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Branding Seabrookcontinues on back page

Seabrook Island Make It Uniquely Yours

Six simple words. welve months o development.

Ater much discussion, deliberation, and divulgence, the new branding initiativeor Seabrook Island has been unveiled. Seabrook Island Make It Uniquely Yours

has become the ocial tagline o Seabrook, uniying the own, Property OwnersAssociation, and Club under one common identity.

Te meticulous process began last year, when the leadership rom all three governingentities recognized the opportunity o tying the island together under a commontheme. Up until this point in time there had been some excellent collaborative workbetween the Club, SIPOA, and the own, in advertising placements, but each hadused their own advertising content, explains David Allen, who chaired the BrandingLaunch Committee. Te leadership o the three constituencies recognized that therewas a real opportunity or the island to come toget her and create a consistent messagethat reects a core, common message that efectively communicates the primary valueo Seabrook Island.

Once the island leadership recognized the opportunity, work was commissioned tobegin. Eric Strobel and Jerry Brown, both individuals with extensive backgrounds

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Kiawah island Town hall21 Beachwalker DriveKiawah Island, SC 29455Phone: 768-9166Fax: 768-4764

seabrooKisland Town hall2001 Seabrook Island RoadSeabrook Island, SC 29455Phone: 768-9121

Fax: 768-9830Email:[email protected]

Johns island CounCilMeetings are held at the Berkeley Electric Co-op located at3351 Maybank Hwy, Johns Island.Chairman Chris Cannon: 343-5113

CharlesTon CounTyCounCil4045 Bridge View Dr, N. Charleston958-4700t

CiTyof CharlesTon75 Calhoun St.724-3745

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Seabrook Council continues on page 3

Civic

Mayor Holtz called the meeting toorder and approved the minutes rom

Julys Council meeting.

Financials

Holtz reported that the EmergencyFund is around $1 million, which hasincreased rom $250,000 in the last year.

Year to date revenues over expenditures is$245,503.87. We are comortable, Holtzsaid. We are running equivalent to thistime last yea r.

Angel Oak Preserve Eforts

Elizabeth Hagood, Executive Directoro the Lowcountry Open Land rust,presented on behal o the Angel OakPreserve eorts. Te Land rust is tryingto help preserve 17 acres o land at thecorner o Bohicket Road and Maybank

Highway, surrounding Angel Oak Park.Te rust has until September 30 to raise$1.2 million dollars towards the $3.6 landpurchase price. Te 17 acres is composedo wetland swamp and orest that connectsto the Park and Haut Gap Middle School.I the property is not protected, the 17acres will be developed as a multi-useproperty, containing 356 residential unitsplus mixed commercial properties androom or 700+ new cars. Hagood statedthat the Preserve project seeks to preservecultural heritage and history, preservethe local ecosystem, preserve educationalopportunities and community openspaces, and preserve connectivity. Itsabout more than just a tree, she said.

So ar, the City o Charleston hascommitted $250,000 towards the project;the SC Conservation Bank has committed$500,000; conservation partners

will commit $125,000; oundations,corporations, and major donors willcommit $150,000, and $25,000 wi ll comerom the public at large through grassrootseorts. Hagood hopes that the Sea IslandCommunities will provide or $150,000.

Ater hearing Hagoods presentation,Council discussed the benefts andrepercussions o providing unding to the

Angel Oak Preserve eorts. CouncilmanCummin expressed concern aboutspending money outside the own.Cummin said that because the money

will be coming rom the owns GreenbeltProgram, which can only be used undervery strict circumstances, he would supportthe eort. We still reject spending moneyoutside the own boundaries, unless wehave money that cant be used inside thegate, he said.

Mayor Holtz made a motion to use$20,000 o the owns Greenbelt undsto help purchase 17 acres as a part o the

Angel Oak Preserve eort. Te motionpassed unanimously.

Beachront Management Plan

Janet Gorski, Chair o the PlanningCommission, approached the Councilconcerning the state mandated BeachrontManagement Plan. Gorski stated that shehopes the Council could retain experts tohelp update the plan, since members othe Planning Commission are not amiliar

with the extreme technicalities that gointo the text.

Councilman Ciancio stated that theplan was indeed highly technical andbeyond the scope o expertise o thePlanning Commission, and Council, andsuggested that beore the Commissionretained outside experts, they should speak

with Kiawah who adopted their BeachManagement Plan a year ater Seabrookand has since updated it twice. Gorskiresponded that she and the PlanningCommission would check with Kiawahrepresentatives, and members within thecommunity who could be o help, beoremoving orward in aneort to retain outsideproessionals.

Community Relations

Councilman Ahearn reported thatthe Visibility Committee has started o

again in an eort to make Seabrook moreknown to potential visitors and uturehomeowners. David Allen, who chairedthe Branding Launch Committee, willhelp with the Visibility Committee as

well.

Communications

Councilman Cummin reportedthat Obviouslee Marketing, the ownsoutside marketing agency, sent in budgetestimates or the next year which has anincrease annually or about $10,800. Tis

will incorporate an increase in spendingor Google Ad Words as well as Bingadvertising. Obviouslee also suggestedsending out an e-newsletter to potential

homeowners, but Cummin stated thatthis was not practical due to the lack o anemail database.

Memorandum o Understanding

Councilman Ciancio stated that theCouncil members have a fnal drat othe Memorandum o Understandingbetween the own and the PropertyOwners Association, which will establishparameters and protocols or each entityin case o an emergency. Te MOU isnot legal or binding, but is a statemento principals to help both the own andPOA better unction in the event o adisaster. A ew o the obligations or theown include:

Hosting meetings o the DisasteryRecovery Council

Advising property owners regardingpending or threatening disasters

Seabrook Island Town CouncilAugust 27, 2013

September 9

Kiawah EnvironmentalCommittee3 p.m.Kiawah own Hall

September 11

Seabrook PlanningCommission Regular Meeting2:30 p.m.Seabrook own Hall

Kiawah CommunicationsCommittee10 a.m.Kiawah own Hall

Kiawah Public SaetyCommittee3 p.m.Kiawah own Hall

September 16

Kiawah BZA4 p.m.Kiawah own Hall

September 24

Seabrook Town Council2:30 p.m.Seabrook own Hall


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Final content o all public inormationstatements

Determining when it is appropriateto begin damage assessment ater anemergency

Providing updates to residentsregarding recovery and return status

Te POA will be responsible or cleanup behind the gate, but the own mayget involved under certain circumstances.Te MOU will be in eect or ten years,subject to termination by either entity

with a written 30-day notice.

