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The Bluffton library Youth Services staff would like to thank the following organization and businesses for their support of the 2010 "Make a Splash" Summer Reading Program: the Friends of the Bluffton Branch Library, Rita's Italian Ice, Chick-fil-A, Outback Steakhouse, Wendy's, AMF Main Street Lanes and Yostie Ashley.
Each summer, our program attendance continues to grow. This summer, a total of 1,236 children and teens registered. Your generous contributions greatly sparked their enthusiasm to register and read all the books they signed up to read at the beginning of the six-week program. Most of the children set very high reading goals for themselves, and almost half of those that registered completed their contracts.
The Youth Services staff and all the children and families who participated in this fun summer reading program appreciate the community's interest. Thank you very much for your support.
Jean P. Morgan
Children's services manager
Bluffton Branch of the
Beaufort County Library
Bluffton
To HEART Work Camp volunteers
Our community was blessed with a group of 500 volunteers from across the nation during the Catholic HEART Work Camp, as well as many local volunteers.
A gigantic, great and huge thank you goes to Glidden Paint of Hilton Head, Bluffton and Beaufort for its most generous donation of paint, not only this year but for the past 12 years. Thanks to the Sun City Woodworkers and Knights of Columbus volunteers: Don Geisler, Dan Stober, Joe Bast, Jim Krueger, George Kelly, Tony Curuso, Dick Solak, Jim Bedient, Thomas Algie, Bob Karpac, Jim Alt, Philip Wolfe, Rogar Ramm, Dick Goodness, Bill Harting, Jerry Doyle, Lou Massolini, Jose Prado, Bob Pangione, Tim Lois, Rich Teglia, Rich Rodiman, Charlie Durkee, Carl Webster, and Fran Ditommaso.
Many thanks also go to local volunteers Bill Burger, Leigh Bullen, Frank Puccini, Dave Dereamer, Rich Regan, Bob Norwood, Laurie Crosby, Helen Shuler and Bob Hennings, and nearly three dozen Marines from Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, all of whom worked with us at United Way of the Lowcountry to help 60 local residents and five local human-needs agencies with much needed home repair.
When we work together, we make an impact that is felt across our region. Thank you for caring. Thank you for making a difference.
Bethany Marcinkowski
Director of resource services
United Way of The Lowcountry
Beaufort
For swim meet help at Augusta center
Hilton Head Aquatics Swim Team co-hosted the S.C. Long Course State Meet on July 22 at the Augusta (Ga.) Aquatics Center. More than 600 swimmers participated in the event from all over the state. We want to thank the local companies and organizations that generously donated time and materials to help make this event a huge success:
Augusta: Food Lion, Domino's Pizza, Starbucks, Coca-Cola Bottling United, the police and fire departments and the Aquatic Center staff, Youth Challenge Academy cadets and officers. Charleston: Southern Marlins Race Team. Hilton Head Island: Publix, Philly's Deli and Disney Vacation Club.
The H2A board of directors would like to personally thank the following families for their donation of time: Mark and Julie Allen; Brooke Allen; Gillian Alsko; Natasha Armistead; Carol Bolgan; Meghan Brockmann; Amy Corbitt; John Dogger; Lindy Felix; John and Teresa Gill; Carol Hammond; Staci Hays; Carey Ann Kelley; Jen Kerr; Joanne Kurtz; Steven Ley; Eric Magnin; Andrea McCleary; John and Becky Morris; Randy Field; Michele Naddy; Patty North; Judd and Suzanne Reamy; Deborah Pozos; Nancy Snell; Heather Tamminen; Mark and Carolyn Vanagel; Wendy Cummings; Diane Vaniska; Eric and Sheri Wammock; Mike and Jessica Weaver; Tiffany Reeder; Kim Collett; and Kim Davis.
Many of you arrived at 6 a.m. and did not leave until the last swimmer hit the finish. Your hard work and dedication to our team is so appreciated. It was five days of extremely hard work, but you all did it with smiles on your faces.
Colleen Rzeczycki, president
Hilton Head Aquatics
Hilton Head Island
For printing notice of Tea Party trip
I am writing this letter on behalf of the members of the Tea Party of Hilton Head Island to express their sincere appreciation to The Island Packet for the excellent publicity they have provided recently concerning the two buses the group has going to Washington, D.C., on Aug. 27 for the "Restoring Honor" event.
Marshall C. Stone Jr.
Hilton Head Island
