<b>For supporting holiday food and toy drive</b>

The Low Country Women’s’ Fellowship (“TLC Women”) would like to thank everyone who supported the First Annual Lowcountry Holiday Toy &amp; Food Drive. As a result of your efforts, many families were blessed with toys and food during this holiday season. Thanks to the following businesses that supported the efforts:

• Hilton Garden Inn

• Budget Print

• Rabinowitz School Of Music

• The Chocolate Tree

• Walmart

• Belk

• Piggly Wiggly

• Food Lion

• Happy Nails

• Sea Eagle Market

• Glamour Beauty Supply

• Artistic Flower Shop

• Cat Island Pro Golf Shop

• Cat Island Pub &amp; Grill

• Discovery Place Childcare &amp; Learning Center

We’d like to thank the community for their continued support of these businesses. May God Bless each and everyone for their heart of giving.

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<b>For the turnout at the annual Pelican Plunge</b>

What a great turnout for the Fifth Annual Pelican Plunge! There were more than 400 plungers and almost 700 well wishers: What a day!

Congratulations to the following for raising the most money in their category:

• Organization: Beaufort Shag Club: $685

• Business: Boondocks: $362

• Individual: Steve Leverton: $250

• Child: Isabelle Cuchinella: $222

As of now, more than $4,000 has been raised — just enough to ensure that 32 third, fifth, and seventh grade classes who schedule a Discover Carolina program will come for a day of hands-on science at Hunting Island State Park for no charge, thanks to the funds raised at this event.

Not into the “plunge thing” but want to help create future stewards of our natural resources? Contribute through our website www.friendsofhuntingisland.org and click on Discover Carolina. Thanks again, Beaufort!

<b>Denise Parsick, chair</b>

<b>Pelican Plunge Committee</b>

<b>Friends of Hunting Island State Park </b>