INSTRUC`NS

The Friends of Charles Towne Landing
VOL. 38 • NO. 2
INSTRUC’NS
SPRING 2014
The Friends of Charles Towne Landing stress CTL’s history, and continue a historical tradition in this newsletter’s name.
“Instruc’ns” was the title given to the first communications that passed between the colonists and Lords Proprietors.
Bear Awareness
During the month of May the Animal Forest
highlighted Bear Awareness Month. This week
long event informed participants on the proper
way to camp in bear country.
For example, never stash snacks inside your
tent. Always keep them 200 feet away from your
campsite. Food preparation areas and washing
stations should also be no less than 200 feet from
your active campsite.
Bear spray can provide protection to campers
and hikers by blasting a strong pepper spray,
which temporarily blinds the advancing bear and
numbs their senses. However, the spray is only
effective for close range confrontation. It’s best
to avoid such circumstances, by being aware of
your surroundings and practicing safe camping
and hiking habits. A couple hints include: hike
in groups, and only during daylight hours. Be
aware of bear signs. Claw marks, tracks, or fur
on the bark of trees can indicate a bear has been
in the surrounding area.
Charles Towne Landing’s resident black bears
were more than happy to demonstrate what happens when you don’t follow good camping practices! They quickly demolished a mock campsite
the zookeepers created within their habitat, and
tore the tent into shreds. Seeing first-hand the
destruction a bear can inflict on a campsite in a
matter of minutes, visitors took away an appreciation for their strength, and agility as well as
smart tips on how to keep their camping trip fun,
and bear-free. ▲
Jillian Davis
Become an
The next
Friends of
Charles Towne Landing
Adoptive Parent
of an animal today
Board Meeting
will be
July 15th
If any member would like to
submit an topic or item
for the Board’s consideration,
it should be sent to:
[email protected]
The Friends of
Charles Towne
Landing
PO Box 31731
Charleston, SC 29417
Contact Us Today!
Jillian DeLorge-Davis
843.573-8517
[email protected]
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PRESIDENT’S
CORNER
In this issue of the
Newsletter, you will
find articles by Board
of Directors members
Sarah Stuhr, Betty
White, Haywood Titchener and Lisa Deaton;
Park Manager Rob Powell, and Animal Forest
Curator Jillian DeJorge-Davis. Their articles
cover the broad spectrum of activities and programs at the Landing, and reflect the significant
role of the Landing in the life of our community,
region and state. As a result, and because of
the dedication and hard work of the staff, our
volunteers and members of the Friends organization, Charles Towne Landing State Historic
Park enjoyed its best financial year ever, passing the one million dollar mark in revenue and
becoming 90% self-sustaining. The Board of Directors has engaged Don Richardson, of Your
WebPartners to manage our website, maintain
our social media contacts, and keep our calendar up to date. Please visit our website at friendsofcharlestonlanding.com find out more about
what’s going on at the Landing and to post your
own comments, messages and suggestions. I’m
pleased to report that Jennie Ramsey, the Administrative Assistant in the office is back full
time after her recent hospitalization and recovery. Welcome back, Jennie.▲
Gary Nichols
Race The Landing 5K Series
Another Big Success!
5K
2014 ANNUAL
RACE SERIES
ONLY 1 RACE
LEFT!!!
July 10, 2014
EACH RACE WILL HAVE A
THEMED EVENING
REGISTRATION
INCLUDES
DINNER & BEER!
CHARLES TOWNE
LANDING
Race the Landing races are going GREAT!!
Health Charleston Challenge and Roper Saint
Frances Hospital has joined the fun! Our timing company has joined the fun by offering
$200 to any Male or Female that can break the
race the landing record. At the June 5th race,
Michael Banks set a record of 14:41 and Catlin
Judd 18:22. Both received $200. Second Honey
has agreed to play every race. Kids and family
LOVE the music and fun. Joseph is providing
homebrew for 2 of the races. I consistanly hear
great things about these races, food and our volunteers! We are making a difference!▲
Lisa Deaton
The members of “Friends of Charles Towne Landing” invite you to add us to your list of friends. You
may do so by completing the Membership Application and mailing it to the address given or visit our
website at friendsofcharlestownelanding.org and complete the membership application.
THURSDAY EVENINGS
5K RACES BEGIN AT 7:00PM
THEMED POST-RACE PARTIES
HISTORICALLY HIP AWARDS FOR
INDIVIDUAL RACE & SERIES
KIDS FUN RUN
starts at 6:15PM
Bring the whole family!
