spotlight on giving

< Bluffton Self Help visited 10 Bluffton schools last month to deliver more than 6,500 school snacks to help students focus on learning. Its Red Apron Volunteers helped stock classrooms with educational games. According to its website, Bluffton Self Help launched the School Snack Program to provide snacks for teachers to utilize when in need. In 2022, Bluffton Self Help provided 23,339 individual snacks to Blufftonarea schools — which is $29,173 worth of snacks.

< The Italian-American Club of Hilton Head recently donated to Circles, an in-person training program that is part of Hilton Head’s The Deep Well Project. The Circles program helps families climb out of poverty and achieve financial stability.

< More than 100 cases of diapers and wipes were collected during the Palmetto Hall Women’s Club Diaper Drive, organized by Suzanne Moyer. The initiative benefited the Sandalwood Community Food Bank, which serves the hungry and the needy on Hilton Head Island.