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TODAY'S
FOCUS
Foursquare Day heralds trend to location-based marketing
By LYN METTLER
Founder, Step Ahead Inc.
Special to CharlestonCurrents.com
APRIL
15, 2010 -- What if your business could offer a special deal to
potential customers who just walked by your storefront? What if,
as a consumer, you were instantly rewarded for frequent visits,
recommending a business to friends or providing feedback on products
and services? That's called location-based marketing, and it's the
next big thing in social media.
Mettler |
Services
like Foursquare, Gowalla, Brightkite and Loopt are free smart phone
applications enabling users to "check in" anywhere from
a grocery store to a coffee shop to a restaurant. Foursquare, the
current darling that is catching on fast in Charleston and across
the country, lets users earn points for checking in and, if you're
the latte lover who checked in the most at the local coffee shop
this week, you're deemed the "mayor." You can post tips,
suggesting friends try a particular sandwich or stay for Friday
night happy hour, see where your friends are, earn badges for your
activities and share what you're doing through Facebook and Twitter.
Businesses
and organizations that have accounts on Foursquare
can target users with specials, discounts or other useful information.
They can reward the "mayor" with free French fries or
10% off a pair of jeans, and follow them on Twitter.
How is this any different from sending customers e-mail coupons
or handing out punch cards for a free sandwich with 10 purchases?
Because you're reaching people you know like to patronize your business.
This gives you a way to learn about and connect with your customers.
Plus, when others see people "checking in" at your location,
it's like a free recommendation.
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By
monitoring these location-based tools, you can know the moment a
customer walks in the door. You know if someone is eating next door
at the competition, and you can offer up a special deal to entice
that person to visit your restaurant next time. Foursquare is working
closely with businesses and will soon be offering up demographic
details about your customers and when they visit your business -
information which could prove to be incredibly valuable in better
serving your customer base.
If
you want to get up to speed on all that is Foursquare, join us for
a "square up" on Foursquare Day, April 16 (4 squared =
16). Foursquare Day is a national initiative to promote the use
of Foursquare. From 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., join us at our office,
located at the Charleston Digital Corridor Flagship, 475-A East
Bay St., to learn more about Foursquare, get signed up, mingle with
fellow Foursquare users, enjoy free drinks and food -- and be entered
into a drawing for an iPod touch. For more details on the event,
visit http://www.StepAheadInc.com.
Be there or be square!
Lyn
Mettler is the founder of Step Ahead Inc., which combines the best
of traditional public relations with social media and Internet marketing
to help maximize visibility for clients both online and off. The
company recently added Foursquare management to its line-up of services.
CURRENTS
Grab-bag:
'EZ' Happy Hour, local help for 'Idol' and more
By
ANN THRASH, editor
APRIL
15, 2010 -- You probably haven't missed the fact that today is file-your-taxes
day, but you might have missed another tax-related day that happened
earlier this month. Saturday, April 3, was Tax Freedom Day in South
Carolina - the day that Palmetto State residents, on average, stopped
earning money for Uncle Sam and start pocketing their paychecks
for themselves.
Thrash |
That's
according to the Tax Foundation, a group founded in 1937 with the
mission to "educate taxpayers about sound tax policy and the
size of the tax burden borne by Americans at all levels of government."
Nationwide, Tax Freedom Day was April 9, but the organization tabulates
individual state dates, too (find out more at http://www.taxfoundation.org/taxfreedomday/).
Whatever
your political persuasion or tax status, you'll be glad to know
that, as long as you're of legal drinking age, you're eligible for
"EZ" Happy Hour this week at McCrady's restaurant. The
tax-themed promotion offers patrons a cocktail and bar snack for
-- what else? -- $10.99.
The
cocktail being featured is a throwback drink called the Bamboo,
which includes Aragon y Cia Cream Sherry, Grand Marnier (orange-flavored
liqueur) and Fernet Branca (an aromatic spirit made of herbs and
spices). Guests can also choose one of six new "snacks of the
day," including house-made fried bologna on a stick with beer
mustard, and fried macaroni and cheese sticks with black truffle
puree. (We're sure that the "fried" and "on a stick"
aspects of these delectable are not in any way an editorial/culinary
comment on the position of the average taxpayer.)
