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Mount Pleasant, SC based Wealth Management Group Announces Milestone Annual Growth

January 4, 2023 by 0 Comments
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Apollon Holdings saw significant expansion, with four RIA acquisitions across the U.S.

CHARLESTON, S.C.–Apollon Holdings is pleased to announce its milestone growth, with the addition of key leadership and advisors to its wealth management arm, Apollon Wealth Management, LLC, the establishment of Apollon Financial, LLC, as well as a significant raise in assets under management.

“And the good news is we are just getting started. I’m excited for the future here at Apollon.”T

Apollon Holdings has had a major growth year, with the addition of Apollon Financial, LLC and founding wealth management advisor Brad Schaffnit. Apollon Financial, LLC is owned by Apollon Holdings, LLC and is an affiliate of Apollon Wealth Management, which launched in 2018. Apollon Financial allows clients access to LPL Financial custody, and advisors access to LPL’s business development framework.

Having launched in February of 2018, and through the turbulence of 2020, Apollon Wealth Management has grown to over 50 advisors in locations across the United States. This momentum was seen with this year’s acquisitions of Westside Wealth Management, Tree City Advisors and J.E.Wilson Advisors.

“Our goal since 2018 has been to create a financial planning firm that delivers tangible value to clients through multi-family office style solutions, while holding true to our core values of transparency, integrity, stewardship, and a fiduciary responsibility,” said Michael Dolberg, CEO and Founding Partner of Apollon Holdings. “I’m proud to say that today, we’re doing that and so much more. This has been a year of exciting growth, expansion and continued focus on our core values.”

This year Apollon Wealth Management added a number of financial industry veterans to their leadership team, including Michael Herman, formerly of Goldman Sachs, as Chief Compliance Officer and Eric Sterner, formerly of Prudential, as Chief Investment Officer.

“It’s been an incredible experience to work alongside such an impressive and passionate team of financial professionals,” said Eric Sterner. “And the good news is we are just getting started. I’m excited for the future here at Apollon.”

2022 also saw the merger of Colorado Brokerage into Apollon Insurance Group, renamed Advisor Insurance Solutions, which distributes insurance solutions to several other financial institutions.

About Apollon Wealth Management 
Financial planning and wealth management are all we do. As a fee-based advisory service, our sole focus is assisting our clients, including affluent individuals, families and business owners, in achieving their financial goals. We understand these goals represent more than financial and investment returns; it is about living the life you’ve earned and sharing your wealth. The fiduciary standard, where your interest is paramount, is also the Apollon standard.

About Apollon Financial 
Apollon Financial works with people to identify the unique building blocks that will form their desired financial future. Piece by piece, Apollon financial takes the time required to create a strong foundation for a clearly designed financial plan, including quality products and services for each individual.

Securities offered through LPL Financial, member FINRA/SIPC. Investment advice offered through Apollon Financial, a registered investment advisor. Apollon Financial, LLC is a separate entity from LPL Financial. Apollon Wealth Management, Apollon Holdings, LLC is not affiliated with LPL Financial.

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Roofing USA Gifts Two Charleston, SC Teachers with a Brand-New Roof

January 4, 2023 by 0 Comments
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Both winners are from the Charleston, SC area and are the recipients of the company’s ‘Covering Our Community’ initiative.

CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES, January 4, 2023/ EINPresswire.com / — Roofing USA is pleased to announce the winners of its ‘Covering Our Community’ initiative – one that gifted two Charleston teachers with a new roof.

Roofing USA is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) accredited by the Better Business Bureau with an A rating. The company is a part of the Charleston Home Builders Association and is a GAF Certified Contractor, making it one of the most sought-after in the SC roofing industry.

Having a storied history of service to the community and country, it is with ambition and determination that Roofing USA provides all customers with the highest quality of service and the utmost professionalism.

