I think this is my fourth year covering the Wild Dunes Community Association Art Show.  It is always a great event and gets lots of interested local art lovers.  My father who likes to call himself the “Wall-Mart of the Art World” had his painting out for sale but his business cards went quicker than the paintings.

On Friday, ITT celebrated the opening of it’s new plant in N. Charleston. It is a gorgeous new facility and everyone was there to wish them well. News 4 covered the event and a few of the town council members had a few words of thanks for bringing jobs to the area. The afternoon lunch, awards and plant tour had everyone smiling!

That evening we boarded the Spirit of the Lowcountry for a dinner cruise around Charleston Harbor. It was cold and rainy but that did not spoil the fun conversation, laughter and an occasional trip to the upper deck for a quick look around.







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On Saturday night, Wild Dunes held a fantastic party for their own employees. It was a casino night theme and everyone had a great time! Check out a few of the highlights.



Frank and the ladies.



Sandy, Emily and Sherry. Fabulous job ladies!







Some dancing fools.







The tables were hoppin too.

My cute next door neighbor helped me yesterday with a photo shoot for the Duke Endowment. She was a perfect little model! The challenge was to get some great photos and not expose her entire face.

Thank you Emma!!

Last week I had the pleasure of working with one of my favorite corporate groups! The Southeastern Council of Foundations met for their annual meeting at the beautiful Grove Park Inn this year in Asheville, North Carolina. It was so nice seeing old friends and making some new ones too.

This is their new President and CEO, Michael Howland.









There was plenty of time for some socializing and fun throughout the week. Some of the highlights included saying a fond farewell to Martin Lehfeldt the retiring President at the Chairman’s Dinner Wednesday night.

Each day of the conference people took time to do a little painting too for a wonderful foundation, the Robert and Polly Dunn Foundation. They have a project called “Hospital Art” where groups can paint brightly colored canvas pictures. It is not only fun but therapeutic.

The Key Note Speaker at the Closing Plenary was Juan Williams, National Political Correspondent and Author. You can hear him on NPR and see him on Fox News. He was both funny and informative as he spoke to the group about what the future might hold for philanthropy under the new administration.

Next year we will be in Memphis, TN.

To see the webshow please click on the blue link below.

SECF Webshow

To view all the photos please click the link below and use “grove park” as the password.

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