M-WAM Benevolence Foundation

05/04/2026

Let’s get our kids back to READING!!!!

SUMMER OF STORIES IS BACK! 📚🍕

Enrollment opens May 1st—get ready to turn reading time into pizza time! 🎉
This summer, keep your kids’ reading, learning, and loving books… all while earning FREE pizza. 🙌

📱 Join through the BOOK IT! App (Summer program only available through App)
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 For parents with kids in pre-K – 6th grade
📅 Program runs June 1st – August 31st
⚠️ Don’t forget—everyone must enroll each year!

💛 Parents, you’re the real MVPs! As we count down to enrollment, we’d love to hear your summer reading memories.

👇 Join the conversation:
Were you a BOOK IT! kid?
What was your favorite summer read? 📚

11/03/2025

Pick 42 Foundation is now accepting micro-grant submissions from organizations working to fight food insecurity and provide relief where it’s needed most.

💰 Applicants may request up to $250 for eligible expenses directly connected to SNAP response activities.

🕓 Requests will be reviewed on a rolling basis until all funds are awarded.

Apply here: https://form.jotform.com/Pick42/pick-42-foundation-grant-proposal-f

10/09/2025

Teaser ALERT of our 2026 Ball. Every year gets better... Special guest to be announced SOON... Tickets go on sale in two weeks.
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09/21/2025

South Carolina lawmakers have scheduled a hearing on October 1st for S.323 -- a dangerous bill that would ban abortion from conception with no exceptions for r**e, in**st, or fatal fetal anomalies. On top of that, the bill threatens access to IVF and contraception, putting even more South Carolinians at risk.

We won't stay silent.

Join us on Wednesday, September 24th from 6pm-8pm at Grand Strand Brewing for a postcard writing event. Together, we'll write postcards to the committee and state senators to tell them exactly why we oppose this bill and how it would harm real South Carolinians.

All materials will be provided --BUT if you'd like to bring stamps, that would be cool! Otherwise, bring your voice and your determination to fight back.

Date: Wednesday, September 24, 2025. Time: 6-8 pm Location: Grand Strand Brewing

Let's remind lawmakers that we are paying attention and that South Carolina will not accept this cruel and extreme agenda.

Our bodies, our families, our future -- it's not up for debate.

09/15/2025

On September 15, 1963, four little girls - Addie Mae Collins, Cynthia Wesley, Carole Robertson, and Denise McNair - were tragically killed in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, AL. Their lives and dreams were violently cut short, but their legacy lives on.

Today, we honor their unfinished dreams by empowering a new generation of girls to:
✨ Dream Boldly without limits
✨ Live Courageously in truth and justice
✨ Shine Brightly as beacons of hope
✨ Grow Strong from hard places
✨ Lead with Joy as resistance
✨ Build Legacy for futures full of brilliance

Their voices were silenced by hate. Our voices will be bold.
Their light was attacked. Our light will shine brighter.
We are the dreams continued. We are the future they were denied.

09/12/2025

Join the YES Committee!

I am seeking inviting passionate community members to join the Youth Engagement Social (YES) Committee. This new committee is focused on creating fun, meaningful programs and activities for our youth excluding sports and the arts.

We’re looking for 5–6 members who are:
✔️ Excited about youth engagement
✔️ Full of creative ideas for programs and events
✔️ Positive
✔️ Able to attend monthly meetings

Interested? Send a message to Mayor Miko Pickett or call City Hall at 843-464-9583 to learn more.

Let’s work together to give our youth more opportunities to connect, grow, and thrive!