In the company’s latest news, Roofing USA is thrilled to formally announce the winners of its beloved ‘Covering Our Community’ initiative. Nominees for the company’s 2022 giveaway were required to be teachers from the Charleston or Bluffton/Hilton Head area, who owned a home, and were in dire need of a new roof.ADVERTISEMENT

“We are so pleased to have chosen two amazing teachers as our recipients,” says President of Roofing USA, Steve Guaglianone. “These teachers are Kasi Farr and Sarah Swain, who are both from the Charleston, South Carolina area. We fully believe each of these wonderful women are truly deserving of their new roofs, especially because of their heartwarming stories.”

Kasandra (Kasi) Farr is a 1st grade teacher at College Park Elementary School. She is a single mom of four boys, who does homeschooling for two of them because they have special needs that make typical classroom learning difficult. About 2 years ago, Kasi and her children moved back into Kasi’s childhood home to help her widowed mother, Shirley. The family has been in the home since the early ’90s.

Sarah Swain has been teaching at a low-income school in North Charleston for over 10 years. Last year, she was awarded teacher of the year – often staying after school to tutor students, attend their sporting events on weekends, and providing supplies and books to students who cannot afford them. 

For more information about Roofing USA, please visit https://roofingusa.com/.ADVERTISEMENT

About Roofing USA

Roofing USA is operated by President, Steve Guaglianone, and CEO, Brian Tice. The company provides roofing solutions to clients, always raising industry standards with the highest quality of service available, the highest-grade materials, and methods that protect properties throughout the roofing process – from start to finish.

To ensure clients are 100% satisfied, Roofing USA offers a remarkable 50-year manufacturer warranty, affordable financing options for all budgets, and easy insurance claims. As a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, the company also offers a discount to military veterans in its service area.

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Official Statement from David Aylor Law Offices on the Passing of David Aylor

January 3, 2023 by 0 Comments
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This statement was issued by the law firm on the unexpected passing of Lowcountry attorney David Aylor:

“We are deeply saddened by the loss of our firm’s leader and namesake, David Aylor. David started this firm 14 years ago as a sole practitioner in shared office space and grew it into the successful 22 person firm it is today. 

David was known for his generous and helpful spirit. He cared deeply for his employees and clients. He treated us all like family. David’s legacy of grit, hard work, and community focus remains and will continue to guide us. 

We are all heartbroken to no longer work alongside David, but he left the firm with a strong succession plan and a talented team who will continue providing top notch representation and service to the firm’s clients. 

Clients can reach out directly to me with any questions or concerns (lindsay@davidaylor.com).

David, we miss you, we love you, and we will continue to make you proud.”

-Lindsay Johnson, Esq.
Managing Attorney (2018 – present)
David Aylor Law Offices

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Charleston Spotlight: Michelle Lindsey – Author, humanitarian, philanthropist and supporter of Ukraine struggle

January 1, 2023 by 0 Comments
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Among the many wonderful and selfless citizens of Charleston who dedicate their lives to helping others is Michelle Lindsey.

Michelle has traveled the world, dedicated time and resources to charities, given her talent for the written word to bring awareness and spoken loudly about human rights and freedoms. We are so proud to feature Michelle as a local humanitarian.

Michelle’s Official Website

About Michelle Lindsey

Hello, everyone! I’m Michelle. I’m a writer, an author, a humanitarian advocate and aid worker, a grassroots philanthropist, a runner, a traveler, and a dog lover.

I am honored and blessed to be an award-winning writer and author who has been writing professionally, and been published continually, since I was 14. I have worked as a staff writer, columnist, contributor, and feature writer for various newspapers and magazines in the United States, and have also had my work published in several newspapers around the world, as well as in international magazines. For various feature articles and publications, I have also interviewed political leaders, actors, singers, and athletes. In 1998, when I was 16, I was humbled and thrilled to be chosen as the winner of a prestigious international essay contest in USA TODAY newspaper. My highly acclaimed short story “The Ghost of Arabelle Vale” was a winner in the 2017 and 2018 Writer’s Digest Popular Fiction Awards. I am currently working to complete my debut novel “The Light We Find”.

I briefly worked in the documentary film industry in 2008 and 2009.

