Countybank Foundation donates $5,000 to Upstate American Heart Association

Pictured (left to right) is Derek Gardner, Senior Information Systems Administrator for Countybank; Chris Hammett, corporate security officer for Countybank; and Stephanie Carter, community health educator for Self-Regional Health.

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The Countybank Foundation, founded in 1971 and representing Countybank and Greenwood Capital, donated $5,000 to Upstate American Heart Association (AHA). The donation will support the continuation of CPR training for Upstate residents, as well as the AHA’s nutritional security efforts that program healthy foods and resources for residents living in food deserts.

The AHA’s Heartsaver® First Aid CPR AED course trains participants in first aid, CPR and the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED). The training consists of a 4-hour course that prepares participants to respond to emergencies at home, school or work. The course covers the basics of first aid, medical emergencies, injury emergencies, environmental emergencies, prevention of illness and injury, and the use of CPR and AED in adults.

“The Countybank Foundation is honored to support the AHA training program, which is designed to help students detect the signs and symptoms of stroke,” said Ken Harper, Countybank Chief Banking Officer. “This program has also allowed us to provide first aid and CPR training to Countybank and Greenwood Capital employees, certifying and equipping them to respond and help others in an emergency.”

The recent donation will also provide easy access to healthy food for those in need through local food banks. “The donation from Countybank and Greenwood Capital provides two-fold support, allowing us to provide much-needed resources to our community partners who encourage healthy eating and help prevent heart attacks and strokes,” said Adelyn Nottingham, AHA director of development, “and providing CPR training that individuals can take immediate action and save lives in the event of an emergency.”

“With today’s high cost of living, it is even more important that families in our community have access to healthy food,” said Brian Disher, Director of Wealth Management at Greenwood Capital. “We are pleased to support the work AHA is doing in the Upstate to meet that need.”

For more information about the American Heart Association, visit www.heart.org/en/affiliates/south-carolina.

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