Phillips & Jordan Contract

Ciancio said that the contract is notyet up or approval because it has notbeen reviewed. He hopes that approval

will take place within the ollowingweeks. Te contract is based on previouslyexisting contracts between the POA andPhillips & Jordan, along with the owno Kiawah and Phillips & Jordan. It hasbeen modied to take into account our

situation, he said. Te contract will lastthree years, and the own will have theoption to renew with each additional yearater. Services include debris clean-up,establishing management sites, and cut/shove operations.

Beore a disaster occurs, the own willnotiy Phillips & Jordan saying an eventis anticipated, in order to put them on aready status. I nothing happens thenthe own incurs no responsibility. Tere

is no monetary obligation until the ownissues a notice to proceed, where thescope o work will then be identied andnegotiated.

Utility Commission

Je Bostok reported that July nancialswere within budget. Te Commissionpurchased a new crane truck or $60,000

which will replace the older truck. Tenet cost ater sale will be around $58,200.Bostok said that there have been nosignicant issues and operations arenormal. It was a good month overall, hesaid.

Ordinance 2013 3

Ciancio reported that this ordinancehas been revised to refect that it is anamendment to the existing ranchiseagreement with Berkeley Electric, andnot a new agreement. Te agreementcurrently in place provides that it hasa term o 25 years, but will continueunless either party provides a 24-month

written notice to schedule an expiration

date. Te agreement then continues in2-year increments; because both theown and Berkeley Electric elt that thisis unreasonable, the ordinance is beingadjusted accordingly to refect moreappropriate renewal guidelines. Councilapproved unanimously.

Te next Seabrook Council meeting willbe held on uesday, September 24 at 2:30p.m. at Seabrook own Hall.

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Seabrook Island

Art Guild

Meetings Resume

The Art Guild will meeton Tuesday afternoon

September 17 at 3 p.m. at the

Lake House. This months

speaker will be Mary

Sanders who specializes

in oil painting. The Guild

will also be discussing

upcoming events and the

Art Show at Freshfields on

October 12 and 13. Also, Open

Art Sessions are held every

Tuesday and Thursday from

12:30 3:00 p.m. in the Eagles

Nest, Lake House. All are

welcome.

Arts

Concerts, lm screenings, ballets, madrigal easts the Arts Council on KiawahIsland really knows how to schedule an exciting season.

Since its development in 2005, the Kiawah Arts Council has devoted countles shours to developing the arts scene on the island, and bringing the community togetherunder an umbrella o artistic and cultural events. We really try to nd a balance odiferent events, explains Mary Johnson, Chair o the Arts Council. I think we ofersomething or everyone.

Johnson, who served on the Arts Council or many years beore being elected toown Council, explains that the process o bringing perormers and artists onto theisland is both extensive and time consuming. Made up o Kiawah residents, each ArtsCouncil member develops a list o potential perormance ideas and suggestions or theupcoming season. Te members then develop proposals to share with the rest o theArts Council during a special hal-day planning session. Ater the planning session,each member is given a mock budget to plan potential perormances, and sort out thenancial advantages and drawbacks to each specic event beore an ultimate scheduleis nalized.

And though not every Councilmember can have a schedule perectly t ailored to hisor her personal taste due to time and budget constraints, once the schedule is nalized,the entire Council works together to promote the new season and generate excitementamong the own. We are there at every Arts Council event as a team, Johnson says.

Te typical Arts Council Season runs rom October through March, with the bulko events occurring in January. We dont schedule events in the summer because mosthomeowners are only here or a ew days, and there is always the chance o a majorstorm, Johnson adds. By hosting several events in the winter months ater the holidayseason, it ensures that the majority o residents will be on the island and eager to ll thecold winter days with exciting events rom the Arts Council.

Te 2013 2014 season kicks of on October 6 with the 8th Annual American MusicCelebration rom 2 7 p.m. at Freshelds Village. Featuring several musical acts romacross the country, the American Music Celebration is a huge success each year and theperect way to start the Arts Council season. With ten other events scheduled or beoreChristmas, Johnson is excited to get theseason underway. Tis is the biggest all

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History

From September 27 January 5, 2014,the Gibbes Museum o Art presentsPhotography and the American Civil

War. Organized by Te Metropolitan

Museum of Art, this landmark exhibitionbrings together more than 200 o thenest and most poignant photographso the American Civil War. Troughexamples drawn rom Te Metropolitanscelebrated holdings, complemented byimportant loans rom public and privatecollections, the exhibition will examinethe evolving role o the camera duringthe nations bloodiest war. Te Warbetween the States was the great test othe young Republics commitment to itsounding precepts; it was also a watershedin photographic history. Te camerarecorded rom beginning to end theheartbreaking narrative o the epic our-year war (18611865) in which 750,000lives were lost.

Photography and the American Civil

Wareatures both amiliar and rarely seenimages that include haunting battleeldlandscapes strewn with bodies, studioportraits o armed Conederate and Unionsoldiers preparing to meet their destiny,rare multi-panel panoramas o Gettysburgand Richmond, and languorous campscenes showing exhausted troops inrepose. Also included are diagnosticmedical studies o wounded soldiers who

survived the wars last bloody battles andportraits o both Abraham Lincoln andhis assassin, John Wilkes Booth.

We are thrilled to bring this exhibition

to Charleston, the very city where the CivilWar began, says Curator o ExhibitionsPam Wall. Tese photographs tell apowerul story o our nations greateststruggle, and the ascinating intersectionbetween history and photography duringthis time per iod.

Exhibition Overview

At the start o the Civil War, the nationsphotography galleries were overowing

with a variet y o photographs o all kindsand sizes, many examples o which will beeatured in the exhibition: portraits madeon thin sheets o copper (daguerreotypes),glass (ambrotypes), or iron (tintypes),and larger, painting-sized likenesseson paper, oten embellished with Indiaink, watercolor, and oils. Te exhibition

eatures groundbreaking works byMathew B. Brady, George N. Barnard,Alexander Gardner, and imothyOSullivan, among many others. Onesuch example is Ruins in Charleston, SouthCarolina by George N. Barnard rom1865. Tis image depicting a scene o thedevastated buildings along King Streetis a particularly important photographhighlighting the artistic sensibilities oBarnards documentary work. Te images

o the loss, death, anddestruction o theSouth contain morallessons about war,

heroism, and slavery.A p p r o x i m a t e l y1,000 photographers

worked separately andin teams to producehundreds o thousandso photographsportraits and viewsthat were activelycollected during theperiod (and over thepast century and ahal) by Americanso all ages and socialclasses. In a directexpression o thenations changing vision o itsel, thecamera documented the war and alsomediated it by memorializing the events

o the battleeld as well as the consequenttoll on the home ront.