Membership Application
Name
Street Address
City
State
Telephone (
)
Membership Level
Zip Code
E-Mail
Amount
RaceTheLanding.com
Date
Mail to: Friends of Charles Towne Landing • P.O. Box 31731 • Charleston, SC 29417-1731
[email protected]
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First Annual
Volunteer-Staff
Appreciaion
Dinner
a
A Special Thanks
Rob Powell with Jillian DeLorge-Davis
The first annual Volunteer-Staff Appreciation Dinner, following many years of honoring volunteers
only was hosted by the Friends of Charles Towne
Landing on Wednesday, April 23, 2014. The Friends
wanted to honor not only our dedicated volunteers
but to include our hardworking staff. No organization is ever a success without the dedication of the
many volunteers and a committed staff. Founders Hall’s screen porch was the perfect setting for
a spring “Lowcountry Boil.” As in years past, Ben
Moise donated the food, his time and cooking expertise for the dual celebration.
Following our wonderful meal, Rob Powell, Park
Manager, presided over the Awards Ceremony and
the presentation of door prizes donated by local
businesses. (see box below for our donors) During
the ceremony Jordan Smith was recognized for his
work in the Animal Forest, Paul Carpenter for his
contribution to Interpretation and Richard Ketcham
to the following businesses for their donations
to our Volunteer and Staff Appreciation Dinner.
Please be sure to thank them whenever you are
in their establishments.
Anchor Automotive
Black Bean Co
Bear E Patch Café
Bessinger’s Barbecue
Blue Rose Café
California Dreaming
Five Guys
Glass Onion
Groucho’s Deli
Kickin Chicken
Low Countr y Diamond and Gold
Ms. Rose’s
Northbridge Exxon Ser vice Center
Ride Bikes
Sesame Burgers & Beer
Sojourn Cof fee
T Bonz
The Gathering
Three Little Birds
Triangle Char & Bar
Ye Old Fashioned Ice Cream
Zen Asian Fusion
The Semi-Annual Belk Charity Event was held on
May 3rd, 2014. The Sale was a private, four-hour sale
was dedicated to supporting local non-profit organizations. Participating charities sold $5 tickets to this
event. Charles Towne Landing kept 100% of the proceeds from every ticket sold at the Visitor’s Center.
Purchasing these tickets allowed park patrons to show
their support for CTL and enjoy store-wide discounts!
Total ticket sales for the Visitor’s Center was $215.00!
The final dollar amount earned from the latest Belk
Charity event, from Friends of Charles Towne Landing, has yet to be announced. It is with hope that the final tally will be made available by the end of June 2014.
Our goal was to raise $425.00.
Thank you to Pat Ezell and Paige Herrin Stowell for
volunteering for being “Belk Runners”!
The next Belk Charity event will be held in late October or early November 2014. Emails and other notices
will be sent to FoCTL members once the next date is
set, and when Belk Charity tickets become available
again! They will always be sold at the Volunteer Center. Late Fall will be the best time to get an early start
on your Holiday Shopping! Support our neighborhood
park by purchasing a ticket and participating in the
Belk Charity Event!▲
Haywood Titchener
(L-R) Paul Carpenter, Barbra Aldrich, Rob Powell,
Jordan Smith, and Richard Ketcham
for his time and energy in Visitor Services. Barbra
Aldrich from Archaeology was honored as the “Al
Cannon Volunteer of the Year.” 2014 marked the
first year of selecting an employee of the year. Jillian
DeLorge-Davis, Animal Forest Curator, received
the inaugural “Veronica Robinson Employee of the
Year” award named for the employee who has the
longest tenure in the history of the Landing of 28
years and still counting.
Charles Towne Landing is extremely fortunate
to have exceptional volunteers and staff. During
2013, our volunteers devoted a total of 7992 hours
to support the activities and programs at The Landing! If you would like to become a volunteer, please
contact Caroline Thibault at cwthibault@yahoo.
com or301-233-5621. If you have not been to the
Landing recently, please come and see everyone in
action.▲
Sarah Stuhr
Become a “Friend” of
Charles Towne Landing
The non-profit Friends of Charles Towne Landing organization
has a mission to perpetuate and celebrate the birthplace of South
Carolina above and beyond the means and resources given to the
park by the state of South Carolina.
Our programs include the living history of this special waterfront acreage. We have refurbished the Adventure, a reproduction
17th century cargo vessel and are re-creating the original palisade
wall.
We support the Animal Forest that is the home of many species
indigenous to the Lowcountry when the settlers arrived in 1670.
You can be part of the Animal Forest by adopting an animal.
The park needs YOU! We welcome new volunteers. There are
many different ways to volunteer at a park as diverse as Charles
Towne Landing. Whatever your talent or time is, we have a place
for you here!
