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	Date Title - Author / Summary  Posted On Tuesday, November 21, 2023 $70,000 Raised for Veterans - by Laura McCarthy Marketing and Communications Direct   Once again, Dataw Island members and supporters presented an amazing week-long celebration of service to benefit wounded veterans. Together, the events raised nearly $70,000 to benefit Tee It Up for the Troops and local veterans organizations!  Posted On Friday, April 15, 2022 Prestigious industry award recognized the Academy - by Marketing and Communications Director   The CMAA recently awarded the Dataw Academy program the "Show Stopper Award" at the 2022 Idea Fair, which highlights best practices and innovation in the private club industry.  Posted On Wednesday, April 29, 2020 A Father-Daughter Adventure - by Director of Marketing and Comm. Laura McCarthy   Member volunteers from Dataw Cares invited member Greg Schulte to share his father-daughter journey hiking the John Muir Trail. Their 211-mile, three-week  Posted On Thursday, November 10, 2016 Veterans and their supporters hold record-breaking event despite storm woes - by Laura McCarthy   Dataw Island salutes veterans each year with a full arsenal of events honoring their service, and his year’s events did not disappoint. In fact, the community rallied to hold record-breaking events this year. At time of press, an astounding $42,802.60 to support veteran's organizations had already been raised with more checks continuing to pour in – a record for this tiny private community based outside of historic Beaufort, South Carolina  Posted On Friday, August 5, 2016 Pool Reflections: Evolution of the Dataw Island Pool - by Blake Hendricks, Sous Chef   Since the late 1980’s Dataw Island has had a wonderful pool and concession stand overlooking Jenkins Creek. It was a pool area that members and locals alike enjoyed immensely. I swam and ate there as a child myself, growing up in Beaufort. Like all things, time and the elements took their toll, and a full renovation was in order. It was time for a change and luckily,  Posted On Friday, July 15, 2016 10 Don’t-Miss Beaufort Experiences - by Eat Sleep Play Beaufort   What’s on YOUR bucket list? While there are a zillion things to do and see in Beaufort, here are ten Beaufort experiences you just don’t want to miss. 1. Spend the Day at Hunting Island Beach Hunting Island is South Carolina’s single most popular state park attracting more than a million visitors a year, as well as a vast array of land and marine wildlife. A pictur  Posted On Friday, June 10, 2016 The Mating Game: Spring arrives with the courtship of the great egret - by Eat, Sleep, Play Beaufort   The weather is starting to heat up in Beaufort and so is the birding at the Cypress Wetlands boardwalk in Port Royal. The Great Egret males have just started arriving to claim their nesting area and start the building process; they will be followed shortly by the females. Both sexes will be dressed in their nuptial plumage, the beautiful ornamental feathers that they were hunted nearly to extinction for in the late 1800’s.  Posted On Monday, May 9, 2016 Fashion For Compassion to benefit FRIENDS of Caroline Hospice - by Alex Leung   Dataw Island happily welcomed Fashion For Compassion to benefit FRIENDS of Caroline Hospice today in the Carolina Ballroom. The Fashion Show is an annual sell-out event showcasing the latest fashions from Beaufort’s local shops and boutiques. Now in its 13th year, the lunchtime fundraiser featured a live auction, silent auction and entertainment by DJ Jesse from Gavigan Entertainment. This year’s theme was “The Secret Garden”, reflecting on home is where the heart is, and featured guest speaker Sarah Sanford Rauch. The money raised by this event will benefit FRIENDS of Caroline Hospice which has cared for generations of Beaufort County residents and is a pioneer in developing end-of-life care programming and services. The Mission of FRIENDS remains as it was in the beginning: to ease pain, anxiety, and other symptoms surrounding a terminal illness. ‪#‎CarolineHospice‬ ‪#‎GaviganEntertainment‬ ‪#‎JasminaKimova‬ Why more people are moving to Beaufort, South Carolina - by Eat, Sleep, Play Beaufort   It’s no secret that there are tons of people moving to Beaufort from places all over. You could probably take a street census and find that the number of transplants is staggering. In fact, moving to Beaufort is so common that it’s even being commercialized with such things as bumper stickers that say “Beaufort Native,” just so folks don’t get confused. There’s also a local saying, “I’m not from Beaufort…but I got here as quick as I could.”  Posted On Sunday, May 1, 2016 History Museum Open on Dataw Island   Twelve thousand years of local history goes on display today at Dataw Island as the Dataw Historic Foundation (DHF) stages the grand opening of the Dataw Island History & Learning Center. This simple yet beautiful museum will be adjacent to the early 18th century Sams Plantation Ruins Tabby Complex which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.  Posted On Wednesday, April 27, 2016 Marsh Friends: The Periwinkle Snails - by Dataw Island Conservancy   The Marsh Periwinkle is one of the most common and characteristic inhabitants of salt marshes along the Atlantic coast from Massachusetts southward to central Florida and in the northern Gulf of Mexico to Texas. These whitish globular snails (approx.1 in.) are most commonly observed perched along the stems of Spartina in the mid to upper parts of the intertidal zone. The absence of Littorina in southern Florida re¬flects the replacement of Spartina by mangroves in that part of the state.  Posted On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 The BEST Kentucky Derby Mint Julep   It’s no secret that there are tons of people moving to Beaufort from places all over. You could probably take a street census and find that the number of transplants is staggering. In fact, moving to Beaufort is so common that it’s even being commercialized with such things as bumper stickers that say “Beaufort Native,” just so folks don’t get confused. There’s also a local saying, “I’m not from Beaufort…but I got here as quick as I could.”