The
EZ deal is good from 5 p.m. to 10:40 p.m. (you were expecting another
time?) through Sunday at the restaurant, 2 Unity Alley off East
Bay. Send in those returns, then drown your sorrows -- responsibly,
of course.
Verizon
Wireless Charleston Call Center Health and Wellness Coordinators
Shannon Coakley and Martha Peake (standing, from left) are
pictured with Ronald McDonald House Assistant Manager Allen
Harren (seated) and the facility's namesake, along with some
of the 70 pounds of beverage can tabs local Verizon employees
collected to benefit the house. (Photo provided) |
Now,
a few more notes from the Inbox:
Kudos
to Verizon: Congratulations to employees of the Verizon Wireless
Charleston Call Center, who recently collected beverage can tabs
to benefit the Ronald McDonald House. Staffers rounded up 75 pounds
of tabs over a three-week period, which the Ronald McDonald House
then sold to JW Aluminum in Moncks Corner.
Local
company helps "Idol": If you're an "American
Idol" fan, you'll be interested to hear that next Wednesday's
episode has a Lowcountry connection. Blackbaud, based on Daniel
Island, was selected to power the online fundraising effort that
is part of "Idol Gives Back," which airs April 21 at 8
p.m. (live) on WTAT Fox 24 (Comcast channel 6).
"Idol
Gives Back" is an Emmy Award-winning musical celebration that
raises money for a variety of U.S. and international charities.
The special has made history by raising more than $140 million for
charity to date. "Idol Gives Back" is using Blackbaud's
Sphere Friends Asking Friends program to help viewers and fans create
and join fundraising teams at the "Help
Me Give Back" Web site. Participants can create individual
"Help Me Give Back" pages, set fundraising goals and recruit
friends and family to help through feeds and widgets as well as
social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and MySpace.
The
individuals and teams who impress the show's producers with their
campaigns before the deadline of 11:59 p.m. (Pacific) on April 20
could hear their name on the "Idol Gives Back" broadcast
the following night, or even find themselves at an upcoming "American
Idol" show.
This
year's "Idol Gives Back" beneficiaries are the Children's
Health Fund, Feeding America, Malaria No More, Save the Children's
U.S. programs, and the United Nations Foundation. Viewers will be
able to donate online during and after next Wednesday's show.
Travel
title: Anne Saunders, an adjunct faculty member in the Department
of Classics at the College of Charleston, has just published a travel
guide that focuses on World War II-related sites in Italy. Local
residents will appreciate that the book has a Charleston connection
in Gen. Mark Clark, who commanded the Fifth Army and then all Allied
forces in Italy and, after the war, served as president of The Citadel.
Saunders' book, "A Travel Guide to World War II Sites in Italy:
Museums, Monuments, and Battlegrounds," also describes deportation
camps and other poignant sites not covered in typical travel guides.
You can read more at http://www.travelguidepress.com
or buy a copy online at Amazon.com.
Ann
Thrash is editor of CharlestonCurrents. She can be reached at editor@charlestoncurrents.com.
FEEDBACK
Brack's
view of Civil War commemoration is refreshing
To
the editor:
Thanks
for an ever refreshing and positive view
of hopefully how this commemoration will take place. Let us wish
that it not become another focus for tea- party rallies!
-
Harriet Smartt, Isle of Palms
SPOTLIGHT
Classic
Remodeling & Construction
The
support of our underwriters allows us to bring CharlestonCurrents
to you at no cost. In this issue, we recognize Classic Remodeling
& Construction, Inc. Founded by Bob Fleming in 1989, the
company specializes in designing and building environmentally-sound
residential remodeling and restoration projects including additions,
kitchens, bathrooms and outdoor spaces. Classic Remodeling has an
unmatched reputation for quality craftsmanship, customer satisfaction
and a love for blending aesthetics with functionality. Whether it's
remodeling your bathroom, replacing your outdated kitchen, or adding
a patio, Classic Remodeling will turn your home into the living
space of your dreams. Learn more online at: http://www.classicremodeling.com.
