The Humane Society is represented by David Wellinghoff. Thier mission…
“TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF HOMELESS DOGS AND CATS WHILE ALSO WORKING TO SUBSTANTIALLY LOWER THE NUMBERS OF ANIMALS REPRODUCED OR RELINQUISHED.“
Full Spectrum Studio Selected
Quarterly Donation raised $30,500
With every meeting, we learn about new opportunities to be involved, hear from an organization we helped and have an opportunity to impact a different group doing the heavy lifting for others in our community.
Every time we meet, it results in a tough decision to make and a close vote to finalize the decision. We are directing the collective pool of funds to Full Spectrum Studio (FSS). Several families matched significant funds to the other two groups as well.
Meeting each three months, we collect funds for distribution during the entire period. The majority of the donations are made prior to the meeting with the $100 pledge. Several donations are made during the quarter of different amounts to all three charities. This resulted in over $30,500 being raised for the local groups.
We will schedule a visit to FSS to present our check and capture a photo in the next couple of months. It will be an opportunity to meet artist, see their work and visualize how they help others.
Full Spectrum Studio
Full Spectrum Studio is nominated for consideration by our group. Full Spectrum provides a studio and art Center for lowcountry artist with disabilities.
Lowcountry Legal Volunteers
Often, to create access to something, you must clear a path and remove obstacles. At Lowcountry Legal Volunteers, that is the mindset we have when making sure everyone has access to quality legal representation. We are here to help our clients remove the obstacles in their paths and achieve the best possible outcomes. EIN#56-2202319
Nominated by David Ruckno
Volunteers in Medicine
VIM’s mission is to understand and serve the health and wellness needs of the medically underserved and their households, who live or work on Hilton Head and Daufuskie Islands.
VIM’s goal is to expand on food sustainability to compliment the medical dental and pharmacologic care delivered at Volunteers in Medicine.
Nominated by the Vanderveer’s. EIN 57-0959206
Awarded April ’21
Spring Meeting
The Sea Pines Country Club setup a great room over looking the marsh for the group as always. We started the meeting about 3 minutes late as the last golfers arranged their beverage from the bar. It is very helpful to have a well appointed venue in a casual setting to discuss the needs of the community.
We try to start the meeting with a topic about the community that we all can learn from. Colleen shared the vision of the Hilton Head Community Market. We learned how the Farmer’s Market provides products to residents and helps nonprofits in the area.
Our winter meeting resulted in our distribution going to The Children’s Center. Jody from the center shared how they were able to open a new room for biggest current need supporting the youngest kids in our community..
Member’s presented opportunities to support Deep Well, the Hunger Coalition, and Kairos Prison Ministries. Votes were tabulated with a decision to support the Backpack Buddies of the Hunger Coalition.
The group raised over $18,775.00 with the majority being awarded to Backpack Buddies. Deep Well and Kairos were each awarded $1000 or more.
Kairos Prison Ministry
Kairos Brings God’s Light into the Darkness of Prison
The prison environment is a dark place, where prisoners face violence, anger, gangs and loneliness daily.
Kairos Prison Ministry volunteers step into this darkness to hold a 3 ½ day weekend, with the majority of participants made up primarily of negative leaders within the prison. Through talks, discussions and Chapel meditations prisoners learn that they are worthy of God’s love, light and grace. That no matter who they are or what they have done, God forgives them.
When a former negative or gang leader accepts Christ, it can influence the very atmosphere of a prison for the better. As the Kairos Christian community inside a prison grows and begins to gain influence, the incidence of violence often decreases.
Nominated by David Burke. EIN#59-1970458
Backpack Buddies
Hunger Coalition was nominated by Jackson Massey with their focus on the BPB. Backpack Buddies of Hilton Head was designed to fight weekend hunger and has grown to help children in all public schools on Hilton Head Island. Elementary aged children at partner schools receive nutritious food each Friday during the school year. Backpack Buddies of Hilton Head works to fill that gap by providing nutritious, child-friendly food for school children to take home over the weekend and older children to have during the week. EIN#27-3106509
Awarded October 2021
Awarded April 2025
HHI Deep Well Project
A predominantly volunteer-based non-profit, with a minimum of paid staff, The Deep Well Project has been helping neighbors in need since 1973. The organization was founded by Charlotte Heinrichs as a service to the local community that suffered illness as a result of drinking contaminated water from shallow wells. Over the decades, other needs evolved and so did “Deep Well” (as it’s known on the island). We help people in emergency situations by giving them an immediate hand up so that they can continue to help themselves. EIN# 57-0566098
Nominated by Dan Clare
Winter Meeting
The Men and Women of Hilton Head held our winter meeting at Sea Pines Country this week. Osprey Village directors joined our meeting to receive their big check representing last quarters award to help with their vision.
Osprey Village shared with the group the plans and provided the project update.. Three members shared new opportunities for the group to help local charities accomplish their goal.
– SOAR – https://www.soarspecialrecreation.org/
– The Children’s Center – https://thechildrenscentersc.org/. Presentation – https://youtu.be/M9zIsEQVHzE
– Pockets Full of Sunshine website and video – https://www.pocketsfullofsun.org/
Votes are being tabulated and results will be published this week to award this quarter’s distribution.
Thanks to the staff of Sea Pines Country Club providing space, setting up and serving. The club is the enabler to get the funds to the nonprofits doing the heavy lifting in the community.