Samantha Sammis, second from left, and Kady Preston, to Sammis’s right, pose with kids from the East Side neighborhood.
It all started with a game of basketball.
During her senior year at the College, Samantha Sammis ‘11 felt called to get involved with the youth of Charleston’s East Side, a historically black neighborhood tucked between East Bay Street and Meeting Street. Sammis, a graduate of the Honors College, and a group of friends began playing basketball with kids at Mall Playground, part of Hampstead Square in the heart of the East Side community.
The group volunteered a few hours on Friday every week to travel to Mall Playground, basketballs in tow. With each game, Sammis and her friends slowly bonded with the kids and their families. Feeling optimistic about the relationships they were building, the group decided to organize additional events, including cookouts and a Vacation Bible School.
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