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Help Inspire Change on the Sea Islands With Kiawah Cares
In 2017 , your contributions to Kiawah Cares gave students and pre-school children the chance to begin a new cycle of success , breaking away from intergenerational poverty .
Other gifts helped make homes safe for residents once again with the help of partner program CHIP Ministry . You continued to connect neighbors with resources through the Kiawah Cares network of partners , lifting quality of life one family at a time .
On a daily basis , our neighbors on Johns and Wadmalaw islands are faced with rural poverty and isolation from resources . Year after year , you advocate , volunteer and give to improve the lives of these families and individuals who are so often overlooked .
Jamie Cooper , executive director of Kiawah Cares ' partner Communities In Schools , writes “ One caring adult can change a student ’ s life . When a community of caring adults , like Kiawah property owners , comes together , the impact echoes far beyond one student . It reaches a whole family , a whole school and a whole community . Thank you to Kiawah Cares and the Kiawah community for not just being one caring adult , but for being many .”
You can help inspire even more change on the Sea Islands by making a year-end gift to Kiawah Cares . You did so much in 2017 ; visit kiawahcares . org / make-a-gift to do even more in 2018 !
Renew Your Cinder Creek License Agreement by Dec . 15
It ' s time to renew storage contracts with KICA Recreation . If you store your canoe or kayak at Cinder Creek , please complete and return the updated 2018 License Agreement by Dec . 15 .
Visit kica . us / recreation / boating-watersports / to download the Cinder Creek Storage and License Agreement 2018 or renew your contract in person with a Sandcastle member services representative at Beachwalker Center ( 23 Beachwalker Drive ).
Those not renewing have until Dec . 31 , 2017 to remove their watercrafts from storage . Items will be removed from any units that are not renewed as early as Jan . 2 , 2018 . Unclaimed items become abandoned after notice and a waiting period , and then will be disposed of .
Email terry . higgins @ kica . us or call 843-768-3875 with questions .
Preparations Underway for 2018 Annual Meeting
KICA has begun preparations for its 2018 Annual Meeting . The following are preliminary key dates . More detailed information will be published in future issues of Digest . For questions , contact justask @ kica . us .
Dec . 8 by 4 p . m . - Advisory motions are due . Jan . 9 by 5 p . m . - Official date of record . No adjustments to property status regarding annual meeting votes will be made following this date . Jan . 19 - Annual meeting packets are mailed to the membership . Feb . 8 - KICA Board Open House . Feb . 20 by 5 p . m . - Voting deadline . March 2 ( Friday ), 2 p . m . - Annual Meeting
** The above dates are tentative and subject to change .
Digest Contributors Frances Boyd - Member Volunteer Virginia Chapel - Member Volunteer Bill Hindman - Member Volunteer Shauneen Hutchinson - Member Volunteer Sue Schaffer - Feature reporter Deb Stewart - Member Volunteer
Staff Production Team Doug Reynolds - Communications / Editor Tammy McAdory - Communications Director
Digest Mission Statement Kiawah Island Digest is an official communications tool of the Kiawah Island Community Association . Its mission is to accurately and effectively communicate information to the membership in a balanced and constructive manner .
Statement of Editorial Policy KICA will endeavor to report significant island news as well as informational topics , programs and events of interest to its members . KICA may from time to time publish editorials in support of its strategic objectives . Member suggestions on content should be submitted by email to communications @ kica . us