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Performers, Exhibitors Sought for Mount Pleasant Youth Council Cultural Fair
MOUNT PLEASANT, SC (May 6, 2021) –Interested in having your organization performpieces of cultural significance to the community? Are you an exhibitor and would like to showcase items of cultural interest? The Mount Pleasant Youth Council is sponsoring a fair and now is your chance to sign up to perform or exhibit at the first-ever Youth Council Cultural Fair slated for Saturday, May 22, from 8 a.m. to 12 noon, at the Park West Recreation Center, 1251 Park West Blvd.
All activities are free to the public. All performers must arrive at the stage and be ready to perform no later than 15 minutes prior to scheduled performance time.
Performance times depend on the number of entries. Please list all special requests on the Performer information sheet you are returning. A final performance schedule will be sent the week of the event. You must have your music ready for the stage manager. Click here for the Exhibitor information sheet.
Music and performance choices should reflect the family-oriented event and must be child-friendly. For more information, contact Mount Pleasant Community and Government Affairs Chief Lauren Sims at (843) 884-8517 or lsims@tompsc.com.
Town of Mount Pleasant Participates in Groundbreaking Ceremony for Gregorie Ferry Towns
Mount Pleasant, S.C. (May 7, 2021) – Housing for All – Mount Pleasant, Chairman of the Board, Bobby Sommers, presided over the groundbreaking festivities for Gregorie Ferry Town, Wednesday, May 5th, 2021. Attended by members of the Housing for All – Mount Pleasant Board of Directors & Advisory Council, the Honorable Mayor Will Haynie, members of the Town of Mount Pleasant council, and Property Builders, LLC Tony Berry and Tammy Stevens Wilson. Through its partnership with Housing for All – Mount Pleasant and close cooperation with several lenders, Prosperity Builders, LLC is building 36 new townhomes which will be available to qualified buyers earning between $40,000 and $64,800 per year. For many new home buyers, down payment assistance is available, making the dream of homeownership a reality.
Tony Berry, President, and Tammy Stevens Wilson, partner of Prosperity Builders, LLC, the developer of Gregorie Ferry Towns, has created the first attainable workforce and senior housing community in Mount Pleasant, with townhomes priced from the mid $200,000. Construction is underway on buildings one, two, and three; eighteen townhomes, each townhome includes 2-3 bedrooms, 2 baths, designer kitchen, and one car garage. An estimated seventeen townhomes are already under purchase contract with new homebuyers moving in by end of summer. “This is a cooperative effort that can and should benefit everyone,” concluded Berry. “We see it as a way to strengthen Mount Pleasant, and give hard-working people – school teachers, healthcare workers, police, firefighters, restaurant and retail workers – a place right here in Mount Pleasant where they can live, own, and take pride in.”
The cost of living in Mount Pleasant continues to rise as apartment rents are now averaging $1,500 per month and the average median home price is up to $472,700. Housing for All – Mount Pleasant is delighted to be working with Prosperity Builders, LLC to make owning a home in Mount Pleasant a reality for individuals and families earning less than $64,800 per year.
Please contact Ali Bring, Carolina One New Homes at 843-226-1043 or email ali@pbofsc.com if you are interested in purchasing in the Gregorie Ferry Town. Visit www.gftowns.com for more information.
Please email info@HousingforAllMtP.com if you are interested in renting or purchasing attainable workforce or senior housing over the next five years. Housing for All – Mount Pleasant looks forward to bringing additional for purchase or rental attainable workforce and senior housing to Mount Pleasant.
Special thanks to Carolina One New Homes, Premier Lending, Shelter Mortgage, United Community Bank, and Origins SC for their help with the first attainable housing development in Mount Pleasant! Thank you, Tony, Tammy, and Prosperity Builders, LLC for assembling a world-class team.
Help curtail disturbing activities by area juveniles in retail locations in North Charleston (Non-Parental Supervision Curfew at local area locations
We are asking for your help to curtail disturbing and potentially dangerous activities.
In the recent months, North Charleston Police officers have faced challenges from large groups of unsupervised juveniles, leading to fights, disruption of businesses, and disturbing the peace in retail locations. These incidents have occurred in the evening around Northwoods Mall, Tanger Outlets, and Frankie’s Fun Park, among others.
Northwoods Mall, Tanger Outlet, Frankie’s Fun Park, and the Northwoods Cinema each have a policy requiring parental supervision of juveniles (under 17 years old) after 6:00pm or 7:00pm, and we are asking parents to adhere to these reasonable guidelines set forth by these businesses.
Charleston Based Benefitfocus Appoints Proven Industry Leader Matthew Levin as New CEO to Further Advance Growth Strategy
CHARLESTON, S.C., May 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Benefitfocus, Inc. (NASDAQ: BNFT), an industry-leading benefits technology platform that simplifies benefits administration for employers, health plans and brokers, announces that Matthew Levin has been appointed president and chief executive officer and to the Benefitfocus board of directors, effective May 10, 2021.
