DI News History - November 24, 2022
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Nov. 22, 2007
The theme of the paper was the Thanksgiving season and volunteering opportunities. The feature article spotlighted Lowcountry Food Bank, which has been channeling critically needed foodstuffs to low-income and hungry families for nearly a quarter-century. The private nonprofit organization collects, inspects, maintains and distributes otherwise wasted food from supermarkets, manufacturers, farmers, food distributors, government and community food drives. Another article featured the East Cooper Meals on Wheels (ECMOW) organization.
In health news, Meredith Nelson, a local fitness expert, shared tips to keep the diet on track for the big feast. Her tips included starting the day with some exercise, keeping portion sizes small, not salting food when cooking, eating slowly, and avoiding the temptation to “save” calories for Thanksgiving dinner by limiting calories earlier in the day. You may want to try these tips this year.
Nov. 22, 2012
The Daniel Island community attempted to break the Guinness World Record for the greatest number of people doing the step-and-slide Cha Cha at the “Cha Cha for Change” event at old Blackbaud Stadium. Ultimately, the record was not set.
Also in the news, the new Daniel Island Community Speaker Series invited Rob Fowler, a meteorologist with WCBD-TV, to their first program. More than 100 people attended the series debut. It didn’t take long for Fowler’s comments to turn to Hurricane Sandy and all the devastation the super storm caused in New England. Although Charleston and the rest of the Lowcountry were spared that hurricane season, Fowler cautioned that Charleston is never off the hook.
Nov. 23, 2017
This was the “Shop Local for the Holidays” edition of the paper. The benefits of supporting local businesses during the holiday season includes more stable jobs, better for the community and when shopping local more stays local.
In school news, the Daniel Island School’s Community Crusaders broke a club record when they collected 62 frozen turkeys for needy families in the community to enjoy over Thanksgiving.
There was also a reader survey where residents were asked what they were thankful for. Chuck Richards said, “I’m thankful to be living here on Daniel Island – and to be able to relocate to the Lowcountry for my second business life. Being on Daniel Island is like saying ‘welcome home to paradise!”’