Base Charleston – Air Base scour Waterfront Park for trash Sept. 8, 2012, in downtown Charleston, S.C. The Waterfront Park is commonly littered with trash and debris carried in from the ocean. The Waterfront Park cleanup was coordinated with the help of “Keep Charleston Beautiful,” a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the cleanliness and beautification of the City of Charleston through education, public awareness and community involvement. The Day of Caring, organized locally by the Trident United Way, saw more than 8,500 volunteers working on more than 300 projects around the Lowcountry.
(U.S. Air Force photo / Airman 1st Class Tom Brading)
Airmen from Joint Base Charleston – Air Base scour Waterfront Park for trash Sept. 8, 2012, in downtown Charleston, S.C. The Waterfront Park is commonly littered with trash and debris carried in from the ocean. The Waterfront Park cleanup was coordinated with the help of “Keep Charleston Beautiful,” a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the cleanliness and beautification of the City of Charleston through education, public awareness and community involvement. The Day of Caring, organized locally by the Trident United Way, saw more than 8,500 volunteers working on more than 300 projects around the Lowcountry.
(U.S. Air Force photo / Airman 1st Class Tom Brading)
Senior Airman Michael Joiner, 628th Security Forces Squadron, hands a bag of trash to Airman 1st Class Eric Weitzel, 628th SFS, Sept. 7, 2012, at the Waterfront Park in downtown Charleston, S.C. The Waterfront Park cleanup was coordinated with the help of “Keep Charleston Beautiful,” a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the cleanliness and beautification of the City of Charleston through education, public awareness and community involvement. The Day of Caring, organized locally by the Trident United Way, saw more than 8,500 volunteers working on more than 300 projects around the Lowcountry. (U.S. Air Force photo / Airman 1st Class Tom Brading)
Bags of trash, collected from the muddy banks of the Waterfront Park, begin piling up as Joint Base Charleston – Air Base Airmen volunteer their time to help keep Charleston clean. More than 300 bags of trash were collected throughout the day by Airmen and “Keep Charleston Beautiful” volunteers. The Day of Caring, organized locally by the Trident United Way, saw more than 8,500 volunteers working on more than 300 projects around the Lowcountry.
(U.S. Air Force photo / Airman 1st Class Tom Brading)
by Airman 1st Class Tom Brading
Joint Base Charleston Public Affairs
9/11/2012 - JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. -- It was a beautiful and warm September day ... the kind of weather that makes people want to get out and help others, and that is just what hundreds of Airmen and Sailors from Joint Base Charleston did Sept. 7, during the Trident United Way Day of Caring which saw more than 8,500 volunteers working on more than 300 projects around the Lowcountry.
Some went to schools, some to homes and some even swamps to help clean up. Tech. Sgt. Adam Clarke, 437th Maintenance Group quality assurance specialist, went to the Miracle League Ball Park in Summerville, S.C. The Miracle League provides opportunities for individuals with disabilities to play baseball.
"It felt good knowing that the park I was cleaning up would be used by the local youth" said Clarke, 437th Maintenance Group quality assurance specialist.
Staff Sgt. Lakin Trahan, 628th Medical Group pharmacy technician, went to Summerville High School in Summerville, S.C., where she and other Airman painted the gymnasium and other parts of the school.
"I'm glad we were able to make their school a better place," said Trahan. "It feels good to be able to give them a sense of pride about their school."
Our team of journalists and photographers spanned out across the Lowcountry to document these efforts. And although we have tried to show as many Airmen and Sailors volunteering as possible, we just couldn't get to all the different projects our troops were involved in.
We hope you enjoy these photos of Team Charleston personnel giving back to the community.
