Courtney and Austin Cable reach out through the Richland County Sheriff’s Department
By W. Thomas Smith Jr.
Midlands-area women’s shelters became the unexpected beneficiaries of eight large bags (and two boxes full) of brand-new and slightly used women’s clothes, a gift from Courtney and Austin Cable to women-in-need facilitated through the Richland County Sheriff’s Department’s (RCSD) Victims Services Unit. The donations were made, Friday, Aug. 21, and according to Courtney Cable, there will be more.
The initial donation was made as the Cables were setting-up a room in their home as a nursery for their new baby due in late September. “I had the clothes and we needed the space,” said Courtney, a professional fitness instructor and soon-to-be mom who promises additional donations. “We plan to set up donation boxes going forward at the gym where I work and various other One Life Fitness Centers across central South Carolina.”
According to Courtney: RCSD is “the perfect facilitating agency” because the department is already connected in terms of how best to support women’s shelters – most shelters with confidential addresses for safety reasons – and Victims Services deputies know which shelters have the greatest need.
“Generous donations like this make all the difference in the world to women with limited resources and even fewer options,” said Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott. “We will get these clothes to the right places, and we urge others within the community to open their hearts as have the Cables.”
Courtney adds: “Our plan is to establish clothing drives, not only for women’s clothing items, but also much-needed feminine supplies, hygiene items, baby items, and children’s clothes.”
A much in-demand fitness coach and staff member at One Life Fitness-Sandhills, Courtney is a former NCAA Division 1 softball player – centerfielder and field utility player (multiple positions) – for the Stetson University Hatters.
Husband Austin Cable, who delivered the clothes with Courtney is a formerly deployed U.S. Marine Corps sergeant and veteran of the Iraq War who served as a USMC air-defense NCO and a member of two separate Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Forces.
When he’s not assisting Courtney and preparing for newfound fatherhood, Austin is a program manager for Constellis.
Pictured (L-R) – Austin Cable, Courtney Cable, Ms. Bunnie Harris and Investigator Gabriel Ramos.
