Area Mayors announce formation of Lowcountry Mayors’ Disaster Relief Fund to aid Hurricane Florence recovery efforts
September 19, 2018
The following Lowcountry Mayors and Coastal Community Foundation President and CEO Darrin Goss, Sr. announced the formation of the Lowcountry Mayors’ Disaster Relief Fund, which will raise money for Florence-related disaster assistance via the Coastal Community Foundation’s Disaster Relief Fund:
- Isle of Palms Mayor Jimmy Carroll
- Folly Beach Mayor Tim Goodwin
- Goose Creek Mayor Gregory Habib
- Mount Pleasant Mayor Will Haynie
- Summerville Mayor Wiley Johnson
- North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey
- Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg
Citizens who would like to make a contribution to the Lowcountry Mayors’ Disaster Relief Fund can do so online by visiting https://coastalcommunityfoundation.org/disasterrelief/ and specifying the name of the fund in the comments section.
In a joint statement, the mayors said, “While much of the Lowcountry was spared Florence’s direct hit, our citizens know well the harm that this kind of storm can inflict and the damage it can leave behind. Through the formation of this new disaster relief fund, our citizens will be able to join us in lending a hand to those who were hit hardest as they begin the process of rebuilding and recovering in the months ahead.”
On Wednesday, September 19, in addition to those mentioned above, the following area mayors joined the Lowcountry Mayors’ Disaster Relief Fund effort:
- Mayor Charles Ackerman, Harleyville
- Mayor Anne Johnston, St. George
- Mayor Rutledge Leland, III, McClellanville
- Mayor Patrick M. O’Neil, Sullivan’s Island
- Mayor Craig Weaver, Kiawah Island
- Mayor Paul Wimberly, Reevesville
- Mayor Bill Woolsey, James Island
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