Carolina One awards grants for area charitable groups

December 17, 2017 -- A half-dozen local nonprofits were awarded $2,000 checks this fall from one of the largest real estate companies in metro Charleston.

Carolina One Real Estate recognized the charitable organizations at its second distribution ceremony of 2017.

Present at the second Carolina One Real Estate charitable contributions committee awards ceremony of 2017 were (from left) Andie Weathers of Carolina One; Patty Bennett, BEGIN WITH BOOKS; Janie Laurie, People Against Rape; Patty Lynn Connell, Paige Pollock and Tom Tillery of Carolina One; Courtney Plotner, Association for the Blind; Jean Acsell, Carolina One; Anne Reid, Association for the Blind; Marissa Nash, Lowcountry Orphan Relief; and Erica Chiovarou, Down Syndrome Association of the Lowcountry, holding her son, Joey.