Community Involvement
 

The South Carolina Yacht Club is pleased to have a membership that is very involved in its community. Below are links to charitable organizations to which SCYC members give their support. Click any link to learn more. SCYC members, to add your site's link to this page, please email Vicki.

 

Organization

Website Address

 
     

American Heart Association
 

www.americanheart.org

Arts Center of Hilton Head Island

www.artscenter-hhi.org


Beaufort County Historical Society
Submitted by Iva Welton

 

Bob Pancoast Sailing Scholarship Fund

   

Boys and Girls Club
The Club serves approximately 180 children after-school where they have a safe, inviting place to do homework, use computers, and have an opportunity for recreation and fellowship.  An all-day summer program is also available.  Volunteer opportunities in the Reading Club and Power Hour (homework from 1st-5th) in the afternoons after school (4 pm-5pm)are available.
Submitted by SCYC Member Nancy Baldwin.

http://www.bgchhi.org/

Camp Adam Fisher
For Kids with Diabetes and their Siblings Ages 6-17.
Submitted by SCYC Member Richard Chalson.

www.childrenwithdiabetes.com
www.campadamfisher.com

The Coastal Discovery Museum
Submitted by SCYC Members Mary and Ian Murray
and Margaret McManus

www.coastaldiscovery.org

 

Community Foundation of the Lowcountry
Founded in 1994, the mission of the Community Foundation is to strengthen community by connecting people, resources, and needs.  Since our beginning, the Community Foundation of the Lowcountry and affiliate the Hilton Head Island Foundation have provided more than $15 million in grants to support local nonprofits.

www.cf-lowcountry.org  

"The Community Vehicle"
SCYC Member Chip Collins and his company Collins Group Realty provide "The Community Vehicle" to be used by non-profits, charities, schools, churches, etc. for local use and the only expense is refilling the gas tank prior to returning it. For more information, contact Jeff Prekop at 843-341-6300.

 


Heroes on Horseback
A therapeutic horseback riding program for children and adults in the Lowcountry with physical, mental and/or developmental disabilities.
Submitted by SCYC Member Ann Eden.

  www.heroesonhorseback.org

Hilton Head Heroes
Submitted by SCYC Members Ed Forrest and Eileen Fitzgerald
Click here to view upcoming events!

www.hiltonheadheroes.org


Hilton Head Humane Association
A No-Kill Shelter for Abandoned, Neglected and Abused Animals

www.hhhumane.org Download Volunteer Form

Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra

www.hhso.org  

Hope Haven of the Lowcountry
is a nationally accredited not-for-profit Children's Advocacy and Rape Crisis Center. Hope Haven provides state-of-the-art child forensic interviews, crisis counseling, victim advocacy, family support, law enforcement partnerships and educational programs to broaden community awareness
of sexual abuse issues and improve risk reduction.
Submitted by Vicki Burris.

 

Lilies on the River
May 10, 2008
Please join hundreds of your Lowcountry neighbors in the 4th Annual "Lilies on the River" fundraiser to benefit Hope Haven. Click here for more details:
www.liliesontheriver.org

www.hopehavenlc.org


Hospice Care of the Lowcountry
Hospice Care of the Lowcountry is an independent, community-based, non-profit organization, serving Beaufort and Jasper counties for 25 years.
Submitted by SCYC Member Lucille Lee.

www.hospicecarelc.org


The League of the Hilton Head Orchestra
A group of men and women dedicated to supporting and promoting the Hilton Head Orchestra. Visit their site for more details!
Submitted by SCYC Member Julie Williams.

www.hhorchestra.org

 

MUSC Friends of Children
Mission Statement: To increase community awareness for children's medical needs and the resources available to accommodate those needs Lectures are held at the South Carolina Yacht Club. Contact SCYC Member Elizabeth Hancock for more details.

www.musckids.com

 


Palmetto Red Cross
Submitted by SCYC Member Nancy Treadaway.

www.palmettoredcross.org


Second Helpings
"A Charitable Food Distribution Project"
Call for more info! 843-689-3689 or 877-286-FOOD

 

 

     

Susan B. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation

www.komen.org

 

VanLandingham Rotary Auction
Submitted by SCYC member David Pierce.

www.vlrauction.com

The VanLandingham Rotary Auction has raised over $750,000 to benefit various Lowcountry children's charities.

Volunteers in Medicine

http://www.vimclinic.org/

 

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