Causes: Education, Environment, Natural Resources Conservation & Protection, Primary & Elementary Schools

Mission: To raise environmental ethic in Berkeley County by administering an environmental project competition in our schools and working as a resource to upgrade environmental science teaching.

Results: In the twenty years since it was founded, KWC has served over 55,000 children, and has awarded over $75,000 in grants to the winning schools to buy equipment and supplies for the enhancement of environmental teaching. Some examples of the items that the teachers have purchased with the grants are an arbor for the playground at the school to provide shade and grow plants to attract birds and butterflies, microscopes, science books and materials, compost kits, greenhouse kits, and garden supplies

Target demographics: Berkeley County, SC children in grade K5-5th grade.

Direct beneficiaries per year: Approximately 4500 children

Geographic areas served: Berkeley County, South Carolina