"Perhaps the most important part of being LOCAL is participating in the community. In fact, nonprofits receive on average 250% more support from local business owners than they do from non-locally owned businesses. Appalachian Springs is pleased to serve in partnership with a number of charitable community causes." said J. Murray Compton, President of Appalachian Springs. Here are a few:

• AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
• MEPKIN ABBEY
• BETHEL AMR CHURCH
• MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS WALK/RUN
• BISHOP ENGLAND 5K RACE
• MUSC TRANSPLANT CENTER
• BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
• POETRY SOCIETY OF SC
• CAROLINA CHILDREN'S CHARITY
• PRESERVATION SOCIETY
• CAROLINA FILM ALLIANCE
• SAVE THE LIGHT RUN
• CHARLESTON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
• SC HISTORICAL SOCIETY
• CHARLESTON REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE
• SPECIAL OLYMPICS
• CHARLESTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
• SPOLETO FESTIVAL USA
• CHARLESTON STAGE COMPANY
• TEEN HOTLINE
• CHARLIE POST RACE
• UNITED WAY
• CHARLESTON MIRACLE LEAGUE
• CHILDREN IN CRISIS
• EAST COOPER OUTREACH
• ETERNAL WORD TELEVISION NETWORK
• HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
• HOSPICE OF CHARLESTON
• ISLE OF PALMS CONNECTOR RUN
• JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER
• KATRINA RELIEF
• LOWCOUNTRY AIDS SOCIETY (DINNER FOR FRIENDS)
• LOW COUNTRY LOCAL FIRST
• MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION
• MARCH OF DIMES