Gibbes Museum of Art

Established as the Carolina ArtAssociation in 1858, the Gibbes Museumo Art opened its doors to the public in1905. Located in Charlestons historicdistrict, the Gibbes houses a premiercollection o over 10,000 works,principally American with a Charleston

or Southern connection, and presentsspecial exhibitions throughout the year. Inaddition, the museum ofers an extensivecomplement o public programming and

educational outreach initiatives that servethe community by stimulating creativeexpression and improving the regionssuperb quality o lie. Visit highlightso the Gibbes collection on Google ArtProject atwww.googleartproject.com. TeMuseum is open ues Sat rom 10 a.m.to 5 p.m. and on Sunday rom 1 5 p.m.

Admission is $9 adults, $7 student andmilitary, $5 children.

Capturing the Civil WarS P E C I A L P H O T O G R A P H Y E X H I B I T C O M E S T O G I B B E S M U S E U M

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Gardening

he rst monthly meeting o the Kiawah Island Garden Club will be held onMonday, September 9 at the Sandcastle. Brian Mil leman, owner o Arbor Care,and his son Daniel will speak about Tings You Should Know about Caring

or your rees and Shrubs. Mr. Milleman and hi s sons all went to Clemson and are al lcertied arborists. Tey will be giving us tips on which trees do best here on Kiawah,how to care or them and prune them, and what diseases aict them.

Te Garden Club welcomes new and old members and will have regular programseach month as well as many workshops or hands-on experience in various skills andcrats. Tere are also several eld trips planned, including one to the Darla MooreBotanical Garden in Lake City and another to see the wonderul Christmas lights atthe Riverbank Zoo and Gardens in Columbia.

Te Garden Club also ofers volunteer experience at the KICA greenhouse, under

the leadership o Kathy Fishburn, as well as in assisting at the Plant Sale, throughwhich the Club hopes to raise money to assist KICA in building a bigger and bettergreenhouse.

In order to join the Garden Club you must be a member o POPS and Nancy Smith,president o POPS, will be at the September 9 meeting to collect the $15 dues. TeGarden Club treasurer, Florence Dowdy, will also be there to collect the $15 dues orthe Club. Te Garden Club will be led again this year by our president, Joan Collar.

You can contact any o these ladies or urther inormation.

Te meeting on the 9begins with a social gathering and rereshments at 9:30 a.m. atthe Sandcastle, ollowed by a meeting at 10:00 when Mr. Milleman will begin teachingus all about Kiawahs trees and shrubs.

Kiawah Garden Club

Back in ActionF I R S T M E E T I N G A D D R E S S E S

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Daily

With a eet o over 30 trucks on the roads o Charleston daily, Limehouse

Produce has strived to nd a un, visual way to showcase their customers,armers and products on these driving billboards. Working with designer

Gil Shuler, they have now produced several wrapped vehicles that showcase everythingrom the elds at Rosebank Farms, to resh local produce like eggplant and blackberries,

to the vegetable plate at FIG. As a throwback to the original hand painted trucks theyonce used, Limehouse Produce is excited to launch the newest o the eeta series o

cartoon style produce that are un and whimsical characters.

As they

celebrate the

production o thenew truck, they

also kickof a unFind the Truck

campaign. Forthis promotion,

people aroundthe Charleston

area, once they

see a truck, can snap a photograph and post to either the companys Facebook page(www.acebook.com/pages/Limehouse-Produce/145010405572579) or on Instagram

(@limehouselocal). One lucky person who submits an image will be randomly selectedeach week until September 27 to receive

items like:

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Hurricanes, storms, etc., are NOT included in the predictions.Tidal current direction changes and tide time predictions can bevery diferent. Tide predictions are PREDICTIONS; they can be

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Daily

he cultural sites alongCharlestons Museum Mile

have come together or the th annual MuseumMile Weekend on September 20-22, 2013. A

single pass allows visitors complimentary admissionto 13 sites along and around Meeting Street in historicdowntown Charleston over the course o the three-day

weekend. Many o the cultural institutions will also oerspecial programs during Museum Mile Weekend. Te

Weekend Pass is only $25 or adults and $10 or children12 and under. I purchased separately, adult admissionor the participating sites would cost over $100 or adultsand more than $50 or children.

Launched in 2008 as a cooperative marketing eortamong non-prot organizations, Charlestons MuseumMile eatures the richest concentration o cultural sitesopen to visitors in downtown Charleston. Along andaround the one-mile section o Meeting Street, visitorscan discover six museums, ve nationally important

historic houses, our scenic parks and a 300-year-oldPowder Magazine. Once a year during Museum Mile

Weekend, the attractions collaborate to oer admissionswith a single pass.

With its close proximity to the Charleston VisitorCenter, the Museum Mile is a great place or visitors tobegin exploring the rich history and culture o Charleston.Te 5th annual Museum Mile Weekend makes it evenmore un and aordable to enjoy these 13 ascinatingsites, says Charleston Area Convention and VisitorsBureau Executive Director Helen Hill.

Participating Sites on Friday, Saturday, andSunday:

Aiken-Rhet t House 48 Elizabeth StreetTe Aiken-Rhett House was built in c.1820 and thenexpanded by Gov. and Mrs. William Aiken, Jr. in the

1830s. Original outbuildings include the kitchen, slavesquarters, stable, coach house and privies. Children areinvited to enjoy a scavenger hunt throughout the weekendas they explore the house, grounds and outbuildings andlearn more about the people who lived and worked on theproperty.

Te Charleston Museum 360 Meeting Street

Americas rst museum showcases the cultural andnatural history o South Carolinas Lowcountry. OnFriday, a series o curator-led collection tours are oered:11:00 a.m. Charleston during the Civil War, 2:00 p.m.Charleston Silver. Childrens crats and scavenger huntoccur Saturday 1:00-3:00 p.m.

