During the holiday season, generosity fills the air and comes to those who need it most. Isle of Palms residents and organizations stepped up in a major way to carry on the spirit of giving.
IOP resident Dimi Matouchev, a rotarian and a CPA at Edward Jones, decided to bring back a former tradition at the East Cooper Breakfast Rotary Club: donating bicycles to children within the community.
In partnership with the IOP Exchange Club, Edward Jones challenged themselves to collect 100 bikes for Toys for Tots. The community heeded the call and surpassed their goal and collected 112 bikes and helmets for underserved communities in the area.
“We decided to partner with (Toys for Tots) to get the whole community involved,” said Drew Ross, an Edward Jones employee and current president of IOP Exchange Club. Both Ross and Matouchev wanted to see if they could bring a little more happiness into the world this holiday season and help children in need in the Lowcountry. Matouchev has always been a big cyclist for most of his life. “When you get that first bike, the freedom it brings to someone is such a big deal,” Matouchev added.
“We decided to partner with (Toys for Tots) to get the whole community involved,” said Drew Ross, an Edward Jones employee and current president of IOP Exchange Club.
Both Ross and Matouchev wanted to see if they could bring a little more happiness into the world this holiday season and help children in need in the Lowcountry. Matouchev has always been a big cyclist for most of his life.
“When you get that first bike, the freedom it brings to someone is such a big deal,” Matouchev added.
By Maurice J. Frazier
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