Levin succeeds Stephen Swad, who served as the company’s CFO and was appointed CEO in 2020. In order to ensure a seamless handoff of leadership responsibilities, Swad will serve as an advisor to the CEO until September 2021. Thereafter, Swad will continue to serve as a Benefitfocus board director.Levin has more than fifteen years of experience in the benefits administration, health insurance and health care technology industries, and a distinguished track record leading growth strategies and building companies into industry leaders. His expertise spans corporate development, strategic planning and developing successful strategies for expansion into growth adjacencies. Levin most recently served as the chief strategy officer of ADP (NASDAQ: ADP), a leading payroll company.“On behalf of the board and everyone at Benefitfocus, I am delighted to welcome Matt as the company’s next CEO,” said Doug Dennerline, an independent director on the Benefitfocus board who will become chairman at the 2021 Annual Meeting. “Matt is a seasoned leader who has demonstrated his ability to execute innovative growth strategies. He will be an outstanding leader for Benefitfocus, with the skillset and experience to continue advancing the company’s strategy and take its performance to the next level.”
Dennerline added, “We also thank Steve for his willingness to step in and provide leadership to the company during a particularly dynamic and challenging period. Thanks to Steve’s leadership, the company has strengthened its foundation and is now ready for its next chapter. The board and management team are committed to ensuring a smooth transition, and we are all grateful that Benefitfocus will continue to benefit from Steve’s experience and perspective.”
“I am humbled by this opportunity and excited to join the company at a pivotal moment in its history,” said Levin. “I look forward to working with the team to drive innovative growth strategies and build on the company’s strong foundation to unlock even greater value. Thanks to the initiatives Steve and the team have been implementing over the past several quarters, I believe Benefitfocus is poised to create customer value-enhancing opportunities. I am particularly excited to help realize the company’s tremendous upside potential as a partner to employers, health plans and brokers, ensuring employees and members are maximizing the value of their investments in health care.”“I echo Doug’s enthusiasm in welcoming Matt as Benefitfocus’ next CEO,” said Swad. “The board and I agree he is the right leader to build on our progress and strategy. I’m also pleased to share we are coming off a solid quarter and are reiterating our full year guidance. We have great confidence in the company’s future and look forward to providing more details on our previously scheduled earnings call later today.”The company will also file a Form 8-K with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) with additional details regarding the leadership succession.
About Matthew Levin
Matthew Levin joins Benefitfocus from ADP, where he served as Chief Strategy Officer since 2018, and was responsible for strategy, corporate development, ADP Ventures and the ADP Research Institute. Before joining ADP, Levin was a managing partner at Psilos Group Managers, a growth equity firm, where he specialized in technology-enabled health care services investments. Prior to Psilos, Levin was executive vice president and head of global strategy for Aon plc, a leading global professional services firm that provides a broad range of insurance and human capital solutions. Earlier in his career, Levin served as senior vice president of corporate development and strategy for Hewitt Associates, a leader in health, retirement and human capital consulting, and outsourcing services. Levin was a core member of the team that led the $4.9 billion merger between Aon Consulting and Hewitt Associates, creating an industry-leading benefits and human resources solutions firm.
Levin began his career in the First Scholar Program at First Chicago NBD, now JP Morgan Chase. Levin holds a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University. He was also named to Crain’s Chicago Business 2011 “40 Under 40” and the World Economic Forum’s “2013 Young Global Leaders” program.
About Benefitfocus
Benefitfocus (NASDAQ: BNFT) unifies the entire benefits industry through innovative technology solutions that bring efficiency, cost savings and simplicity to employee benefits administration. Our powerful cloud-based software, data-driven insights and thoughtfully designed services help employers, insurance brokers, health plans and suppliers address the complexity of benefits enrollment and engagement, while bringing easier access to health, wealth and lifestyle products through a world-class benefits experience. Our mission is simple: to improve lives with benefits.
Learn more at www.benefitfocus.com, LinkedIn and Twitter.
Lowcountry Land Trust Celebrates 35th Anniversary with $150K May Giving Challenge
Lowcountry Land Trust Celebrates 35th Anniversary with $150,000 May Giving Challenge
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Lowcountry Land Trust is hosting a May Giving Challenge with the goal of raising $150,000 to celebrate its anniversary and further its work protecting vital Lowcountry lands and waterways.
This year, Lowcountry Land Trust is celebrating its 35th anniversary and approaching a new milestone: preserving 500 properties encompassing 150,000 total acres. The May Giving Challenge will take place May 17 to May 23. As fundraising benchmarks are reached throughout the week, $45,000 in combined challenge funds from the Pathfinder Foundation, Silent Maid, and Painted Bunting Fund will be unlocked.
