08/15/2026
๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐โ๐ ๐ต๐๐ต ๐๐ป๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ด ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐น๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ฆ! ๐๐
My heart is incredibly full tonight! ๐
A HUGE thank you to the amazing ladies from our Ladies Of The Lowcountry group who donated supplies, gave their time, and helped us fill ๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ด๐...๐ฌ๐๐ฆ, ๐ฐ๐ฌ!...๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐! Each bag is packed with classroom supplies, goodies, and a little reminder that our teachers are seen, valued, and appreciated.
I truly could not continue pulling off this event year after year without the generosity of this community. Whether you donated supplies, helped assemble bags, brought food for our potluck, nominated a teacher, or simply helped spread the word...๐ง๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ!
And because this has become one of my favorite traditions, after the bags were packed we sat down together for our annual ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐น๐๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ! ๐ฅฐ As always, the potluck leftovers were donated to our friends at Lady's Island - St. Helena Fire District ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ญ as a small thank-you for everything they do. With storms rolling in tonight, I have a feeling they may have a long evening ahead of them, so I hope some delicious food makes their night just a little better! ๐โค๏ธ
A few very special thank-yous:
๐ Theanette Holmes at Celadon Club Wellness Center: thank you for generously allowing us to use your beautiful community room for our assembly AND for including club passes for our teacher winners!
๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐น๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ & ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด: thank you for providing each of our winners with a complimentary 15-minute stress-relief voucher. If anyone deserves a little relaxation heading into the school year, itโs our teachers!
And finally, to ๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐...not just the 40 receiving bags this year...๐๐๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐๐. ๐
Thank you for the early mornings, late nights, money spent out of your own pockets, patience, encouragement, hugs, lessons, and countless little things you do that most of us will never even know about. You make a difference in the lives of our children and in our entire community.
We appreciate you, and we are wishing every Beaufort County educator a happy, healthy and successful 2026โ2027 school year! โค๏ธ๐โ๏ธ
As always, our nominated winners were selected using a random Facebook comment selector.
๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐ง๐๐๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ก๐ง๐ฆ:
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๐ Beaufort Academy
โข Bliss West Baxley
โข Carmen Sauls Bell
โข Natalie Powell
โข Eleanor M. Hurley
๐ Bridges Prep
โข Julie Adams Glauser
โข Dixie Russell
โข Sara Rivera
โข Catherine Parnell
๐ Coosa Elementary
โข Wendy Duncan Gibson
โข Jennifer Leigh
โข Casey McDonald
โข Jean Gause Weeks
โข Amy Turner
๐ Lady's Island Elementary
โข Maddy Lockard
โข Ashley Smith Walker
๐ Mary River High
โข Ray Alonso
๐ MC Riley Elementary
โข Brooke Osborne
โข Cory Johnson Daniel
๐ Mossy Oaks Elementary
โข Chloe Meeks
โข Darby Kinsey
โข Kristen Sparno
โข Molly Ann Wilson
๐ Okatie Elementary
โข D J McLendon Wilson
โข Christine Johnson
โข Christy Burkhalter Tonkel
โข Jacqueline Mary
โข Brittney Nicole
๐ Port Royal Elementary
โข Michelle Seigler Krob
โข Ari Young
โข Elizabeth Harley
โข Susan McNair Seckinger
๐ Riverview Charter
โข Tami Ortega
โข Laura Keeler Dineen
๐ Shanklin Elementary
โข Kelsie Jayne
โข Mrs. Luecke
๐ St. Helena Elementary
โข MG Page / Mrs. Gardner-Page
โข Mrs. Close
โข Mrs. Smith-Delaney
โข Ms. Doe
๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ด๐. ๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐. ๐ข๐ป๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐. โค๏ธ
Nine years later, this event continues to remind me just how much good can happen when people come together for others. Thank you, Ladies of the Lowcountry, for helping me make it happen once again!
Hereโs to our teachers and a wonderful new school year! ๐โ๏ธ๐โค๏ธ
*** Bags will be delivered next week based off the volunteers schedules ***