Childrens Museum of the Lowcountry 25 Ann Street

Te Childrens Museum o the Lowcountry oersnine interactive exhibits, including a two-story MedievalCastle, a pirate ship and an Art Room, allowing childrento explore the arts, sciences and humanities through their

own hands-on experiences. Te Childrens Museum othe Lowcountry will be exploring Iceland. Well roll upour sleeves to create glaciers, volcanoes and mud pools!

Confederate Museum 188 Meeting Street

Since 1898, the Daughters o the Conederacy haveoperated the Conederate Museum, which contains fags,uniorms, swords and other Conederate memorabilia.Tis museum is closed on Sundays.

Edmondston-Alston House 21 East Battery

Te Edmondston-Alston House was one o the rstdwellings built on Charlestons High Battery in 1825.View a ne collection o amily urnishings, books, silverand paintings. See an exhibit o original amily Civil Warletters.

Gibbes Museum of Art 135 Meeting Street

Experience Charlestons history through art! Explore

stories o the Lowcountry as seen through painting,miniature portraiture, sculpture, photographs andmore. Enjoy the ongoing exhibition o our permanentcollection, Te Charleston Story, highlighting signicantpeople, places, and periods throughout Charlestons pastand present. Visit the third largest col lection o miniatureportraits in the country.

Heyward-Washington House 87 Church Street

Built in 1772, Charlestons Revolutionary WarHouse was the townhome o Tomas Heyward, Jr.,Revolutionary War patriot and signer o the Declarationo Independence. In addition to regular house tours,special Revolutionary War ocus tours are oered Friday,

Saturday, and Sunday at 4 p.m.

Joseph Manigault House 350 Meeting Stre et

Charlestons Huguenot House was built in 1803and is a premier example o Adam-style, or Federal,architecture. Friday, Saturday & Sunday at 4 p.m., ocustours at the Joseph Manigault House will give a glimpse othe houses ascinating World War II history, in additionto regular house tours.

Te Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon 122 East BayStreet

Completed in 1771 as the New Exchange and CustomHouse, visitors can explore Charlestons colonial,Revolutionary and Civil War past while retracing thesteps o presidents, patriots and pirates!

Old Slave Mart Museum 6 Chalmers Street

Te Museums exhibits ocus on the domestic slavetrade rom the perspectives o historically-documented

slaveowners, slave traders and enslaved AricanAmericans, and speak to their stories, contributions andlegacies. Tis museum is closed on Sundays.

Te Powder Magazine 79 Cumberland Street

South Carolinas oldest public building, Te PowderMagazine (circa 1713) served as an arsenal within theold walled city and was utilized through the AmericanRevolution. Musket drilling and cart ridge rolling or kids

will be oered Saturday rom 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Live musketring demonstration will be oered Saturday at 12 noon.

Nathaniel Russell House 51 Meeting StreetVisitors are invited to admire the grand Federal styletownhouse o Charleston merchant Nathaniel Russell,built in 1808. Children are invited to enjoy a scavengerhunt and amily-ocused guided tours throughoutthe weekend. Te scavenger hunt will include cluesrelated to the museums exhibit, Te Russell Family andthe Enslaved, which emphasizes the Arican-Americanexperience at the Nathaniel Russell House and eaturesrevealing period artiacts.

South Carolina Historical Society -100 Meeting Street

Te Historical Society is one o the states oldestrepository o letters, maps and images. Please join us atthe historic Fireproo Building or a special exhibit onTe History o Gol in South Carolina. Fridays toursare at 1p.m., 2p.m., and 3p.m. and Saturdays tours at 11a.m., 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. Tis site is closed on Sundays.

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ickets to the BB& CharlestonWine + Food Festival LaunchParty

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Popular Limehouse Producetrucker hat

Bag o resh produce

Anyone can submit photos and there isalso no limit to the amount that one postto the sites. Limehouse Produce does askthat all photos are done parked and not

while driving a vehicle.

A major community beneactor overthe years, Limehouse Produce Companyhas been providing armed produce andproducts to the Charleston area or over70 years. Listening and responding totheir hundreds customer needs, they alsond the best products around the worldor ches to showcase on their menus.Regardless o season, Limehouse Producecan source resh, quality produce romone o their 70+ local armers aroundthe country.

o learn more about Limehouse Produce,visit www.limehouseproduce.com or call

556.3400.

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Golf

Aman came to the Wellness Housedental clinic or the emergencytreatment o severe pain. He was

a che in a local restaurant but had nodental insurance or savings. Ater severalappointments his teeth were nallyrepaired and painless, or the rst time inyears.

Tis gol tournament is being heldso that Our Lady o Mercy CommunityOutreach can continue helping the localcommunity.

Our Lady o Mercy CommunityOutreach will be celebrating its 21st AnnualBenet Gol ournament on Wednesday,October 2, 2013. Te tournament will be

held at the acclaimed Gol Club at BriarsCreek on Johns Island. All proceeds romthe tournament support Our Lady oMercy Community Outreachs missionto provide educational, health and directoutreach services to people in need on

James, Johns and Wadmalaw Islands andthe Neighborhood House in Charleston,

while encouraging and supporting sel-sufciency and sel-esteem. Our Lady oMercy Community Outreach Services,established in 1989, is a non-prot, 5013organization sponsored by the Sisters oCharity o Our Lady o Mercy.

Registration starts at 11:30 a.m.ollowed by lunch and pre-tournament

activities. Te tournament starts at 1 p.m.Players have the potential to win a caror cash in the Hole In One contest. Tedinner and awards ceremony begins at 6p.m.

Te entry ee per player is $375, whichincludes gol ees, lunch, rereshments anddinner at the Clubhouse. Sponsorshippackages are available: Beneactor

$10,000, Corporate $5,000, Cart$5,000, Gold $2,500 and Silver $1,000.Registrations and sponsorships arerequested by September 18.

For more inormation about Our Ladyo Mercy Community Outreach and the 21stAnnual Beneft Gol Tournament, pleasecall 559-4109 or visit www.olmoutreach.org .

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RIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6

stainable Seafood Dinnere Atlantic Room at Kiawah teams uph the Sustainable Sea ood Initiative tove guests a ve-course dinner eaturinganish avors, sustainable sh, and winerings with each course. 6:30 p.m. Teantic Room. 1002 Ocean Course Drive.r more ino, call 768-2790.

ATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7

abrook Island Garden Tourit and enjoy six breathtaking gardens,h with its own theme and personality!e cost is $30, which is a donation to thespice o Charleston Foundation. Includes

tour and rereshments. Make checks payableto Hospice o Charleston Foundation andsend to Paula Adamson, 2500 Cat ail PondRd., Seabrook. 9:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m.

Charleston County Adopt-A-HighwayLitter CleanupTroughout the county, volunteers will bepicking up trash on our roadsides duringthe cleanup event. Volunteers can pick upsupplies on Wednesday, September 4 rom9 a.m. 3 p.m. at S.C. Department oransportations Charleston Maintenanceacility located at 2401 Maintenance Wayin North Charleston. For more ino onthe litter cleanup, contact Angela Crouchby phone at 722-5940 extension 112 or bye-mail at [email protected].

Mega Mud Run ChallengeMega Mud Runs are intense 5k 7kobstacle course runs designed to test youboth mentally and physically. Te MMCRuns are not races; instead they arechallenges that demand competitors tocompete at the highest level, while callingon mental strength and physical agility.Competitors gain a sense o accomplishmentwhile building lie -long relationships withellow Mega Mud maniacs. Hosted byLegare Farms. 2620 Hanscombe PointRoad, Johns Island. For more ino, and toregister, visitwww.megamudrunchallenge.com

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9

Kiawah Garden Club MeetingBrian Milleman, owner o Arbor Care, andhis son Daniel will speak about Tings YouShould Know about Caring or your reesand Shrubs. Te Sandcastle. Social at 9:30a.m. with meeting at 10 a.m.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11

Sip and Stroll at Bohicket MarinaCome join us or Sip and Stroll at

Bohicket Marina. Sip and stroll themarina enjoying something special romeach participating merchant and takein the gorgeous sunset over BohicketCreek. Sponsored by Te BohicketMerchants Association. 4 6 p.m.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13

6th Symposium on the Ecology, Status, &Conservation of Diamondback TerrapinsSpecial presentation by Dr. Michael Dorcas.Join in on over 40 presentations by scientistsrom a national level. Events continuethrough September 15. For more ino, visithttp://www.bio.davidson.edu/terrapin2013/welcome.html.

Seabrook Island Garden ClubTe Seabrook Island Garden Club welcomesa new season! Challenging and excitingprograms are scheduled so plan to join andmeet every second Friday o each monthin the Live Oak Hall at the Lake Housebeginning at 9:30 a.m. or rereshmentsand meetings and programs immediatelyollowing at 10 a.m. All are welcome.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14

Downton Abbey Marathon at JohnsIsland Regional LibraryWatch three episodes oDownton Abbeyeach Saturday, starring Hugh Bonneville,Elizabeth McGovern and Maggie Smith.High ea will be served and costumesencouraged. Each Saturday you can enterour rae or the 3 season DVD box setto be given away the end o October.Johns Island Regional Library, 3531Maybank Highway. Call 559-1945 or moreinormation. Free and open to the public.10:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m.

Coastal Island Horse ShowJoin us or an open and hunter horseshow on Johns Island at the Mullet HallEquestrian Center! All horse shows atMullet Hall are ree and open to thepublic. Sponsored by CCPRC. 8 a.m. 5 p.m. Mullet Hall Equestrian Center.For more inormation, visit www.coastalislandhorseshows.com.

Dirty Girl Mud RunDirty Girl is a womens only run or

women o all ages and athle tic abilities. Itsan untimed 5K obstacle course designedto push you slightly out o your comortzone, but only as ar as youre comortablegoing. Form teams and help cheer yourellow Dirty Girls to the nish. Youll ndexcitement, laughter and camaraderieaswell as lots o music and even s ome adultbeverages. Its a mud-covered day youllnever orget. Legare Farms 2620 HanscomePoint Road, Johns Island. $85. For moreino, visit www.godirtygirl.com.

4th Annual Blackwater Ukulele FestivalBring your ukulele and come join in onthe un. I you dont have one, dont worry there will be plenty or sale. Enjoy localcrat vendors, ood vendors, boat rides, thebuttery house, wildlie, walking trails, andmore at Cypress Gardens. Festival eventsare ree with general admission ticket. Tisincludes a ukulele class, hula class, a hulaexhibition, concert by the Charleston HotShots and the V-ones, boat ride jams,and ukulele open mic. For more ino, visitestival.charlestonhotshots.com or call 761-4859.

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StorytimesWee Reads (birth to 24 months with adult)Mondays, September 16 and 23 at 10:30 a.m.

Babygarten (birth to 18 months with adult)Mondays, September 30 at 10:30 a.m.ime or wos(2 3 years old with adult)uesdays, September 17 and 24 at 10:30 a.m.Preschool Storytime(3 6 years with adult)Wednesdays, September 18 and 25 at10:30 a.m.

Preschool Zone (3 6 years with adult)Fridays, September 20 and 27 at 10:30a.m.

Computer Basics (adults/young adults)Monday, September 9 rom 6 8 p.m.Tis class provides a basic introduction tothe personal computer and its parts. Learnhow to use the mouse and navigate thecomputer screen. Tere is time or hands-on practice. No computer experience isnecessary.Excel 2007 Basics (adults/young adults)uesday, September 10 rom 10 a.m. 12 p.m.

Saturday, September 21 rom 10 a.m. 12 p.m.An introduction to spreadsheets usin gMicrosot Excel. Tis session providesa basic overview and common uses orspreadsheets. Learn basic Excel unctionsand build a simple budget spreadsheet.Prerequisite: Word Basics or someexperience using MS Word will be helpul.

Files and Folders: File Organization andManagement(adults/young adults)Monday, September 23 rom 6 8 p.m.Learn how to organize your computerles more eectively. Basic conceptsinclude: creating a le or document,creating olders, naming olders and savingdocument in a older and deleting les.Prerequisite: Computer Basics will behelpul.

Keyboard Basics (adults/young adults)Monday, September 16 rom 6 8 p.m.Basic orientation to using the computerkeyboard. Learn to be a more efcientkeyboarder. General instructionand hands-on practice. No computerexperience is necessary.

Internet Basics (adults/young adults)Monday, September 30 rom 6 8 p.m.

An introduction to the Internet, ocusingon the World Wide Web, using InternetExplorer. Provides an overview o howthe Internet is structured and introducessearching on the World Wide Web.Prerequisite: Some experience using amouse will be helpul.

