Hannah Solar Government Services, a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) is committed to supporting our many service men and women who serve our country.
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HSGS VOLUNTEERS FOR A FRESH FOR ALL DISTRIBUTION EVENT SPONSORED BY THE LOWCOUNTRY FOOD BANK
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On Thursday December 8th, 2016, the HSGS crew was invited by the Morgan Stanley team to assist them with their annual Fresh For All Distribution event, sponsored by the Lowcountry Food Bank. This event was held on Sycamore Street in Charleston, SC, and allowed for people of the local Charleston community, in need of food to come through a farmer's market style distribution and receive fresh produce to take home for the holiday season. The HSGS crew assisted with signing people in, distributing and bagging the produce, and helping people carry their selections to their cars. HSGS was very humbled to be offered the opportunity by the Morgan Stanley team to assist, and make their Fresh For All Distribution event a success. |
HSGS HOSTS COOKOUT FOR VETERANS
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On October 18th, 2016, HSGS was given the opportunity to host a cookout at the Charleston, VA Medical Center. The HSGS staff volunteered their time to help setup, cook, and serve hot-dogs and hamburgers to local veterans and VA staff. As a veteran owned small business we want to take every opportunity to give back and show our appreciation to those who have served for our country.
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HSGS HELPS THE WOUNDED WARRIOR AMPUTEE SOFTBALL TEAM
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On March 21st, 2015, the Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team (WWAST) were invited to play in the "Battle of Charleston Harbor" at Joe Riley Stadium. This is the first time the team has visited Charleston for a special exhibition game against the Citadel Alumni from the 1990 College World Series Team. The WWAST is comprised of young, competitive, athletic veterans and active duty soldiers who have lost limbs post-9/11, while serving their country in the military/war. The team includes individuals with a variety of amputations of the arm, above knee, below knee, bilateral below knee, and foot. Some members of the WWAST are still in the service, others are attending college thanks to the Post-9/11 GI Bill, while others have moved on to new careers. WWAST has played around the country since 2011 and their mission is to raise awareness, through exhibition and celebrity softball games, of the sacrifices and resilience of our military, and highlight their ability to rise above any challenge. Their goal is to show other people with amputations and the general population, that these athletes, through extensive rehabilitation and training, are able to express their desires and perform the sport they love.
Hannah Solar Government Services donated funds to the Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team to assist in buying softball uniforms and equipment for the games. In addition, the donated funds support heterotopic ossification research, donations of rehabilitation equipment to military facilities, and help to fund education and training for Wounded Warrior amputees as they return to civilian life. |
HSGS PARTICIPATES IN THE 14TH ANNUAL STAND DOWN AGAINST HOMELESSNESS EVENT
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The Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center in partnership with Goodwill Industries of Lower South Carolina is held its 14th Annual Stand Down Against Homelessness. The event offered medical and dental screenings and assistance, clothing, food, haircuts, and job and legal counseling for hundreds of homeless persons in the greater Charleston area. The Charleston VAMC hosts a variety of events throughout the year in order to offer assistant and health screening to the area’s veterans. HSGS donated various toiletry items for this event in order to help improve the quality of life for our veterans.
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HSGS SERVES LUNCH TO VETERANS
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As a veteran owned small business, HSGS, supports our troops and Veterans. In May 2014 we had the opportunity to provide lunch for our Veterans. Our staff volunteered their time to set up cooking and serving stations to prepare and serve lunch including hamburgers and hotdogs for lunch to the local veterans at the Charleston VA Medical Center.
The Charleston VAMC has cookouts for their patients and veteran staff several times throughout the year. HSGS had the privilege of feeding over 300 veterans! |
HANNAH SOLAR DONATES SOLAR SYSTEM TO LOCAL DISABLED VIETNAM VETERAN
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GREENSBORO, GA., June 24th, 2010 – For his courage and valor during the Vietnam War, Skip Askew earned the Silver and Bronze Stars. Years later, through a program created to support veterans long after their return to the U.S., an Atlanta, Georgia based solar company will donate installation of a solar Photovoltaic (PV) array to help power his home. The installation occurred Friday, June 25 2010.
Hannah Solar Government Services knows its donation is only a small token compared to the sacrifice Skip made while serving in the 1st Infantry Division in Vietnam. Askew's tour ended abruptly after a mortar round explosion; he survived the attack but lost his left arm and suffered major damage to his hip. More than one year ago, Askew experienced a fall that devastated his previous hip replacement surgery and has been bed-ridden since. The Disabled American Veterans (DAV) stepped in after the accident to retrofit his house to be wheelchair accessible and also installed a mechanical bed in which Askew spends most of his time. 
