The S.C. Film Commission, not to mention a bevy of local businesses, exult in the economic impact that the “Army Wives” production continues to have on the state.
With its fourth season on the Lifetime network debuting tonight, the program’s fiscal reach will not subside anytime soon.
But ask the young patients at the Medical University of South Carolina Children’s Hospital, or any of the numerous recipients of volunteer efforts by the series’ cast, and you hear a narrative of a different kind: lives made brighter by the willingness of “Army Wives” to be involved.
Individual members of the cast are involved in various charities of their own in Los Angeles, says Fuller (who stars as Trevor LeBlanc), suggesting the same motivation carries over to the local community.
“For me it’s the Big Brother program and going into various children’s hospitals in L.A. Kim works with inner-city women, and so on. Being involved at the MUSC Children’s Hospital — and (castmate) Brian McNamara is there often, just to hold ‘preemies’ — is a matter of helping other people the way people have helped me.
“Anytime you can go to the Atrium at MUSC and see the joy that crosses a child’s face … it’s a privilege. For the moment, they forget that they are patients, they forget about the medications. The most important thing is that kids can be kids. When (illness) robs children of their innocence, there’s nothing worse. Being able to have this opportunity means a great deal because you can never do too much when it comes to helping a child.”
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