PowerPoint Basics (adults/young adults)uesday, September 17 rom 10 a.m. 12p.m.Overview o Microsot PowerPoint, asotware program or designing creativepresentations and slideshows. Create asimple presentation and learn how to usethis program to produce eective printedmaterials. Prerequisite: Word Basics orsome experience using MS Word will behelpul.

Publisher: Create a Calendar for theSchool Year (adults/young adults)uesday, September 24 rom 10 a.m. 12 p.m.Create a calendar or the new schoolyear! Learn the basics o this desktoppublishing program. MS Publisher isdesigned or creating greeting cards, yers,signs, brochures, calendars, and muchmore. Prerequisite: Word Basics or someexperience using MS Word will be helpul.

Word 2007 Basics (adults/young adults)uesday, September 3 rom 10 a.m. 12 p.m.Saturday, September 7 rom 10 a.m. 12 p.m.An introduction to the basic tools oMicrosot Word. Learn how to enter andormat text, change margins and linespacing, and copy and paste text. Savingand printing tips will also be discussed.Prerequisite: Some experience using amouse will be helpul.

All computer classes are ree. For moreinormation please call 559-1945 and askor the Reerence Department. Class spaceis available or 8 participants per session.

Zumba(adults)Mondays, September 16, 23, and 30 rom6 7 p.m. Wednesdays, Se ptember 4, 11,18, and 25 rom 6 7 p.m.Join us or a un and energeti c Zumbaaerobics class.

Downton AbbeyFilm Marathon (adultsand teens 16 and up)Saturdays, September 7, 14, 21, and 28from 10:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m.Season 1 & part o season 2 (lmmarathon to continue Saturdays inOctober)

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season we have had in years, she explains. We arejust about maxed out in terms o events.

As the ar ts scene on Kiawah continues to grow, itis likely that big things are in store or the uture othe Kiawah Island Arts Council, and the residents

that beneft rom the eclectic mix o perormances.Johnson hopes the c aliber o events will rise as well,as the Council explores bringing in bigger namesand more nationally renowned acts.

For more information on the Kiawah Island ArtsCouncil, or to view a list of upcoming events, visitwww.kiawahisland.org/kiawah-arts-council.

Grape harvest season is here, summer is adingaway, and that can only mean one thing timeor the annual Grape Stomp at Irvin House

Vineyards. Last Saturday, Lucy-look-alikes and estival

ans rom across the islands gathered on WadmalawIsland to celebrate the start o the grape harvest season.Guilt Ridden Troubadour and Bret Mosley providedlive music, HomeTeam BBQ, Jacks Cosmic Dogs,

Lowcountry Creole, Stono Ca, Tomato Shed Ca,Dulce Truck, King o Pops, and Mr. Koolies providedan endless assortment o delicious bites, and Irvin Housemade sure that there was plenty o wine and wine-a-ritas.

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he Kiawah-Seabrook Exchange Club installed

their new board o directors or 2013-2014. Teclub just completed a very successul year. Someo the achievements are as ollows:

Te club exceeded their goal by selling $153,000in ads, which were distributed in grants or thelocal needs o our community.

A redesigned Kiawah-Seabrook Exchange ClubHandbook published and distributed by the club

will oer more value or all end users.

Te club had a diverse speaker list throughout theyear which provided a broad range o topics that

were interesting and inormative to all members.

A wide variety o social and special event activitiesconsisted o: CSO concerts, gol outing, a GreatGatsby Gala and a 5K/10K run.

Te club continued its tribute to Americanismby placing fags around the islands on Memorial

Day and the Fourth o July. It is also one o thecontributors to the fag at the circle.

Te club created an annual recognition and awardcalled the Angel Oak Award were it awarded$5,000 in grant money to its recipients charity ochoice.

Te club distributed a total o $110,000 ingrants to the local needs o our community in

the ollowing areas: Youth and Education, Child

Abuse Prevention, Community Service andAmericanism.

Come make a dierence, join our club and exchange

some o your time and ta lents!For more information, email [email protected].

Club Kicks Of New SeasonO F F I C E R S I N S T A L L E D F O R N E W

K I A WA H - S E A B R O O K E X C H A N G E C L U B Y E A R

BY MIKE GORSKI

Te Kiawah Seabrook Exchange Club welcomes a new board of directors for the 2013 2014 year.

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One o the more common thingsI hear rom clients is, My dogseems a little arthritic but I

know he/she is not in any pain cause he/she is not crying. By the time you areseeing signs like limping, reluctance tojump, muscle loss, slowness to get up ordown, or inability to get in or out o thecar, your dog is in pain. Dogs and catsshow pain very dierently than people.Tey typically do not cry or whimperbut may hide, pant, shiver as i cold, orhave behavioral changes. Osteoarthritisis painul because o inammation,destruction o cartilage, and eventual boneon bone contact. I you are seeing any othese signs, your pet needs to be evaluatedby your veterinarian to determine whatjoint is aected. A ull physica l exam willbe perormed to note any areas o muscleatrophy, thickened joints, swollen joints,or joints with decreased range o motion.

Radiographs, or X-rays, may also be takento ully examine the joints and bones.

Te most common therapy orosteoarthritis is oral medication. NSAIDsor non-steroidal anti-inammatories aretypically prescribed or inammation dueto arthritis. Pain medications may alsobe prescribed. Most pets, including cats,need some orm o oral medication andjoint supplements to aid in making themmore comortable on a day-to-day basis.One o the new emerging and excitingfelds in veterinary medicine is physicalrehabilitation. Yes, just like humanphysical therapy! Physical rehabilitation

can aid our arthritic patients by increasingcirculation, building back muscle mass,decreasing pain, and improving mobility.

One o the most rustrating issues orclients is having an overweight pet withosteoarthritis. Tis is a catch 22 orthese pets because they need to exercise tolose the weight but are unable to due totheir decreased mobility and pain. Tatswhere physical rehabilitation can playa huge role. Swimming, laser therapy,massage, and heat therapy are just someo the tools we use to improve comortand mobility in our overweight, arthriticpatients. By incorporating these therapiesinto their lie they lose weight, becomemore comortable, and are able to returnto more unction.

