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GOOD CAUSE ROBINSON HOME: BEFORE CLEANUP
Sallie Ann Robinson is all smiles during a cleanup of Gullah historical sites on Daufuskie Island.
ROBINSON HOME: AFTER CLEANUP
AMERICA’S BOATING CLUB HILTON HEAD, DAUFUSKIE ISLAND GULLAH HERITAGE SOCIETY PARTNER TO RESTORE GULLAH SITES BY HILTON HEAD MONTHLY | PHOTOS SUPPLIED
America’s Boating Club Hilton Head has partnered with the Daufuskie Island Gullah Heritage Society to assist in the cleanup and restoration of Gullah historical sites on Daufuskie Island. There are five Gullah cemeteries and multiple Gullah historic home sites on Daufuskie that need substantial amounts of work. “The Gullah history is unique and certainly worth preserving,” said Boating Club HH Executive Officer, Craig Loomis.
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The initial focus of the cleanup efforts was to clear and remove overgrown vegetation at each of the sites. Club members have volunteered their time to do this work on an ongoing basis. Volunteers provide their own boat transportation to Daufuskie and the tools needed to do the work. Projects are determined and detailed by Sallie Ann Robinson, the founder of the Daufuskie Island Gullah Heritage Society. Robinson provides the volunteers transportation to the work sites on the island.
