May 10 2018
By Lorraine Leary for The Island Connection John Zepke, St. John’s High School Senior was awarded Kiawah-Seabrook Exchange Club’s “Youth of the Year” Award, a $4,000 scholarship, on Wednesday evening, April 18. John is Valedictorian of his class and earned a perfect score on his PSAT test. He has received several letters of acceptance to …
Apr 30 2018
By Lori Leary for The Island Connection Dr. Victor Agusta, volunteer physician at Barrier Island Free Medical Clinic, was presented with the 2017 Kiawah-Seabrook Exchange Club Foundation Angel Oak Award on Wednesday, March 21. The ceremony was held at the Seabrook Island Club. The prestigious award was established by the Kiawah-Seabrook Exchange Club in 2012 …
Feb 21 2018
By Thad Peterson for The Island Connection Members of the Kiawah-Seabrook Exchange club learned about changes in the tax law at their meeting at Kiawah on Feb. 8. Bob Baldwin, principal of Baldwin & Associates. LLC discussed the impact of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Acts that was recently passed in Congress. With the …
Nov 13 2017
By Lori Leary for The Island Connection The Kiawah-Seabrook Exchange Club’s mission to support community programs in the areas of child abuse prevention, youth development & education, Americanism and community outreach was implemented at the service chapter’s annual Grant Awards Dinner on Nov.1, at the Turtle Point Club House on Kiawah Island. Thirty-four, nonprofit organizations …
Oct 17 2017
By Lori Leary for The Island Connection Wednesday afternoon, October 4, 2017, forty exchange members, spouses and guests participated a fun round of golf at the Seabrook Island Club organized by Ken Kavanaugh and Coby VanDeGraaf. Following the Captain’s Scramble, the golfers met back in the Atlantic Room for cocktails, awards and dinner with fellow …
Oct 13 2017
By Alan Armstrong for The Island Connection The Seabrook Island Club and the Kiawah-Seabrook Exchange Club will be holding its sixth annual Veteran’s Day charitable golf outing on Monday, Nov. 6 to honor veterans who have served the country and raise money to support the Ralph Johnson Veteran’s Hospital and Fisher House. The event will …
Aug 22 2017
By Lori Leary for The Island Connection Photos by Ed Leary Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg and his wife, Sandy, were welcomed to the Seabrook Island Club on Wednesday, Aug. 2 by the Kiawah- Seabrook Exchange Club. The Mayor highlighted critical issues facing Charleston and the Lowcountry and possible solutions to better manage these problems. Affordable …
Aug 01 2017
By Lorraine Leary for The Island Connection Kiawah-Seabrook Exchange President, Bob Leggett and the newly elected 2017-2018 Board of Directors are ready to focus their energy and attention on coordinating meaningful and beneficial projects for our local communities. Our motto “Unity of Service” characterizes the spirit and purpose of our programs of service in the …
Jul 11 2017
By Bob Leggett for The Island Connection A few weeks ago the 2017-2018 Kiawah-Seabrook Exchange Club Handbook was delivered. Although the Handbook is heavily utilized by our residents and others, make no mistake – the key reason the Exchange Club publishes it is to provide funding for grants to local charities. Over the past several …
May 12 2017
By Lorraine Leary for The Island Connection Four new exchange members participated in an orientation meeting led by Bruce Van Voorhis, Membership Committee Chair, on Wednesday, April 19, at the Seabrook Island Club. An overview of the National Exchange Club’s mission, motto and programs of service were shared. Primary committee chairpersons explained committee goals of …
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