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The two-kilowatt system uses panels donated by Suniva, the Norcross-based solar cell manufacturer, which was recently named the exporter of the year by the ExIM Bank. PV Powered, the inverter supplier, also agreed to provide a two-kilowatt inverter at no charge. Hannah Solar Government Services donated the design and installation expertise. "We hope this opportunity highlights how critical it is to our country's future that we strive to be energy independent," continued McNeil. "Our petro-dollars are financing the operations of countries with which we are at war. Additionally, this renewable energy system was installed against the backdrop of the catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that began with an oil rig explosion killing 11 and completely devastating the ecosystem of the Gulf, as well as a coal mine disaster which tragically killed 28." |
HSGS PROUDLY PARTICIPATES IN VARIOUS HOLIDAY PROGRAMS
HSGS is proud to participate in the Charleston SC Veterans Administration Medical Center's Angel Tree Program this holiday season. The program collects gifts from various donors for Veterans and their families who need some extra help in making this time of year a memorable one, especially for the children. HSGS takes pride in giving back to our Veteran's and the holidays are a perfect time to say thank you to our brave men and women and their families who have selflessly served our country.
HSGS is proud to participate, alongside Turner Construction, in the annual U.S Marine Corps Toys for Tots program at Camp Lejeune. This is our second year donating to the program that is very close to our hearts. The mission is to collect new, unwrapped toys that will be distributed as Christmas gifts to less fortunate children in the community. The objective is to help children throughout the U.S experience the joy of Christmas and deliver a message of hope. A toy under the tree can bring so much happiness to a child and lift their spirits during a time of year that can be difficult. HSGS feels it is important to reach out to the community during the holidays to ensure that every child feels that sense of joy and happiness on Christmas morning.
HSGS made a $1,000 donation to the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation in support of the Foundation's efforts to design and build a new National Medal of Honor Museum at Patriot's Point, Mt Pleasant, SC.
HSGS is proud to participate, alongside Turner Construction, in the annual U.S Marine Corps Toys for Tots program at Camp Lejeune. This is our second year donating to the program that is very close to our hearts. The mission is to collect new, unwrapped toys that will be distributed as Christmas gifts to less fortunate children in the community. The objective is to help children throughout the U.S experience the joy of Christmas and deliver a message of hope. A toy under the tree can bring so much happiness to a child and lift their spirits during a time of year that can be difficult. HSGS feels it is important to reach out to the community during the holidays to ensure that every child feels that sense of joy and happiness on Christmas morning.
HSGS made a $1,000 donation to the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation in support of the Foundation's efforts to design and build a new National Medal of Honor Museum at Patriot's Point, Mt Pleasant, SC.
HANNAH SOLAR HELPS FELLOW DISABLED VET START NEW BUSINESS
HSGS ASSISTS IN FUNDRAISING FOR THE CHARLESTON FISHER HOUSE
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The Charleston Fisher House is an organization that provides a comforting, homelike environment where family members can stay, free of charge, while there veteran is undergoing treatment at the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center in Charleston, SC. Visit their site: www.FisherHouseCharleston.com
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HSGS HELPS WWII C47 D-DAY TROOP AIRPLANE RETURN TO NORMANDY
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In the early hours on the morning of June 6th, 1944 Allied forces began the invasion of Normandy, France in an effort to re-take France and, eventually, defeat the tyrannical forces of Nazi Germany. One of the aircraft that took part in that invasion was named "Whiskey 7," a Douglas C-47 that is still flying today.
She flew as the lead ship for the second wave troop carrier airborne invasion force and dropped troops from the 3rd Battalion, 505th Para Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division. Descending on Drop Zone "O" near the village of St. Mere Eglise, they were one of only a few units that were actually dropped on their assigned drop-zone, liberating the French village of St. Mere Eglise. 
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Whiskey 7 flew throughout the war and also participated in the famous "Market Garden" operation towing gliders. In 1945 she was struck off strength and sold to a civilian airline and converted to fly as a DC-3 airliner, operating with several different airlines until she was sold to a private interest in 1993. She was donated to the 1941 Historical Aircraft Group, now known as the National Warplane Museum, in Geneseo, New York and, in 2005, was converted and restored to the D-Day configuration she is seen in today.
HSGS donated funds to the National Warplane Museum to assist in paying for the fuel, maintenance costs and crew travel expenses to ensure that “Whiskey 7” was back in Normandy for several air shows and parachutes jumps to commemorate the 70th anniversary of D-Day. Our President/CEO, Colonel (Retired) Dave McNeil, conducted a free fall parachute jump from W7 in Normandy, France as part of the activities to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of D-Day. |