GOOD
NEWS
Film
shot in Lowcountry is headed to market in Cannes
"All
For Liberty," a multiple-award-winning independent feature
film based on the true story of a South Carolina hero during the
Revolutionary War, will be represented April 12 -16 at the international
film and TV market in Cannes, France. The event, MIPTV Media Market,
is one of the world's top entertainment markets, providing TV and
film producers and distributors a market conference and forum for
global trends.
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"All
For Liberty" tells the story of Capt. Henry Felder, a Swiss-German
immigrant farmer who led a long, bitter fight against British rule
in the backcountry of South Carolina. Directed by Chris Weatherhead
and produced by Ron Mangravite, the film stars Hollywood film and
television leading actor Clarence Felder as his own ancestor. The
movie was shot in 30 locations across South Carolina, including
14 historic sites in the Lowcountry - among them, Magnolia Plantation
and Gardens, the Old Exchange Building, the Gov. John Rutledge House,
Drayton Hall and Colonial Dorchester Historic Site.
The
distribution company, John McLean Media, picked up "All For
Liberty" at the 2010 National Association of Television Program
Executives film and TV market in Las Vegas. "The film is well-made
and has a lot of potential from an educational as well as an entertainment
standpoint," says John McLean. "It illustrates what is
one of the most important events in U.S. history through the story
of a figure many people may not be acquainted with. This could give
rise to exciting opportunities in educational video distribution
markets as well as television broadcasts."
Members
of the cast who call South Carolina home include Clarence Felder
of St. Matthews and Charleston residents Charles Venning, Curtis
Worthington and Lisa Morelli.
The
action feature film debuted at the 2009 Beijing International Film
Festival and has won multiple top awards from the Accolade Competition
in California, Worldfest Houston Film Festival, and other U.S. film
festivals. For more information, go to http://www.allforliberty.com.
Aquarium
to release 'Mama Pritchard' on Saturday at IOP
After
almost two years in the South Carolina Aquarium's Sea Turtle Hospital,
and with egg follicles (yolks) developing for the upcoming nesting
season, Mama
Pritchard, a 330-pound, mature female loggerhead sea turtle,
will be the first turtle to be released this season in the Lowcountry.
Officials from the aquarium will return Mama Pritchard to the ocean
at 4:30 p.m. April 17 at the Isle of Palms County Park. The public
is welcome to attend.
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The
S.C. Department of Natural Resources brought Mama Pritchard into
the aquarium's Sea Turtle Hospital on July 7, 2008. The loggerhead
was found on Pritchard's Island, S.C., attempting to nest on several
occasions, but she appeared to be unable to deposit her eggs. Two
significant old boat strike wounds near the tail portion of her
carapace were most likely the reason she was having trouble nesting.
On her third attempt, the nighttime nest monitoring group held her
until staff from the SCDNR could pick her up.
In the Sea Turtle Hospital, large amounts of mud, crabs, sea pork,
leeches, barnacles, skeleton shrimp and dead bone were removed from
her carapace. Her wounds were cleaned and she immediately received
injectable vitamins and antibiotics as well as fluid therapy. Later,
an ultrasound was performed to determine the status of her eggs.
It took almost two months for her to deposit all 146 eggs she was
holding. Aquarium staff buried the eggs in sand, hoping they would
survive. The eggs were incubated and observed daily for hatchlings,
but none were viable.
An
ultrasound at the end of March confirmed that Mama Pritchard is,
in fact, producing egg follicles in preparation for nesting season.
In South Carolina, nesting season officially starts on May 15, so
the release this weekend is timed to take advantage of that.
Green
home landscaping the focus of county TV show
A
new episode of "Living Green," Charleston County government's
30-minute green lifestyles TV show, begins airing this month on
two local TV channels and will feature green home landscaping as
the topic of the month.