Due to the pain, stines s, and decreasedmuscle mass most arthritic animals do notwant to move very much. Tis is one othe worst things we can do or them. Itis very important that our arthritic petsmove to increase circulation, promotemuscle building, and prevent stiness.Home exercises are an easy and un wayto help arthritic patients. Home exercisesare tailored to each patient dependingon what joints are aected and can bedone inside a cool environment. Most othese exercises will incorporate things youalready have at home and wil l ocus on newtricks and some activities that your petalready enjoys. Over time these exerciseswill become easy and your pet will beready or more challenging therapy! Other

modalities such as ENS (transcutaneouselectrical nerve stimulation), laser therapy,and therapeutic ultrasound may also aid

in improving your pets mobility.I your pet has already been diagnosedwith osteoarthritis physical therapyshould begin immediately. Tis way atherapy, exercise, and pain program canbe ormulated so your pet may be on themove again.

Dr. Stewart is staf veterinarianat the CVRC Department o PhysicalRehabilitation. She can be reached at

[email protected]. She isavailable or consultations on dogs and cats.Charleston Veterinary Reerral Center is a24-hour emergency and reerral specialtyhospital located in West Ashley at 3483Shelby Ray Court. For more ino, call614-VETS (8387).

Moving Towards MobilityE X P L O R I N G A LT E R N A T I V E T H E R A P I E S F O R O S T E O A R T H R I T I S

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any o us use ammable gases, such as propane andnatural gas, or various purposes in and around our

homes such as heating, cooking, water, etc. However,many o us take or granted that the system is still operatingproperly and has no problems. What we want to do in this a rticleis give you a ew saety tips to keep you and your amily sae.

Some things to remember are:

Check the heat exchangers or cracks, rust and corrosion.

Clean and check the ue and vent pipes or any obstructions,corrosion or pipe separations.

Check your heating system, or have it tested, or properventilation.

Clean or replace all urnace lters.

Check blower operation, clean and lubricate.

Check and adjust any pilots and burners.

Check that your gas appliances produce a sharp blue ame.

Check all electrical connections and controls.

Check all hoses or cracks, breaks or other signs odeterioration

Have your chimney, appliances and heating equipmentinspected and tested by a qualied proessional every year.

Install ventless heaters in accordance with manuacturerspecications, never using them as a primary heat source.

Install at lea st one carbon monoxide detector in your home.

Keep exhaust vents and intake air vents or gas appliancesclear to prevent carbon monoxide rom accumulating inyour home.

Never use a ga s oven or stovetop or heating your home.

Never use a portable charcoal or propane grill indoors.

Ensure cooking appliances or grills are kept clean o greaseand debris.

Always have utilities marked prior to digg ing bycalling 811.

I you smell gas in your home open windows anddoors and go outside. Ten contact the re departmentand your utility company.

Following these saety tips will better protect you,your amily, and your home against re. Contactyour natural gas or propane provider or moreinormation.

As always i you have any questions, would likea re and lie saety program or need a smoke alarminstalled eel ree to contact the St. Johns Fire/Rescue,Fire Prevention Division.

For more information, contact Captain Chad A. Kelly, FirePrevention Specialist, St. Johns Fire and Rescue at 864 4384.

Stay Safe WhenUsing Gas

BY CAPTAIN CHAD KELLY

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am so conused! What is what and what do Iwant?

I get this question all the time and the best

answer is a question. What do you want to do?Lets start with smart phones and what way to

go. iPhones are still the industry standard althoughSamsung and their Android based phones arepushing right up against them. One advantage theiPhone has over the others is the ease o use rightout o the box and the massive amount o accessoriesavailable. From holders and speakers to many printersnowadays being Airprint ready the iPhone is simpleto use. Android based phones can be easy to use iyou have had a smartphone beore, as a rst timeuser they can be a bit daunting and printing is not assimple as with the iPhone. I have an Android phoneand like it, but would be happy with an iPhone.

ablets again have a giant in the eld and its theiPad. Ive used iPads and other tablets and still, theiPad beats in most categories except or one price.

With the basic model at over $500 ater taxes its

double what a lot o others can be had or. You can getthe iPad mini or around $350 with tax; again othersin that size can be had or much less. Te Androidbased and Windows based tablets can run as little as$100 and with some o the ull unction Windowsbased tablet hybrids at over $1,000 which rivals thetop end iPad. Te best I can suggest is consideringsomething like the Nexus tablet or price and appsavailable or go with the iPad; just consider the priceand who is using it. A younger k id could do with thecheaper pad, while Mom, Dad, or a college studentmight do better with the higher end products.

Finally, lets look at laptops and desktops. Inyears past the desktop home computer was much

stronger than any laptop and was the way to goor a home oce. Te desktop is where you have atower or box that is the guts o the computer and

a separate monitor, keyboard and mouse. A desktopcan also be an all-in-one that is the monitor andtower combined with a keyboard/mouse attached.Laptops can come in all kinds o sizes rom the smallnetbook to large 19 screen models. Nowadaysthe computing power o a laptop rivals the desktopsand usually is comparable in price. One thing toconsider with a laptop is to use it as a desktop. Yourcomputer guy can set up a laptop to be used as atower with a large monitor and wireless keyboard/mouse attached to it. When at the home desk its justlike having a desktop with the large screen andnormal sized keyboard and a mouse, but i you needto go somewhere else you just unplug all the extrasand take your laptop with you.

With all products consider what you want to do,how you want to do it, and how mobile you want tobe with it. Remember that smartphones and tablets

do a lot but some tasks, like writing this column,are much easier on a real computer. I use a laptopas a tower with a 25-inch monitor and ull sizedkeyboard. I love it!

Finally, with summer over and school back in,please watch out or the students and the parentstaking them to/rom school or bus stops. I will bestepping of the Carnival Fantasy as this paper hitsthe stands and will be ready to help i you need it.

I look forward to some good questions and helpingyou out. If you need immediate assistance you can alwayscall Rent A Bob at 822-7794 or email at [email protected].

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Last Sunday, the Charleston Tea Plantation onWadmalaw Island came alive with street rods,trucks, motorcycles, and cars rom the early

twentieth century all the way through today. For thesecond year in a row, the Plantation provided the groundsto raise money or a specifc charity; this years event raised

unds or the Lowcountry Firefghter Support Team, anonproft organization dedicated to providing behavioralhealth services or frefghters and their amilies.

Motor MadnessC H A R L E S T O N T E A P L A N T AT I O N H O S T S S T E E L P O N Y C H A R I T Y R I D E

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he Kiawah-Seabrook Exchange Clubshowcased a year o communityinvolvement in their 2013- 2014

Community Handbook. Te new ormat allowseasy access to the inormation contained in theexpanded efort. Tere are color tabs or sectionson club activities, charitable giving and assortedinormation, like tide tables and native wildlie.Te combination makes or interesting reading,while displaying the advertisements o manycommitted service providers.

