James L. Petigru In The Community

 

        For the month of March members of the James L. Petigru Inn Pupilage and Mentorship Group 2 worked at the Lowcountry Food Bank. The Lowcountry Food Bank works to unite our community in pursuit of equitable, dignified, and consistent access to food in coastal South Carolina covering ten counties.

            On March 15, 2025, several members of pupilage group two and their junior members rose early to help prepare vegetables for distribution. Inn members through their service were seeking to help eradicate food insecurity which remains a serious problem impacting more than 12% of our neighbors in coastal South Carolina. The Petigru Inn members in conjunction with the Lowcountry Food Bank were able to sort tens of thousands of sweet potatoes in over 500 separate bags for distribution to our neighbors in need.

Pupilage 2 members after a hard day’s work. (left to right: Natalie Hamm, Nickisha Woodward, Kenneth Murphy, Charles Patrick and Margie Pizarro, along with mini volunteers.