Please consider joining The Friends of Charles Towne Landing.
We are a non-profit organization that is supported only by generous supporters like you. Be a part of history by joining us in the
preservation of the birthplace of Charles Towne. ▲
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CHASING RAINBOWS Wish List
THE END…AND A NEW BEGINNING!
It had never, ever occurred to me during the
four years since becoming an almost daily walker
in Charles Towne Landing and proudly wearing my
“self-dubbed” title, #1 Rainbow Chaser, that I would
NOT be able to rainbow chase regularly. But my
regular rainbow chasing on No. 1 Fountain, located in the lagoon next to the Legare Waring House,
ended in May, 2013, and lasted until the second
“Race The Landing” Race, May, 2014.
#1 Fountain was installed in early 2010 and after
a couple of years of continual running, it would develop some mechanical problems, have to be taken
out of the lagoon and go to the repair shop for a
few days. And those guys responsible for repairs
under that five-year warranty became less eager to
respond promptly and efficiently.
A year ago the fountain was removed for repairs
and after reinstallation, it was different. It did not
make rainbows anymore. The waterflow was different with the height very controlled, no water mist
rose from the center, there was louder mechanical
running noise and it behaved totally differently.
The fountain’s failure to make rainbows was totally
incomprehensible and devastating.
It ran for a few weeks and developed more difficulties. It was shut down. Months passed without
progress. I think in early April, Rob Powell told
me they had found a company in Georgetown that
would honor the warranty and make the necessary
repairs. The local maintenance guys took it out of
the water and transported it to Georgetown.
Upon inspection, they immediately found that
after the repairs a year before, one of the important
parts had been reinstalled upside down. This error explained and caused the severe change in the
fountain’s flow, level of noise, performance. etc. And that was why it quit making rainbows.
When I arrived at Founder’s Hall to work the
Race The Landing second race May 8, Rob told me
the fountain had been installed that day. When the
shuttle dropped me at my water station, I raced the
few feet to the lagoon. I had heard the sound of the
water flowing before getting there, but to see the
fountain again in all its grandeur was totally awe-
some. I was “over the rainbow” with happiness.
The next morning I was out very early for my
walk. I needed to rainbow chase again to discover
the time the sun was located in the right spot to
see the color, how long it lasted, exactly where the
color was visible, etc.
For the past year it had not mattered what time I
walked. There was no urgent reason to get up and
get going early. Now I have a schedule to meet with
a narrow time frame.
I enjoyed the rainbows on the No. 2 Fountain at
the Visitor Center, but they are predictable and not
a challenge to see. No. 2 Fountain had also given
problems during this period. The water flow had
dropped until finally there was hardly any. The
maintenance group pulled that fountain out of the
water, cleaned it, performed appropriate maintenance, reinstalled it, and that fountain is performing better than ever. It was surreal; for several days
no fountain flowed at Charles Towne Landing.
So, on that Friday morning I confirmed that #1
Fountain still makes rainbows. The sun is in position by 8:55 am to cause color on the left side of
the fountain; the sun moves left fairly rapidly and
allows all of the colors to arrive. Show’s over by
about 9:15 am. That is a much shorter time frame
than I remember previously, because I could follow the color around the yard of the Legare-Waring
House until about 10 am. My daily “chasin’” should
reveal the effects of time of year, etc.
The sun must be brilliant to cause brilliant colors
on the fountain. These conditions are not available
every day. I find this rainbow chasing fascinating
and addictive. I was distracted and delighted by
five Canada geese loitering on the edge of the lagoon. They were around for a couple of days and
then disappeared. I had heard a sad story that one
of the Canada geese had been widowed.
My time spent at CTL is always fascinating and
rewarding with unexpected surprises. But rainbow
chasing is just the best thing of all! ▲
The End
Best Wishes,
Betty P. White
Due to the the continued success of
the “Race the Landing” 5K Race Series,
we have been able to purchase $10,000
worth of much-needed items for the
Park. However, there are a few things we
still need. If you can help with any
of these items, please contact
Park Manager, Rob Powell
852-4200 or [email protected]
(For complete “Wish List”,
contact Rob Powell)
The PARK is in need of:
Commercial Weed Trimmer $300
Pole Chain Saw $550
Water Trough Pools for Puma and
Bear Habitats $3000
Animal Transport Trailer (box trailer) $3500
PTO Blower $3000
Animal Scale $300
Riding Mower $12,000
Handicapped Accessible Shuttle
Cart $8000
Barrels for History Exhibits $1000
School Group Educational
Booklet Supply $1500
Animal Forest Exhibit Wayside $1500
You!
Thank