Several pages explain that the K-S ExchangeClubs approximately 100 (male and emale)members provide time, talent, and grants tomany local organizations. Tey range romDarkness to Light (child abuse prevention),Charleston Symphony Orchestra, to severallocal schools and other educational and medialorganizations. I you are interested in joining orhelping out, please go to www.ks-exchangeclub.com.

Te handbook is the major und raising eforto the club. I you are interested in advertisingdirectly to the residents o Briars Creek,Cassique, Kiawah, Kiawah River Estates, and Seabrook please email [email protected]. Many thanks to those committed businesses that recognize the value oan ad in our Community Handbook and or allowing the Club to be so supportive oso many activities.

For more information on the Kiawah Seabrook Exchange Club, visit www.ks-e xchangeclub.com.

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Community HandbookBY MIKE GORSKI

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What a pleasant change August, while ull o sun,had seasonally cooler weather

instead o blazing heat. Lower temperatures

translated into better shing, even in theaternoon. Te August trout bite was oneo the best in recent memory. As the watertemperature begins to trend lower, expectshing to improve urther as sh eagerlychase the abundance o bait in our waters.

Redsh are happily eating articialplastic lures, especially those that mimicthe glass minnows so abundant in ourwaters. Zmans 3 streakz in smokeyshad is an excellent choice. I pair this lurewith a 1/8oz. jighead. Make sure to varyyour rate o retrieve as you work a spot.Sometimes just slowing down or speedingup your retrieve can make the bite cometo lie.

rout and popping corks remain aperect pair. We are nding trout eedingmore aggressively and in greater numbers.Even better, were starting to catchmultiple sh in the three pound rangealong with the abundance o smallersh. Ive been using mud minnows asbait almost exclusively as shrimp justget shredded by bait stealers. Well otenthrow articial shrimp instead and youllbe surprised how well this works.

Shark shing will likely end this monthas the water temperatures drop. But or thetime being, the bonnethead bite has beenred hot. Blue crab and menhaden work

very well rigged on bigger circle hooksin sizes 5/0 7/0. Sharks are true crowdpleasers or kids and youll be sure to maketheir day i you catch a ew.

With the advent o all, water clarityshould begin to improve which is alwaysa boon to fy shermen. However, somewaters do remain murky. o help improveour odds, we have been using dark fies orfies with lots o fash that the redsh cansee easier. A black wiggler or a gold spoonfy are both good options.

See you on the water!

Capt. Geo Bennett operates CharlestonCharter Fishing providing y fshing andlight tackle charters. Clients choose rom a

ull menu o y rods, art ifcial and live baitfshing options with charter s tailored to theirdesires. USCG licensed and insured, Capt.Bennett is committed to providing a sae andenjoyable charter to anglers o all skill levelsand ages. For more inormation, call Capt.Bennett at 324-3332, visit his website atwww.charlestoncharterfshing.com or emailhim at [email protected].

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in marketing and branding, put togethera Branding Coalition team made up oisland residents representing the own,SIPOA, and Club that ocused on theinitial step o the two-step developmentprocess. Tis rst step dealt withestablishing an overall strategic message,dubbed the brand positioning, whichwould ultimately serve as the oundationon which the nal tagline and advertising

would be based. Te objective o this rststep was to decide on a uniying themethat the campaign would convey. Weneeded to dene the most importantand diferentiating benets o SeabrookIsland, Allen says.

But with everything rom pristinebeaches to a world-class equestrian acilityand a wide range o amenities, how do youdecide what should dene the island?

Ater developing a list o over 50benets o living and purchasing onSeabrook Island, the Branding Coalitiondeveloped six diferent drats o potentialbrand positioning statements. Tese werethen put in ront o a Focus Group madeup o island residents, many being recentpurchasers, or review and eedback.It was an outstanding springboard orwhat proved to be the most importantduring point in the overall process,Allen explains. What it did was showus that its not just the act that SeabrookIsland has great gol, or beaches, or tennisacilities, or activities. Its the act that wehave all o these things and can ofer themto both residents and visitors. It givesthem the ability to congure a liestylethat best meets their individual interestsand dreams.

Tats when the light bulb came on.By the end o last year, the Branding

Coalition had successully developed auniying theme that received unanimousand enthusiastic approval rom theislands leadership. Trough the brandpositioning, the Coalition had dened thecompetitive space and the target audience,and outlined the most signicant anddiferentiating benets o SeabrookIsland, along with reasons to believe

those benets to be true. With the brandpositioning nalized, the island was nowpositioned to execute on the strategy todevelop the actual messaging that wouldbe conveyed to the outside world througha new tagline and associated advertising.

A ew simple words to capture a giantmessage.

At the beginning o thenew year, a new team wasput together charged withexecuting the second stepo the two-step process.Te Branding LaunchCommittee was made upo representatives rom theown, POA, and Club thatincluded residents and ull-

time staf. Te process otranslating the new brandpositioning into an actualtagline and associatedadvertising proved to be ahighly iterative process. Atermany meetings with lots odeliberation, the BrandingLaunch Committee, inpartnership with ObviousleeMarketing, were able tonalize an advertising

campaign and tagline that really hit themark, according to Allen. Te campaignwould need to catch the readers attention,entice the reader to read the ad, andultimately motivate the reader to learnmore about Seabrook Island. In a onepage ad, you arent going to communicateeverything that is available, Allen says.What we needed to do was come upwith a way to communicate that SeabrookIsland ofers a wide diversity o options

that enables residents and visitors tocongure their own ideal liestyle, butdo so in a concise, yet compelling anddiferentiated manner.

Te end result? A new advertisingcampaign that does just that, capped bythe new tagline: Seabrook Island MakeIt Uniquely Yours

Te eedback on the new advertisingand tagline has been overwhelminglypositive, Allen says. Weve had universaland enthusiastic support rom theleadership, and extremely strong supportacross the community, Allen explains.When you think about it, the messagingresonates not only with potential newproperty owners and visitors, but alsowith current property owners, which isexactly what we were ater.

Te hard work and dedication othe own, the Club, and the POA is atestament to the mutual collaboration thatcontinues to grow on Seabrook Island.

Its just one o the aspects o SeabrookIsland that continues to draw visitors,guests, and homeowners in year ater year.Te search to make it uniquely yours.

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