From staff reports
Girls Scout Troop 4105 is hosting a Community Event/Book Giveaway for Grades K through 12 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 30, at Penn Center at 16 Penn Center Circle West on St. Helena Island.
Girl Scout registration will be available for girls and adult volunteers. Light refreshments will be served, and limited seating will be available – guests are welcome to bring their own chairs.
DHEC will provide COVID vaccines for those interested.
Participants include:
EOC – Andray Holmes, Director of Community Services
Altitude Academy – President Harrison Holmes and Executive Director Jason Smalls
Absolute Total Care – Garry Bonestel, Community Relations Coordinator
Beaufort County School District Early Childhood Traveling School Bus – Rebecca Stempel, Coordinator of Early Childhood and Parent Education
Beaufort County Board of Elections – Marie Smalls, Executive Director
Lady’s Island/St. Helena Fire Department
Beaufort County EMS
Beaufort County Water Search and Rescue
Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office – Danny Allen, Crime Prevention Assistant, Public Information Officer
Penn Center – Tonya Allen Jenkins, Director of Education
First Step – Betty Washington, Executive Director
Girl Scouts of Eastern South Carolina – Nikole Rivers, Community Engagement Specialist
Beaufort High School Girls Basketball – Reggie Jones, Head Coach
National Park Service – Chris Barr, Park Ranger
Book donors include United Way of the Lowcountry, Girl Scout Troop 4105, Lady’s Island/St. Helena Fire Department, De Gullah Way Tutorial Program, Beaufort County Library St. Helena Branch, Mrs. Ervena Faulkner, Tonya Allen Jenkins, Penn Center, Inc., and Marie Gibbs.
For more information, contact Barbara J. Gardner Hunter at 347-497-9326, Faranica Reynolds at 843-476-9077 or Madie Orage Green at 843-263-4313.
