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CAROLINA HERITAGE
WIP AWARDS
WIP AWARDS $111,000 IN GRANTS Women in Philanthropy awarded $91,327 from the Women in Philanthropy Endowment Fund to four Beaufort County nonprofit organizations. An additional grant of $19,725 was awarded from the Dr. Julianne Bluitt Foster Memorial Fund, established from a bequest entrusted to support Women in Philanthropy. The $25,000 grants were awarded to Good Neighbor Free Medical Clinic; Low Country Legal Volunteers and The Children’s Center. Bluffton Self Help was awarded $16,325. The $19,725 grant from the Dr. Juliann Bluitt Foster Memorial Fund was awarded to Hopeful Horizons. USCB NURSING HONORS STUDENTS RAISE $1,345 FOR HOPEFUL HORIZONS Nursing Honors students at the University of South Carolina Beaufort raised $1,345 for Hopeful Horizons by holding a kickball tournament, partnering with Evolve Nutrition of Beaufort to create special drinks for the fundraiser, and conducting a GoFundMe.com campaign.
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COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE LOWCOUNTRY AWARDS $724,625 IN GRANTS The Community Foundation of the Lowcountry awarded $724,625 in grants to eight local nonprofit organizations. The recipients of the spring grants are Arts Center of Coastal Carolina ($37,450); Coastal Discovery Museum (up to $100,000); Friends of Caroline Hospice ($200,000); Hospice Care of the Lowcountry ($217,175); Meals-onWheels Bluffton-Hilton Head ($20,000); Multiplying Good ($15,000); University of South Carolina Beaufort ($75,000); and The Waddell Mariculture Center Fund ($60,000).
SECOND HELPINGS RECOGNIZES VOLUNTEERS OF THE YEAR Second Helpings, a nonprofit food rescue organization serving Beaufort, Hampton, and Jasper counties, recognized five volunteers. Bluffton Volunteer of the Year, Bob Schmidt, a truck volunteer; Hilton Head Volunteer of the Year, Dave Eppinger, the Monday Day Captain; Beaufort Volunteer of the Year, Dave Graybeal, a truck volunteer and team leader; Non-Truck Volunteer of the Year, Nancy Calhoun-Sullivan; Food Rescue Hero of the Year, Bob Zucker, who logged 434 trips to date, rescuing and delivering food to its agency partners.
LOW COUNTRY KAPPA DELTA ALUMNAE CHAPTER AND HILTON HEAD SIGMA CHI ALUMNI CHAPTER DONATE $2,194 TO CAPA OF BEAUFORT COUNTY The Second Annual Beach Walk to benefit CAPA of Beaufort County at Coligny Beach on Hilton Head Island was hosted by Low Country Kappa Delta Alumnae Chapter and Hilton Head Sigma Chi Alumni Chapter. A check was presented to Charmian Hedrick, Director of Operations for CAPA, for $2,194.73. Proceeds from the walk totaling $768.68 also benefited Kappa Delta Foundation for Children.
THE HOSPITAL AUXILIARY DONATES $41,000 TO SUPPORT AREA NURSING SCHOLARSHIPS AND NURSE RETENTION The 35th Annual Hospital Auxiliary Invitation Golf Tournament held at Harbour Town and Wexford raised $65,000 for local area nursing and health care students. The Technical College of the Lowcountry Nursing program was presented a check for $15,000, and the Nursing Program at USC Beaufort was presented a check for $20,000. The Hospital Auxiliary also donated $6,000 to the