 The
show will air on the remaining Saturdays in April from noon to 12:30
p.m. on WTAT Fox 24 (Comcast channel 6) and Sundays this month from
11:30 a.m. to noon on My TV Charleston (WMMP, Comcast channel 13).
Featured guests are Colette DeGarady of the Native Plant Society
and the Nature Conservancy, discussing native plants; Joel Thompson,
Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission, on composting;
David Joyner, Clemson Extension, on water management; and Randy
Cook, S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control, on lawn
mowing and air pollution. The episode was filmed at Clemson Extension's
Carolina Yard at the Ladson Exchange Fairground.
The
TV show is funded through a $236,498 Community Action for a Renewed
Environment (CARE) grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency. The grant was given for the county's continuing participation
in the EPA's Project Impact Partnership Program, whose goal is to
reduce local air and water pollution through public education programs.
Local
fundraising professionals earn national recognition
The
Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Lowcountry Chapter
has been recognized as a 2010 Ten Star Chapter at the AFP International
Conference on Fundraising, which took place earlier this week in
Baltimore. AFP, the largest association of professional fundraisers
in the world, presents the award annually to honor chapters that
increase professionalism within fundraising and raise public awareness
of the importance of philanthropy.
"Professional fundraisers can be found at the heart of every
charitable organization," said Lowcountry Chapter President
Becky Dornisch of MUSC. "We connect community needs to people
who care and can make a difference in the lives of others. Our work
touches, changes and sometimes even saves countless lives in ways
of which we may even not be aware." She acknowledged the hard
work and accomplishments of Immediate Past President Rachel Hutchisson
(Blackbaud) and the chapter's 2009 board.
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ENCYCLOPEDIA
Enterprise
Railroad
Chartered
on March 1, 1870, with a capital of $250,000, this railroad is unique
in South Carolina history: with one exception, its initial board
of directors consisted entirely of African Americans. Constructed
in 1874, the railroad used horse-drawn carriages to carry passengers
and freight, connecting wharves and railroad depots throughout the
city of Charleston.
The
company was directed by such prominent African Americans as Richard
H. Cain, William R. Jervey, William McKinlay, Joseph H. Rainey,
and Robert Smalls. The board reflected the diversity of African
American economic leadership after the Civil War, representing a
shift away from the antebellum free-black elite. Only McKinlay had
been a free-black taxpayer prior to the Civil War. In contrast,
Smalls and Jervey were former slaves and held seats in the General
Assembly during Reconstruction, and Cain was one of several northern
blacks on the board.
Despite
its black leadership, the Enterprise Railroad created some tension
within Charleston's African American community. Three-quarters of
the city's draymen were black, and they feared that the new railroad
would diminish their business. Supporters of the railroad argued
that jobs would actually be increased since the railroad would ease
the passage of freight into and through Charleston. Led by an African
American Presbyterian minister, Hezekiah H. Hunter, the draymen
protested the railroad to little avail.
The
Enterprise Railroad continued to operate into the 1880s, but the
role of African Americans in directing its operations had declined
by the end of the Reconstruction period. By the close of the 1870s,
the direction of the railroad was in the hands of whites.
--
Excerpted from the entry by Aaron W. Marrs. To
read more about this or 2,000 other entries about South Carolina,
check out The
South Carolina Encyclopedia by USC Press. (Information used
by permission.)
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THE
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Top 10 nonprofit
trends
Nonprofits
that change with their younger donor pools and those that prove
their value to constituents will be the big winners in the years
to come.
That's the
word from an expert in nonprofits: Marc Chardon (left), CEO
of Daniel Island-based Blackbaud, the leading global provider of
software and related services for nonprofit. "The big priority
for most nonprofits going forward will be to capture the interest
of the younger donor -- Millennials and Generation Thumb,"
Chardon says. "Nonprofits must become more tech-savvy, more
sophisticated and more flexible in finding ways to make giving more
relevant and personal to a new generation." Here are Chardon's
top 10 trends for nonprofits.
Donor pools
will continue to change. Once comprised mostly of baby boomers,
today the Millennials and Generation Thumb are the donor pool. They
are more tech-savvy and interested in change for the world, not
just in giving a quick donation to a cause.
