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friends of caroline hospice presents the fourth annual
BANDS
BREWS T
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BBQ
february 21-27, 2013
WHAT’S INSIDE?
HEALTH
Dance for your Health at free wellness celebration. see page 5
SOCIAL
A look back at the Beaufort Film Festival Red Carpet. see page 8
he 4th Annual Bands, Brews and BBQ to benefit Friends of Caroline Hospice will be held Friday, February 22 and Saturday, February 23 in the Town of Port Royal. Friday night will feature wings, bands and brews, and Saturday will be the first sanctioned event of the year for the South Carolina Barbecue Association as cookers compete for the best barbecue and ribs. This year’s featured bands include a myriad of regional voices and talents, but leading the array will be the Blue Dogs from Charleston. SEE PAGE 22 FOR MORE.
PROFILE
Blood drive honors Riverview staff members Two local women will host a blood drive at a Riverview Charter School later this month, offering donors the opportunity to honor two beloved members of the Riverview staff. Joy O’Kelley, school receptionist, and Jon Strebe, physical education teacher and coach — both young parents — are also battling cancer. The drive in their honor, to be held on Wednesday, Feb. 27, from 7:30 a.m. till 3:30 p.m. at Riverview, 81 Savannah Highway, Beaufort, is the third “Appreciation Drive” to be organized by friends Kim Durham
Joy O’Kelley, left, and Jon Strebe, right, are battling cancer and work at Riverview.
and Ryan Christian of Beaufort for The Blood Alliance, a not-for-profit community blood bank that is the sole provider of blood to Beaufort Memorial and all other
nonmilitary hospitals in Beaufort and Jasper counties In 2009, a rare bleeding disorder in the wake of a miscarriage nearly claimed Durham’s life. So grateful was she for the doctors at Beaufort Memorial Hospital who saved her — and for the unusual number and variety of blood products the hospital had on hand the night she desperately needed them — that she vowed to help others as she had been helped. RIVERVIEW continued on page 2
It’s here again, our FAVORITE time of year The Island News wants to know what you like best about our community. Simply go to our website at www.yourislandnews.com, look at the categories, then vote for at least 10 businesses or community leaders you consider above all the rest. You have until March 14 to cast your votes for T.I.N. Favorites. Once the votes are counted from the 127 categories, we’ll announce the winners in April. Make your voice heard!
Alice Moss shares her foundation of giving. see page 10 INDEX
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