To date, the nonprofit organization has protected more than 147,000 acres across 17 counties in South Carolina. Protected lands include the Angel Oak, Boone Hall in Mount Pleasant, and as well as vast forests and marshlands across the Lowcountry.
“We are so proud of 35 years of conservation work. Lowcountry Land Trust has protected ecologically, agriculturally, and historically significant Lowcountry lands — and the way of life they make possible,” said Ashley Demosthenes, president and CEO. “Our mission is more critical now than ever before. Together we can continue to preserve what makes the Lowcountry such a special place to live for generations to come.”
Donate online at www.lowcountrylandtrust.org/donate.
Donors can deepen their impact by starting a fundraising team at www.justgiving.com/campaign/LLTMayGiving2021.
About Lowcountry Land Trust
Founded in 1986, the Lowcountry Land Trust is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with the mission to honor the relationship between people and land by protecting irreplaceable Lowcountry lands and treasured places. Lowcountry Land Trust has protected over 147,000 acres across 17 counties in South Carolina. More information about the Lowcountry Land Trust is available at www.lowcountrylandtrust.org.
Folly Beach-based Non-Profit Warrior Surf Foundation Partners with Fight Oar Die
Charleston, S.C.- Folly Beach-based nonprofit, Warrior Surf Foundation (WSF), which provides Veterans, active duty service members, and their families with alternative surf therapy, yoga, and wellness coaching, is joining forces with Fight Oar Die– an all-American, all-military Veteran, four-man ocean rowing team that competes in the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge. A 3,000-mile race across the Atlantic Ocean from San Sebastian in Spain to the English Harbour, Antigua, and brings together teams from all walks of life united by the same objective: to take on the unique challenge of crossing an ocean in a rowing boat.
In an effort to “leverage their access to mental health services and resources for Warrior Surf Veterans, both organizations have agreed to provide programmatic support and reciprocal referral services to each other to benefit their respective Veterans. In preparation for the Challenge, WSF will introduce their Wellness Director Jordan Watkins to Fight Oar Die’s mental health resources. WSF aims to enhance the row team’s mental health before their competition, and Fight Oar Die will, in turn, leverage access to mental health services and resources for Warrior Surf Veterans.
“We are thrilled to collaborate and offer our services to another incredible Veteran-led organization,” shares Watkins. “We’ve seen significant changes in the Veterans who participate in our program, and are looking forward to helping to prepare the men of Fight Oar Die for their big race later this year.”
Both WSF and Fight Oar Die missions’ are in alignment to bring awareness to the challenges Veterans face during reintegration, and facilitate an alternative method for their growth and overall well-being.
“We firmly believe this new partnership will strengthen both of our abilities to enhance the lives of our nation’s Veterans and will provide our ocean rowing team with the tools necessary to successfully and, more importantly, health-consciously finish our race,” shares Fight Oar Die Board President Bryan Knight.
Find more information about WSF and their new partner Fight Oar Die, visit https://www.warriorsurf.org/community-partners.
Cigars on Maybank Official Grand Opening Today – May 1
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After an amazing few weeks with our doors open, we are excited for our grand opening event this Saturday, May 1! Come by to enjoy special promotions available one day only! We open at 10 am.
2817 Maybank Highway, Johns Island, SC (Near Zepplin and Maria’s)
Keep North Charleston Beautiful Volunteers are Plogging for our Planet!
Keep North Charleston Beautiful is excited to launch a new program designed to reduce litter in the North Charleston community. Starting today, volunteers will be plogging for our planet!
Plogging is the combination of picking up litter while jogging. The activity was first started in 2016 and is a great way for individuals to keep their community clean while staying active.
Individuals who register for Keep North Charleston Beautiful’s plogging program will receive a free plogging kit. All supplies are limited and available on a first come, first served basis.
A typical plogging kit may include: a litter pickup stick, trash bags, vinyl gloves, a face covering, hand sanitizer packets, a reflective safety vest, and a reusable sport pack to store your supplies and keep with you while plogging.
This program and many others are made possible through a grant from PalmettoPride and Keep South Carolina Beautiful. Keep North Charleston Beautiful is the proud recipient of an $8,850 Keep South Carolina Beautiful Annual Support Grant from PalmettoPride to support litter reduction programs in South Carolina.
“We are proud to work with Keep North Charleston Beautiful for their plogging and other litter prevention programs, events and cleanups,” said Mallory Coffey, Keep South Carolina Beautiful State Leader. “This affiliate utilizes the relationships within their community to create cleaner, greener, & more beautiful places to live, work, and play. We look forward to seeing the efforts of the volunteers from the plogging and other events that will occur throughout the year.”Additional sponsors of the plogging program include the City of North Charleston, Keep America Beautiful, and ArcMate.
Anyone can register for the program, but plogging activities must take place on public property within the City of North Charleston. To learn more and register for the program, please visit: www.keepnorthcharlestonbeautiful.org/plogging.