Thirty-four employees from Savannah River Mission Completion (SRMC) spent a day volunteering with three United Way partner agencies as part of Augusta’s Project SERVE Day of Caring.
Their work supported Golden Harvest Food Bank, the Family YMCA of Greater Augusta and the Sexual Assault Response Center, according to a press release from SRMC.
At Golden Harvest, volunteers assembled and packaged backpack meals that will be distributed to school-aged children each Friday to ensure they have food over the weekend. The effort was coordinated by SRMC Tank Farm Facility Engineer Keisha Martin.
Meanwhile, at the Family YMCA of Greater Augusta, the team completed landscaping, painting and organizational projects under the leadership of SRMC Waste Retrieval Engineer Gardner Blackburn.
Their work contributed to the Y’s mission of fostering healthy spirit, mind and body, according to a press release from SRMC.
Another group assisted the Sexual Assault Response Center, where SRMC Waste Retrieval and Tank Closure Project Coordinator Carson Williams guided volunteers through cleaning, reorganizing and disposal projects to help the center better serve survivors.
SRMC President and Program Manager Dr. Thomas Burns, Jr. said he was encouraged by the community spirit on display.
“Seeing our employees come together for Project SERVE reminds me why community matters,” Burns said. “By volunteering at Golden Harvest, the Family YMCA, and the Sexual Assault Center, we helped meet immediate needs and showed our lasting commitment to support neighbors when it matters most.”
Martin noted that the work has long-term benefits for partner agencies.
“The work conducted annually through Project Serve helps reduce the need for area United Way agencies to allocate resources toward general maintenance and upkeep,” Martin said. “Any funding saved through the efforts our various Project SERVE teams offer can go toward the agency’s day-to-day services provided to those in need. It’s a good feeling at the end of the day knowing our teams have made a difference.”
SRMC, the liquid waste contractor at the Savannah River Site, is a partnership of BWX Technologies, Inc., Amentum, and Fluor, and is responsible for advancing cleanup at the U.S. Department of Energy facility.