Proving
value will become more important. Nonprofits will have to prove
their value to show they are making a difference.
Fundraisers
must acquire new skills and an entrepreneurial spirit to be
successful. Nonprofits will need to master all existing fundraising
best practices and adopt new ones as they evolve.
Social media
will play an even more important role in engagement. Social
networks are now becoming location-based (see Today's Focus), and
in the future there will be other added capabilities that will make
them even more useful.
Peer-to-peer
fundraising will continue to grow. Because of the ubiquity of
mobile devices and our growing social networks, supporters will
reach out to their friends and family more than ever to raise funds.
Donor stewardship
will become even more important. Keeping active donors informed
and happy will be a greater priority.
Increased
government regulations will have a greater impact on the industry.
The trend seems to be heading towards more taxes for nonprofits
as various levels of government look for new revenue streams.
Nonprofits
will move from a broad donor management system to a single supporter
database. This shift will facilitate a lifelong supporter journey
relationship and requires accurate data that is easily accessible.
Relationships
will still rule. Despite all the excitement over new technologies,
nonprofits should not forget the importance of personal relationships
with donors.
Finding
the right balance of online and offline presence will be critical.
Online donations are growing rapidly, and nonprofits will need to
effectively plan for that growth while maintaining their offline
presence.
QUOTE
On
life's necessities
"We act
as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life,
when all that we need to make us happy is something to be enthusiastic
about."
- Charles
Kingsley, Anglican clergyman and novelist (1819-1875)
CALENDAR:
THIS WEEK
(NEW)
Upper
King Design Walk: 5 p.m. today (April 15), Upper King
Design District, downtown. The shops of the Upper King Design District
will have special promotions and feature a variety of artisans and
experts to showcase the district and its businesses. Among the events:
the kitchen designer SieMatic marks its first anniversary with a
Holly Herrick book signing; Haute Design hosts local artisan Justin
Walling, an expert in stained and leaded glass, antique mirrors
and general restoration; Seeking Indigo offers "intuitive guidance
readings" by Franklyn Smith and items from Charleston Fashion
Week; and Dwelling hosts DJ Sonar and Christophe Chocolatier. More
info online.
Third
Thursday: 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. April 15, downtown Summerville.
Live music, vintage car cruise-in by Coastal Classic Ford Car Club,
and Art Walk on Short Central Street. Stores will be open late with
specials. Sponsored by Summerville D.R.E.A.M. More info: 821-7260
or visit
this Web site.
1K
Backwards Run: 5:30 p.m. April 15, Joe Riley Park, downtown.
Runners must navigate backwards as they cover .62 miles (three laps)
around the baseball field's warning track. Tracking everyone's speed
(or lack thereof) will be split-times at each .2 of a mile, in addition
to a beer station at the halfway mark. All participants get a post-race
dinner party in Doby's Deck, where prizes will be awarded from most
leisurely runner to largest beer belly. Following the dinner party
is the Charleston RiverDogs' game against the West Virginia Power.
Cost: $20 (includes the race, commemorative koozie, dinner, awards
ceremony and a ticket to the baseball game; additional game tickets
are $7 each). More
info/registration.
Building
Arts Book Signing: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. April 15, 129 Tradd
St., downtown. The American College of the Building Arts will host
a wine and cheese reception and book signing of Ingrid Abramovitch's
new book, "Restoring a House in the City," at the home
of ACBA trustee Harriet McDougal, widow of "Wheel of Time"
author Robert Jordan. Abramovitch, a former magazine editor at House
& Garden and Martha Stewart Living, is a journalist who writes
about design and architecture. Her book includes the stories and
photographs of 21 antique homes in ten cities, including a Greek
Revival townhouse in Charleston. Tickets: $10; buy in advance by
calling 577-5245 or buy at the door.