I have been involved in grassroots diplomatic efforts and I have worked in politics off and on since 2000. I have worked on, and been a part of, various political campaigns including presidential campaigns, at the local, state, and national level, as a writer, strategist, consultant, adviser, organizer, program director and grassroots director. In 2001, I was chosen to serve as an intern in the White House. I have written countless political opinion and editorial columns throughout my career, which began, so to speak, in 1991, when I was 10 years old and living in Arkansas. President Bill Clinton was, at that time, the Governor of Arkansas. I interviewed President (then Governor) Clinton in Little Rock, in the summer of 1991, for a community newspaper that I started in my hometown; the proceeds from the sale of the newspaper went to the local children’s home.

I am blessed to be a humanitarian advocate and aid worker, and a grassroots philanthropist, with a special focus on helping orphans and orphanages around the world. My heart is with my special orphanages in Uganda, South Africa, and Zambia, and to their building, school, and farming projects there – and to doing all that I can to help and make a positive difference, and bring hope, opportunity, and joy into the hearts and lives of the precious children who reside in these orphanages and attend these schools.

I am also a dedicated supporter of dementia charities, and fundraising efforts for patients and caregivers, in both the US and UK, in memory of my mom who died in 2017 after an agonizing battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Additionally, I also support and work with animal rescue groups and shelters.

In April 2022, I launched a humanitarian advocacy project supporting Ukraine – “Write for Ukraine”. You can visit www.WriteForUkraine.org to find more information on how you can contribute your voice to the effort. You can also read my short story there, supporting Ukraine, “Where the Sunflowers Grow”.

My goal and mission in life is to use the time, gifts, abilities, and the life that God has given me, and blessed me with, to serve Him, to help others, and to help make the world a better, kinder place.

I am an avid runner and have run and completed several half marathons. I am a proud and humbled finisher of the extraordinary Pikes Peak Ascent race in Colorado. I am also a swimmer, a dog lover, a photographer, a Crohn’s Disease and Myocarditis survivor, and a lover of classic movies, travel, books, music, history, and the television shows “Downton Abbey”, “The West Wing”, and “I Love Lucy”. I love the beach and spending time with my precious dog and best buddy, Bogart, an American Bulldog/Pointer mix, whom I rescued from a shelter in 2019.

I have lived in 11 states, including Hawaii, and currently make my home in lovely Charleston, South Carolina.

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Local Getaway Idea: Charleston Tiny House on a Goat Farm

January 1, 2023 by 0 Comments
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Looking for a cute rural local getaway right in the heart of the Charleston Lowcountry area!!

Check out this charming, award-winning Tiny House minutes from Historic Charleston and beaches!

Stay at this tiny homestead…Collect the eggs, feed the goats, sit by the fire pit under the stars!

  • Up to 5 people
  • Up to 2 cars
  • Check-in: 2:00 PM / Check-out: Before 10:00 AM

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Town of Mount Pleasant, SC Accepting Traffic Box Art Proposals

January 1, 2023 by 0 Comments
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MOUNT PLEASANT, SC (December 28, 2022) – The Town of Mount Pleasant is accepting art submissions for the next phase of the Culture, Arts & Pride Commission’s Traffic Box Art program until January 30, 2023. 

The artwork should reflect the community and culture of Mount Pleasant and eligible applicants must reside in the tri-county area.  If art is selected for the program, artists will be required to provide a high-resolution image and will be awarded a $250 honorarium. Accepted designs will be printed onto a vinyl wrap and will be displayed on existing traffic boxes at select signalized intersections throughout Mount Pleasant.   

Presented by the Town of Mount Pleasant Culture, Arts & Pride (CAP) Commission, this program aims to promote local artists, inspire community pride, and to encourage interaction between the creative community, local businesses and residents. 

To submit a proposal, artists must email photos of their traffic box concepts along with a completed application to cap@tompsc.com.  The application and guidelines are available on the CAP Commission page at tompsc.com.

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Charleston, SC Police Officer rescues a Blue Heron in a pluffmud dive rescue

December 31, 2022 by 0 Comments
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Charleston, South Carolina Animal Control Officer, Courtney Bayles, rescued a Blue Heron recently. She responded to a call saying that the bird was in distress, and she then had to complete a pluffmud dive rescue.

