‘Number one priority is to save lives’: Nonprofit distributes AC units to elderly residents to combat summer heat

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — A local nonprofit is distributing air conditioning units and fans to elderly community members in need as summer heat continues.

State Rep. Wendell Gilliard said Project Cool Breeze donated about 100 AC units and multiple fans during the first distribution of the year last weekend.

Gilliard said the effort targets residents 60 and older, knowing the need to keep elderly community members safe during dangerous heat…

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