Foursquare
Day: 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. April 16, Step Ahead Inc.
offices, Charleston Digital Corridor Flagship, 475-A East Bay St.,
downtown. Step Ahead, a local marketing firm that offers social
media management, is sponsoring a local celebration of the nationwide
Foursquare Day to promote awareness of a new location-based smart
phone application called Foursquare. Participants in the "square
up" can learn about Foursquare, get help signing up for the
free service, mingle with those who use Foursquare and other social
media, and sign up to win an iPod Touch. Free drinks and appetizers.
More info: online
or 606-0226.
Flowerfest
Celebration: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 17, Charleston County
Library, 68 Calhoun St. Earth Day celebration includes activities
for kids (stories, learning how to create a butterfly garden, watching
a movie) and adults (programs on the Noisette Rose, poisonous plants
in the Lowcountry, Magnolia Gardens and the archaeological dig at
Charleston's French Botanic Garden, along with tips on photographing
flowers and caring for miniature roses). More info: 805-6930 or
online.
Community
Day: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 17, Gibbes Museum of Art,
135 Meeting St., downtown. Sponsored quarterly by the Junior League
of Charleston to give visitors a chance to explore the Gibbes Museum
and its programs at no cost. Free admission and art-making activities
inspired by spring. More
info.
Earth
Day Festival: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 17, Park Circle,
North Charleston. Highlights include the Center for Birds of Prey
releasing a rehabilitated bird at 11 a.m.; a recycled instrument
and masked procession by A.C. Corcoran Elementary School at 12:45
p.m.; and a 1 p.m. "Environmental Poetry Slam" by the
College of Charleston Upward Bound Program. More than 70 environmental
activities and educational displays. More
info/detailed schedule.
Old
Village House Tour: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. April 18, Old Village
area in Mount Pleasant. The self-guided tour, which benefits the
Lowcountry chapter of the American Red Cross, offers visitors a
glimpse inside some of the charming homes and gardens of the oldest
part of Mount Pleasant. An accompanying art show features local
artists. Tickets: $45 individual or $35 each for groups of 10 or
more. Buy
in advance online or at Abide-A-While Garden Center, GDC, or
Scratch Pad in Mount Pleasant; Morton James in West Ashley; or the
Edward Dare Gallery downtown. More info: 764-2323, ext 386.
CALENDAR:
ONGOING AND SOON
Dropout
Prevention Benefit Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 21,
High Cotton, 199 East Bay St., downtown. Lunch event will offer
local business professionals a way to honor employees on Administrative
Professionals' Day while supporting Communities In Schools, which
will get 100 percent of the proceeds. CIS is a nonprofit dropout
prevention agency. Cost: $25 per person plus tax and gratuity. Reservations
(required): 724-3815. To see the menu, go
here.
Sustainable
Seafood Dinner: 6:30 p.m. April 22, Sea Island Grill,
Wild Dunes Resort. Five-course wine dinner to promote the South
Carolina Aquarium's Sustainable Seafood Initiative. Menu includes
local shrimp ceviche; seared sea scallops; tempura soft shell crab;
pan-seared Pacific halibut; black pepper-peach sorbet. Cost: $60
per person (not including tax and gratuity); 10 percent of the total
will go to the Sustainable Seafood Initiative. Reservations (required
by April 20): 886-2214.
Festival
of Choirs: April 22 to April 25, various venues. The
Second Annual Charleston International Festival of Choirs will showcase
nine local and national choral groups performing in historic Charleston
in addition to opportunities for master classes and choral clinics
with renowned guest conductor and festival director Dr. Andre Thomas.
More
info/detailed schedule.
Tricounty
Youth Service Day: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. April 24,
various locations. The event is part of Global Youth Service Day,
a worldwide event engaging millions of children and youth in more
than 115 countries to address unmet needs in their communities.
Locally, more than 600 youths are expected to take part in service
projects such as neighborhood beautification, school cleanups, senior
services and environmental issues. A celebration rally will be held
to wrap up the event from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at North Charleston
High School. More
info.
