Listen as Richard Todd announces today’s Hometown Hero, Maddy Mordenti. She was nominated as a hometown hero by her boyfriend. Zach!! Here’s what he had to say.
“I would love to nominate my girlfriend of 8 years, Maddy Mordenti. She is the Marketing Director for Chick-fil-A North Mount Pleasant, and does such amazing things to impact our community. She has hosted Shop with a Cop- where kids in need can enjoy a free CFA meal and then head over to Walmart to shop for Christmas gifts. She helps host Cops on the Coop where she helped set a stage to collect $54,000 for Special Olympics. She nominated and advocated SO hard for E.C.C.O to win the Chick-fil-A True Inspiration Award of $175,000 to use to help poverty in the Mount Pleasant community. She partnered with the Blood Connections last year- and through her marketing efforts- her Chick-fil-A is now the largest blood drive site in the Coastal Carolina. There was a Special Needs boy, Owen, who dressed as a CFA worker for Career Day at his school. She immediately contacted the family to see if she could host him in the store as a “honorary team member”. He got a full tour of the restaurant, his own name tag and goody bag, got to make his own ice cream- and distribute items for a giveaway she was hosting that day for St. Patricks Day. The smile on his face throughout the day was all the ‘thanks’ she ever needed. Yesterday she found out there was a child going through his last round of chemo in the Mount Pleasant community- and she immediately tracked the family down so that she could write an encouraging note and send along some coupons for free meals to send to him. She regularly honors teachers, students, nurses, sports teams, foster care children at Windwood Farm, busy parents- and even pets through donations/giveaways that come out of her budget She is selfless, generous, kind and endearing. She only wants to spread positivity and care to all she comes in contact with. She never expects or wants recognition- and I know the impact she’s making is sometimes overlooked. I would love for her to have a relaxing stay-cation weekend and for her to know how truly proud I am of all she does for Charleston/Mount Pleasant.”
