Category: Donations

Our January meeting location was provided by SPCC and they did a great job setting up space to conduct the meeting as well as having tea, lemonade and a cash bar. Three members made the following presentations.

– Lowcountry Autism Foundation by Scott Wild

– Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation by Jim Vesci

– St. James Food Bank by Chet Williams

All are well deserved opportunities and we should thank each presenter for their interest, passion and willingness to present to the group.

Members selected Lowcountry Autism Foundation with 57% of the votes as the next organization to receive our collective funds. We will work with LAF to schedule a day for a photo. 

Our fall meeting was held in the Calibouge Room of the Spanish Wells Club. Matt and Dave were kind enough to provide refreshments.

Our first update was from Angie Brown sharing how our collective donation in July helped the Safe Harbour organization in our community.

This quarter, we started with Gary Bezilla presenting Pockets Full of Sunshine. Secondly, Craig Ostergard will be shared about Operations Patriot Forward Operating Base. Our third presenter was Bob Elliot explaining how we can assist the South Caroline Nurse Retention Incentive program in our area.

A reporter from The Post and Courier of Charleston attended with a photographer to capture the essence of our meeting and purpose.

The ballots resulted in Pockets Full of Sunshine receiving 48% of the total vote.  Always a tough decision to determine which organization to help. The vote is always so close. If 5 of the votes would have shifted, we would have had a different outcome. The runner ups will be eligible for donations in the future.

Your final donations are not in yet, but we should be close to $13,000 sent to the Charity. Generally it will take about 10 days to sort out the matching funds eligible. We informed the charity of the range of funds as well as the timing.

Although the Flu was everywhere in January, we had little problem waiting until February to get together. Three men presented stories about local charities helping in the Hilton Head area; Hilton Head Hospital Auxiliary, Hilton Head Heros and Full Spectrum Studio. All three are listed in the organization section of NEWS on the website for further information.

Between the 100 Men, the Heritage Classic Foundation and members making additional contributions, we collectively donated the following amounts:

• $12,632 for the Hilton Head Hospital Auxiliary
• $1,600 for the Full Spectrum Studio
• $1,150 for the Hilton Head Heros

The quarterly meeting was held on October 7th at Spanish Wells. The meeting started with the Director from the Boys and Girls Club sharing what was new and how the funds helped their program. We heard presentations for the Hilton Head Island Hospital Auxilliary, the Hilton Head High School Booster Club and the Hunger Coalition of the Low Country. Video recordings were taken and distributed to those unable to attend. Another close vote with the Hunger Coalition receiving the majority of the votes. We will schedule a check presentation to the charity in early November.