A local mother and volunteer was named the 2024 American Heart Association Upstate SC 2024 Leaders of Impact winner.
Beginning Oct. 17, 2024, Madison Potts raised funds for Leaders of Impact, a seven-week competition that raised awareness for heart disease. Through mostly word of mouth, Potts raised $2,500 for the competition. A portion of the proceeds also went to local pantries affected by Hurricane Helene.
Twelve years ago, Potts’ son Cooper was diagnosed at birth with total anomalous pulmonary venous return. He had open-heart surgery at 2 weeks old. Although he was born in Greenville, the heart condition led the family to the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston just after he was born…