Charleston by Numbers

The TV show "Reckless" was picked up by CBS for mid-fall and start filming here in late July

Last year I posted about Spartanburg by numbers and decided to do the same this year. Here is a taste of my service year thus far in numbers.

 

Charleston by Numbers
682,700	Population of Charleston metro
37	Number of years Mayor Riley has been in office (one of my favorite people J)
243	Age in years of Charleston (est. 1770)
5	5 Number of beaches within the area
34	Ranking on Forbes’s Best Places for Business and Careers
24	Number of VISTA members serving with our project
6	Number of Charleston locations on Food Network’s “Diners, Drive-Ins, & Dives”
17	Number of days left in my term
1	Ranking  in the Conde Nast Traveler Reader's Choice Awards "Top City in the US"

Member data to date:

Manage 4,700 volunteers who’ve served over 37,000 hours

Leveraged a quarter of a million dollars in in-kind donations

Served 404 veterans and their families

Served over 15,000 economically disadvantaged youth and children

Y’all #serviceworks! Think about the impact National Service is having on our community and country. I could not be prouder to support our members. Keep up the great work!