Neighborhood Outreach Connection has concluded another successful year of offering assistance and encouragement to struggling people in low-income neighborhoods on Hilton Head Island and in greater Bluffton.

The community outreach would not have been possible without the support of many people.

The board of directors would like to thank the following for their support and partnership throughout the year: Beaufort County School District and local schools on Hilton Head and in Bluffton; St. Francis Thrift Shop; Heritage Classic Foundation; All Saints Garden Tour; United Way of the Lowcountry; Boys & Girls Clubs of the Lowcountry; Disney Hilton Head Resort; Coastal Community Foundation; Food Lion; Community Foundation of the Lowcountry; Lions Club; Colleton River Plantation Club; Port Royal Plantation Ladies Coffee Group; Calhoun Station; Target; Hargray Caring Coins; First Baptist Church Connections Group; The Women's Association of Hilton Head; Beach City Health & Fitness; Fraum Chiropractic Life Center; Seaside Pediatrics of Bluffton; Palmetto Running Club; Beaufort-Jasper-Hampton Comprehensive Health Services; Beaufort Memorial Hospital; Bluffton House; Backpack Buddies of Hilton Head; The Sandbox, An Interactive Children's Museum; Hilton Head Christian Academy and the many people who have contributed and volunteered over the past year.

NOC's core programs include education and youth activities, health services and work-force development. Many beneficiaries include women and preschool and school-age children.

NOC looks forward to another year of support and collaboration both for our neighbors and from our neighbors.

Narenda Sharma Neighborhood Outreach Connection Hilton Head Island Bluffton