Contributions from the Reserve at Lake Keowee will be shared among five local organizations: Pickens County Meals on Wheels, Pickens County’s Feed a Hungry Child, The Parenting Place, Pickens County Senior Center and Helping Hands of Clemson. Pictured above are representatives from the Reserve at Lake Keowee, along with representatives from the local organizations, during check presentations.

$60,000 going to benefit five local organizations

SUNSET — The Reserve at Lake Keowee’s Charitable Foundation announced recently that its 2014 giving totaled $60,000, a new record for the eight-year-old program.

The funds, raised throughout the year, are being shared by a quintet of local organizations: Pickens County Meals on Wheels, Pickens County’s Feed a Hungry Child, The Parenting Place, Pickens County Senior Center and Helping Hands of Clemson.

“Each recipient group is extremely deserving of this support and has an excellent track record of community assistance and improvement,” said Kathryn Gravely, executive director of The

Parenting Place media and marketing director Mitchel Jayne and The Reserve at Lake Keowee’s Community and Charitable Foundation executive director Kathryn Gravely are pictured during recent check presentations.

Reserve at Lake Keowee’s Community and Charitable Foundation.

The annual contribution was made possible by proceeds from the BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by SYNNEX, held in May, The Reserve at Lake Keowee’s 2014 Charity Golf Classic and auction, held in October, and a percentage of annual real estate sales within the community. The funding, which will have direct and tangible impact in Pickens County, was distributed during a recent presentation event held at The Reserve at Lake Keowee.

“The Reserve at Lake Keowee community and staff support the foundation’s goal of giving back to our Pickens community each year,” Gravely said. “It is through their diligent efforts that our financial contribution to local organizations continues to grow.”

Since the charitable foundation’s inception in 2006, The Reserve at Lake Keowee has raised and distributed more than $292,000 to support the Pickens community. In addition to financial support, Reserve community members volunteer hundreds of hours annually with various organizations.

The Reserve at Lake Keowee’s annual Charity Golf Classic and auction, which celebrated its sixth anniversary in 2014, is a primary fundraising tool for the charitable foundation. Organizations can register as early as July to play in the next tournament, scheduled for Oct. 20. Sponsorship opportunities are also available.

The charitable foundation, part of The Reserve at Lake Keowee’s Community Foundation, is a 501(c)3 dedicated to funding outreach and charitable giving in the community. Members of The Reserve annually select local charitable organizations for the Foundation to support.