Our funky community has been known for its generosity for many years. As we approach this holiday season, we would like to highlight some organizations that give thanks all year round. The local churches have been giving back to the community since the earliest days of Folly. All three churches collaborate on a food pantry housed at the Baptist Church. The Folly Beach Methodist Church donates to organizations that help children in need in the Lowcountry such as Beds = Dreams and HALOS. The Folly Beach Baptist Church hosts a Soup Kitchen at noon every Monday, and a free dinner every Wednesday night. Our Lady of Good Counsel has set up blessing boxes around the community where residents can donate canned goods and non-perishable food items for all those in need. We can also see this giving spirit in the business community. Their generosity is shown through donations to our local churches for dinners or fundraisers or to schools around the area. For example, the Folly Beach Association of Business hosts the annual Follypalooza which raises money for local cancer patients and others with medical ailments. This event over the years has paid over $80,000 in patient bills for over 40 people in the Folly Community. In addition to the businesses, the Folly Beach Exchange Club members strive to make Folly a better place to live. They support activities that benefit youth, promote pride in our country, and honor military and public service providers, to name a few. The City maintains the Folly Relief Fund for residents who have experienced hardship. This relief fund is funded by donations. If you would like to learn more about the Folly Relief Fund, please contact Marlene Estridge. The City also hosts family related activities that bring us all together (such as Folly Family Fun Night and National Night Out), as well as supports all charitable events on Folly Beach.

Furthermore, we have many non-profit organizations operating on Folly Beach which help people from around the world. Let’s thank Warrior Surf Foundation, Folly Angels, Pet Helpers, the Folly Anglers, Surfers Healing, and many more. Their charitableness makes Folly stronger and attracts tourists’ visits. The Civic Club would like to thank all those who give without hesitation, especially during this holiday season. Let’s continue this philanthropic tradition for years to come.

Operation Christmas Child/Samaritan’s Purse Samaritan’s Purse is a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization providing spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world.  Samaritan’s Purse has met the needs of poor, sick, and suffering people in more than 100 countries.  This year, Folly Beach Baptist Church will be a drop off location for Operation Christmas Child.  Shoeboxes are available in a container in front of the Baptist Church information marquee. Inside the box are directions on how to fill a box and where and when to return the box, as well as a contact in case you have any questions. This is a wonderful opportunity for families to share an experience in “giving back” to those who are less fortunate and in need.  For more information, contact Folly Beach Baptist Church at (843)588-9414.

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Clubs Clubs and Organizations Civic Club

While reflecting on this past year and preparing for a season of gratitude and thanks, the following thoughts and acknowledgments became evident. To all of the partnerships and entities (organizations and clubs, the City, FAB, businesses, churches, and citizens) that worked together to plan and execute another fun-filled and successful Halloween Carnival Have a joyful and safe holiday season Acknowledgement of last year’s Civic Club leadership (Deana Dockery - Past President, Regina Anderson - Secretary, and Susan Breslin - Sandspur Editor) who have decided to resign, however, remain as Club members and support the mission of the Civic Club Noteworthy accomplishments of the Calendar Committee that created, produced, and distributed a beautiful and professional Folly-centric calendar Knowledge filled and informative lectures throughout the year at membership meetings Yay, to other Folly Beach clubs and non-profit organizations that contribute community service and to our quality of life Outstanding commitment from members to the mission and vision of the Civic Club which focuses on civic engagement and community services Upcoming projects and events that continue to bring the community together and contribute to the betterment of our City Katherine Houghton (781) 254-2302

khoughton2259@gmail.com

Home and Garden Club Barbara & Harry Bishop at 1673 East Ashley are November Yard of the Month recipients. Harry grew up on Folly in the '40's.  They owned a vacation/rental home at this location over 40 years before building this as their retirement home a few years ago. At that time a new yard was also designed. A plush bed of zoysia grass is engulfed with plants selected in Barbara's favorite color scheme of purples, pinks, whites and blues.  A lofty palmetto oversees the front left bed of purple society garlic, rosemary, salvia and Indian hawthorn.  A sago and pindo palm are near fennel which was chosen to host the chrysalises of swallow tail butterflies. Purple Mexican petunias begin the march to the left side bed. Lavender crepe myrtles reside here with pittosporum.  A first cousin who is a horticulturist comes each year and brings offerings of plants. The numerous rosemary plants lining this left side are one such offering. These abound also in the front right bed nestling with purple Mexican petunias and society garlic. A new entry of cardoon which produces a thistle like bloom is unique to this bed.  A pindo palm preceeds a line of palmettos banked by Indian hawthorn. Yellow Lady Bank’s roses grace this side.  A statue of a boy with a horn culminates this procession among caladiums, giant evergreen liriope and blue agapanthus. Triple palmettos float above white plumbago in a dense bed of pittosporum, ferns and liriope concealing a statue from the garden of good and evil in front of their entry.  A narrow stand of papyrus anchors their steps with a substantial potted table of succulents.

