Member Connections, Fall 2023

Long Cove Fund

Attend the Annual Grant Reception on September 27!

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Long Cove Fund Charitable Advisory Committee Mickey Graham

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Sandy West, Chair Roy Bowen, Board Liaison Jill Clark, 1st Secretary Les Janka, 2nd Secretary Bob Heden, Annual Appeal Patricia Leader, Grants Bill Sheridan, Communications

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Cindy Maloy Elaine Lesnak Tina Brooks Elaine Shayne

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The Annual Grant Reception will be held on Wednesday, September 27th at the Long Cove Clubhouse from 4:30-6:30 PM followed by drinks and hors d’oeuvres This is a wonderful opportunity to meet the Grant Recipients and see how your funds work to make our communities a better place to live. We expect a great turnout as our Guest Speaker is David Lauderdale, a well- respected and beloved writer for the Island Packet and Beaufort Gazette. He started at the Packet in 1977 and became the face of the paper in his roles as reporter, news editor, managing editor and editorial page editor and columnist. David retired in 2020 but he still writes one column a week. Following our program, we are excited to offer something new this year. We are hosting a Volunteer Fair. Many organizations need volunteers, and the Volunteer Fair provides our members the chance to learn about volunteer opportunities with these amazing organizations. This is also a chance to personally thank the leaders of these valuable nonprofits.

Guest Speaker David Lauderdale

We had grant requests totaling just short of half-million dollars and were thrilled that we were able to provide grants of $266,300 to 40 unique organizations focusing on Health, Housing, Hunger and Education. This is a BIG Year as it’s our 20-year anniversary! We are so pleased to announce that the Long Cove Fund has awarded over $2 million dollars of grants to organizations serving Beaufort and Jasper Counties with particular emphasis on Hilton Head Island and Bluffton in our 20 years …. Cheers to twenty years! The Long Cove Fund committee is made up of 12 of your neighbors. Prior to awarding the grants, committee members visit each organization requesting a grant to a get better understanding of the request and to evaluate their facilities and ability to use the funds appropriately. After all applicants have a site visit, the committee convenes and discusses each grant request based on an extensive list of requirements. It takes quite a bit of discussion during the review of the requests by the committee resulting in a very but very rewarding day. The committee ensures that the money goes to those most in need of the funds. By March 1st of 2024, each grantee will submit an Interim Report indicating their expenditures, complete with receipts, to the committee to show where they spent the monies and ensure it was spent as represented in their original Grant Application. Mark your calendars for Wednesday, September 27th at 4:30 PM . ….. this will be a special event you won’t want to miss!

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