Spirit of South Carolina Volunteers enjoy an evening aboard at the Annual Holiday Parade of Boats

Executive Director  designates Volunteer Appreciation Night aboard the Schooner in conjunction with her Hosting the Annual Christmas Parade of Boats.

Just after the Thanksgiving Holiday,  Fletcher Meyers announced the first Volunteer Appreciation Event, since the resurrection of the Volunteer Program in February 2019.  A select group of Volunteers, recognized for their hours logged this past year in supporting Spirit of South Carolina, were invited with their guest aboard Spirit this last Saturday for a Dock Party. The added bonus was the Ship's hosting during the same evening, the City of Charlestons's judging committee for the Annual Holiday Parade of Boats.
Spirit of South Carolina's sponsor, Goslings Rum provided an open bar of Dark and Stormy's, beer and wine. Bryan Oliver brought along a Hot Buttered Rum mix.  Immediately following the judging of the Parade, Captain Dan Cleveland called muster of all guests, and proffered a well received toast recognizing the hours, efforts and accomplishments by the attending volunteers, and expressing appreciation for their families supporting their work.

Volunteers attending Saturday's Volunteer Appreciation Night
 were:from left to right: Chris Sosnowski, Two Co-owners of TowBoat US,
 Lee, guest of Jonathan Shew, Sean Mcquilken, Dan Maurin, Jonathan Shew,
 Danny Johnson, Layne Carter, Bryan Oliver, and Tim Geoghegan.
 Not pictured, but remembered for their efforts this year,
 are Ken Fonville, Phil Frandino, Chuck Waring, Dani Feerst, and Joe Gorman.

Afterward, Bryan Oliver, awarded Layne Carter, the Jibsheet Volunteer Pin, recognizing 50 hours of time devoted to the maintaining and crewing the ship; the third award to be made since it's re-inception  in February 2019.  The evening resurrected the tradition of  annual Volunteer Recognition events from 2002 through 2013.  In those days as many as 300 active volunteers were engaged in over ten different functions.