Barbara loves things that bloom and watching all our wildlife.  She is a bluebird whistler, using live mealworms to entice them to nest while using a whistle to call them.  The Bishops find Folly fun and laidback.  They appreciate their good neighbors. Congratulations for their lavish garden. The Garden Club will meet at noon, November 26th in the Community Center.  Our speaker will be Lauren Rust with the Lowcountry Marine and Mammal Network. Everyone is welcome to attend. Happy Thanksgiving,

Lynn Ray Smalley (843) 588-0093 9touchstone9@gmail.com

Exchange Club Congratulations to Lauren Morre, and Johnny Branks for receiving the police officer and firefighter of the year award. We can’t thank our first responders enough for what they do in keeping our community a safe and enjoyable place to live. Also, a quick shout out to the Civic Club for yet another wonderful Halloween carnival. It gives the community, especially our children, a fun event for Halloween! November brings our One Nation Under God Breakfast and our Golden Age Dinner. The Golden Age Dinner is for our local widows and widowers to celebrate Thanksgiving. The One Nation Under God breakfast will be November 2nd, 10 am at Loggerheads, and the Golden Age Dinner will be November 21st, 6pm at the Baptist Church Fellowship Hall. Also November brings election day which falls on November 5th. On November 11th we will acknowledge Veterans Day with a traditional flag display. Veterans are our true American heroes and we cannot thank them enough for all they’ve done for our country. Salute to our troops and veterans. Happy Thanksgiving - Gobble Gobble! John Merritt Jr (843) 847-9833

fbexchangeclub@gmail.com Senior Citizens

The Folly Beach Seniors will meet Thursday, November 7th at 11 am in the Community Center. All 55 and older are welcome to attend. Our main dish will be ham prepared by Patti Holsclaw.  All others are to bring a covered dish. Our speaker will be Spencer Wetmore, Folly Beach City Administrator.  She will discuss the beach, the city's future capital plans; which include water mains, redundant water lines across the Folly River bridge, pedestrian paths, and a facelift over the next few years for City Hall.  Come and hear about our Edge of America's future. We Seniors agree we live in one of the best places there is to live! We always want to remember our sick and shut ins.  We wish you a safe and happy Thanksgiving. We have much to be thankful for.  Pauline Ray (843) 588-9580

Folly Green The Green Team’s November meeting will be on Thursday, November 7th at 6:00 pm at the Community Center. If anyone is interested in leasing a garden plot at the Community Garden, please contact Teresa.  Our next garden workday will be Saturday, November 9th beginning at 8:00 am.

Teresa Marshall (828) 553-4670 teresa.marshall56@hotmail.com

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Fellow Citizens, We have concluded another hurricane season with “minimal” impact to Folly. That is very fortunate for us, but while we celebrate this, we must remember there are many other people in the world not so fortunate. It is easy to

forget when it does not impact us or our families directly, and the news media has seemed to lose interest in a story that doesn’t “sell” any longer. As we approach this Thanksgiving Season, let us remember those less fortunate and keep them in our prayers and our goodwill. Maybe as the “Crazy Season” approaches, we might even consider donating to help someone recover their lives and skip one or two of those Christmas presents.    Trivia Quiz; Who was the first president to declare a day of Thanksgiving and prayer in America? No, it was not Abraham Lincoln. President Lincoln did make Thanksgiving a federal holiday in 1863, declaring the last Thursday in November as the set holiday. He did so at the request of Sarah Josepha Hale, the author of the nursery rhyme, “Mary Had a Little Lamb.” She had campaigned for years to have it set as a federal holiday - a day of thanksgiving and prayer for our nation. So much for the history lesson, as you can read much, much more about Thanksgiving and its celebration. But, as a blessed city I would urge everyone to take a few moments and make a list of what you and I should be thankful for. Maybe even send those lists to me in an email, and we could post them on the city’s website to help all of us be aware of our great blessings.  Don’t forget the City’s Community Thanksgiving service. As always, it is held on the Sunday before Thanksgiving, November 24th this year. It will be held this year at the Baptist Church with the service beginning at 6pm. We do ask you to bring some canned goods for use in the Folly Beach Food Bank. As I close this article I do remind you if you have any questions or concerns for or about the city, please feel free to contact me anytime. tgoodwin@cityoffollybeach.com or 843 729 0298