(NEW)
Flower Workshops: 6 p.m. April 27 and 6 p.m. April
29, Stems, 208 Coming St., downtown. The Charleston Museum and
Stems are offering flower workshops for those planning a wedding
or anyone who wants to learn how to arrange flowers at home. The
April 27 class is Centerpieces 101 (choosing sizes and shapes for
different settings, as well as materials, colors, containers; students
will make an arrangement in floral foam to take home); cost is $100
museum members, $110 nonmembers. The April 29 class is Hand-tied
Bouquets (bouquet shapes, spiral work and practice in executing
arrangements). Cost is $80 members, $90 nonmembers for a wrapped
arrangement; add $15 for a hand-tied bouquet in a vase. Materials
and refreshments provided. Advance reservations (required): Online
or 722-2996, ext. 235.
FOCUS
ARCHIVES
7/1:
Shaffer:
Picky Eaters Group
6/28: Bender:
Fishy Fourth
6/24: Belden:
Society 1858
6/21: Stevenson:
Summer reading
6/17: Handel:
On Jim Fisher
6/14: Reeves:
Summer dress
6/10:Martin:
Garden tips
6/7: Dubrofsky:
Green homes
6/3: McCutcheon:
Young pros
5/31: McFaddlin:
Health benefits
5/27: Ledbetter:
Senior riders
5/24: Myers:
Microloan's impact
5/20: Gadson:
Rural Mission's needs
5/17: Bender:
Bocce bashing
5/13: DeMarco:
Homeless help
5/10: Spencer:
Ending violence
5/6: Westmeyer:
Fish to buy
5/3: Maas:
Spoleto tips
THRASH
ARCHIVES
7/1:
Lots
to do on 4th
6/24: Ways
to nab skeeters
6/17: Dump
the Pump, more
6/10: Lots
to do locally
6/3: Dancin'
for dollars
5/27: Locals'
15 minutes
5/20: Strawberry
season
5/13: New
for foodies
5/6: Poll
managing
4/29: Adopt
a Duck
4/22: Indelible
ink
4/15: Grab-bag
of items
4/1: In
jingle semifinals
3/25: Blues
and birds
3/18: Recalling
"The Charleston"
3/11: East
Cooper hospital
3/4: Green
mowers
2/25: Get
outdoors
2/18: Local
guide book for kids
2/11: Reviewing
Jenny's book
2/4: MSNBC
looks at success
1/21: Tell
Mt. Pleasant
1/14: Winter
plant tips
1/7: New
books
BRACK
ARCHIVES
6/28:
Impatient
electorate
6/21: Haley's
thin record
6/14: Daddy-daughter
trip
6/7: Gulf
spill report
5/31: New
SC poll flummoxes
5/24: BBQ
should be state meat
5/17: Advice
to new grads
5/10: Bad
Spoleto poster
5/3: First
District candidates
4/26: Don't
veto cigarette tax
4/19: Great
weekend of fun
4/12: Remembering
Civil War
4/6: Be
counted in Census
3/29: SC
economy is recovering
3/22: Meeting
Turkish neighbors
3/15: Clyburn
whips up support
3/8: The
Wreck rec
3/1: Cut
all of the cuts
2/22: A
look at summer camps
2/15: School
district Einsteins
2/8: About
mules
2/1: Bauer
should get out
1/28: Gibbs
at White House
1/25: Friend's
new show
1/18: Rockwell
painting
1/11: Palmetto
Priorities
1/4/10: Piggly
Wiggly visit
BUSINESS
INDIGO
4/1:
Encouraging
biz signs
3/18: Biz
fair, CED venture
3/4: Lowcountry
tech hub
2/4: Advice
on working with Boeing
1/21: Co-working
group
1/7: Free
library text questions
LIST
ARCHIVES
7/1:
Keeping
cool
6/28: LinkedIn
tips
6/24: Be
an Angel
6/21: CFW
finances
6/17: Pirate
facts
6/14: Gadsden
Flag
6/10: Butterfly
tips
6/7: 1773
awards
6/3: Good
reads
5/31: 5
Southern artists
5/27: Local
jazz legends
5/24: Piccolo
for kids
5/20: Pats
on back
5/17: Tea
tips
5/13: PeaceLoveHipHop
5/10: Myth
detector
5/6: Cooking
with Mom
5/3: Turtle
tales
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