The blue heron was then safely transported to the Center for Birds of Prey in Awendaw.

Great work, Courtney and thank you!

Photo Credit: Charleston Police Department

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Local Lowcountry Agencies Receive $15,000 Donation from LifePark Church to Support Youth & Families

December 30, 2022 by 0 Comments
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The donation to CYDC and Windwood Farm will help brighten the holidays for foster youth and families in the Lowcountry.

CHARLESTON, SC — The holidays got a little brighter for foster youth and families in need throughout the Lowcountry, with some extra cash for Christmas gifts and holiday meals distributed by Carolina Youth Development Center (CYDC) and Windwood Farm. 
The gifts were made possible by a $15,000 donation to the agencies on behalf of The Church at LifePark and its Refuge Ministry.  The church selected the two agencies because of the work they’re already doing with families and youth and the ability to identify those who may need a little extra help this holiday season. 

“We have so many great partners throughout the Lowcountry, and many individuals and families can use a little extra help, particularly at this time of year,” said CYDC CEO Beverly Hardin. “We are so honored to have been selected for this donation from The Church at LifePark and that we have partners willing to provide additional funding and support for families in need,” she added. 

The funds are being distributed to the two agencies and will give youth and families additional funds to help them during the holidays. 

“We were delighted to partner with CYDC and Windwood Farm, which have a long history of doing important work to support and strengthen families in our community,” said Rogers Hook, associate pastor at The Church at LifePark. “Working with trusted partners like them ensures we can all have the greatest impact serving others. And we can hardly think of a better way of remembering the gift of Christ this Christmas than to help foster families and youth.” 
The $15,000 contribution came through the work of anonymous donors affiliated with

The Church at LifePark, born out of their desire to share the love of Christ this Christmas season. The Church at LifePark is committed to partnering with local agencies and ministries like CYDC and Windwood Farm to build our community by supporting and serving local children and families. The church sees generosity at the heart of the Gospel, and it hopes this gift will in a small but immediate way reflect God’s love.

About Carolina Youth Development Center:

Founded in 1790 as the Charleston Orphan House, Carolina Youth Development Center’s mission is to empower and equip our community’s children by providing a safe environment, educational support, and career readiness in collaboration with families and community partners. Our vision is that all children have loving and stable families and a nurturing community that empowers them to lead successful lives. For more information, visit CYDC.org.

About Windwood Farm:

 Windwood Farm provides help, hope, and healing through behavioral, educational, and therapeutic interventions which enhance social functioning and well-being, ensure safety, and work to achieve positive permanency for children and families in our community. Windwood Farm serves boys ages 6-16 who have either experienced prior abuse and neglect and are in the South Carolina Department of Social Services custody or are experiencing behavioral issues without abuse or neglect and are in their parent’s custody. For more information, visit windwoodfarm.org.

About The Church at LifePark: 

The Church at LifePark is a loving, Bible-based, and Christ-centered church that believes the Word of God has the power to change lives now and for eternity. LifePark is committed to knowing Christ, growing in relationships, and sharing the Gospel with everyone. If anyone is looking for Christmas Eve services to attend, LifePark is holding services at 3 PM, 5 PM, and 7 PM tomorrow, December 24. All are welcome! For more information, visit http://churchatlifepark.org/.

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Charleston Metro proud to announce applications are now open for the Spring 2023 Leadership Discovery Class

December 28, 2022 by 0 Comments
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Applications NOW open for the Spring 2023 Leadership Discovery class, presented by Wells Fargo!

During the mentor sessions, participants hone their personal and professional skills and have the opportunity to hear personal leadership stories and unique perspectives from the mentors.

“I am very grateful to have been a part of this transformational experience,” said Jackson Digieso, Fall 2022 Leadership Discovery graduate. “This Leadership Discovery class has taught me personal and professional management skills that I will continue to develop throughout my life and hope to pass on to others.”

Learn more about this 3-month program

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