PS. The first President to declare a day of Thanksgiving was George Washington. In 1789 at the request of Congress, he proclaimed November 26th a day of national thanksgiving for the U.S. Constitution.

from the City . . . . . • Court will NOT be in session on the three (3)

Fridays below for observation of Thanksgiving and Christmas.

- NOVEMBER 29, 2019 - DECEMBER 20, 2019 - DECEMBER 27, 2019

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Folly Fun Stuff!The Folly Beach Community Thanksgiving Service will be held

November 24th 6pm at Folly Beach Baptist Church with the ministers and choirs of Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church and the United Methodist Church of Folly Beach participating with a reception following.  A canned food drive box will be located at the

entrance to the Church to supply the Church food pantries.

Every Monday at Folly Beach Baptist Church a Soup Ministry is offered at noon in the Fellowship Hall.

A men's Bible Study is offered on Monday nights at 7:15 pm at the Baptist Church.  A youth Bible Study is offered every Tuesday night at 6:30 pm in the Fellowship Hall. A Women's Bible study is offered on

Tuesdays at 9:30 am and 6:30 pm and Thursdays at 9:30 am.

Folly Beach Baptist Church offers a “Recovery in Christ” session each Thursday evening at 6 pm. The sessions are for all people who need

help and support with hurts, habits, or hang-ups.

FOLLY BEACH LIBRARY We have Storytime at 10:30 a.m. on Mondays except for Monday, November 11 because we are closed for Veterans Day. Our After-School STEAM Club will meet on Wednesdays, November 6, 13 & 20 at 4 p.m. We will be open from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Saturday, November 9. For more information on any of these programs, feel free to give us a call at 843-588-2001 or check out the library’s web page www.ccpl.org.

Mary Bushkar (843) 588-2001bushkarm@ccpl.org

COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION EVENTS ON FOLLY 843-795-4386 or www.charlestoncountyparks.com to register or for info.

Monarch Migration: Front Gate at Folly Beach County Park Fri., Nov. 1, 1 - 3 p.m. Did you know Monarch butterflies are the subject of tag and release research? Join a naturalist to search for and potentially tag Monarchs while learning about their amazing annual migration. Fee: $9. Ages: 9 and up.

Homeschool in the Parks: Amazing Migration: Folly Beach County Park. Fri., Nov. 1, 10 - 11:30 a.m. Discover why animals choose to move. Learn about Monarchs and other creatures that migrate along the South Carolina coast. Fee: $5. Ages: 7-12.

Lighthouse Inlet Bird Walk. Entrance at Lighthouse Inlet Heritage Preserve Fri., Nov. 8, 8:30 - 10:30 a.m. This walk focuses on the incredibly diverse northeast end of Folly Island. Once the home of a Coast Guard station, this Heritage Preserve protects maritime forest, beach, dune, and marsh habitats for wildlife. This site is a leader in number of bird species seen in South Carolina. At this time of year we hope to see songbirds, seabirds, and shorebirds such as Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Northern Gannet, Piping Plover, and much more. Fee: $9. Ages 12 and up.

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CALENDAR FOR NOVEMBER Council Chambers

4th Planning Commission 7pm 12th City Council Work Session 6pm 12th Council Meeting 7pm 18th Design Review Board 6pm 26th Parks and Recreation Board 6:30pm

Clubs, Organizations & Committees 7th Senior Citizens 11am 7th Folly Green Team 6pm 7th Exchange Club Board 7pm 14th Folly Association of Business 6pm 19th Civic Club 7pm 26th Home and Garden noon

Library 4th, 18th, 25th Story Time 10:30am

Recycling 4th and 18st for All Residential

Volunteer Fire Fighters 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th 6pm

Special Events 17th Grand Re-opening Pirates Cove 2-5pm21st Exchange Club Golden Age Dinner 6pm 24th Folly Beach Thanksgiving Service 6pm