Isle of Palms Winter/Spring 2019-20

5 www.IsleOfPalmsMagazine.com | www.ILoveIOP.com | www.IOPmag.com C reating memories with family and loved ones is what life is all about. I’ve been blessed to have created some of my best memories right here on the Isle of Palms. It was 1980 when my oldest son Drew and I moved to the island. For nearly a decade we enjoyed the island lifestyle, made island friends we both treasure even today and created memories we will never forget. To keep the memories fresh, we touch 42,000- plus Facebook followers through social media (including @MountPleasantMagazine) and often share links to digital articles of these magazines. One post – a link to Isle of Palms Magazine – reached 148,000 people, received 10,500 engagements, had 638 shares and 192 comments from people all over the country. These are just a few of the comments: • New York, Jeff Usher: “I love this place! Many memories. Thanks for sharing.” • Maryland, Karen Cook: “Fond memories of yesterday’s Isle of Palms.” • Alabama, Joeseph Hoyt Thornton: “Most of my fondest memories are there.” • Texas, Tammy D. Reese: “Many happy memories on the Isle of Palms. Love it.” • North Carolina, Kitty Deter: “Great memories of the Isle of Palms. Used to sing at a club there.” • Connecticut, Suzanne Muhs Davenport: “Loved growing up on the island! Can’t wait to come back when retired and live in my childhood home.” • South Carolina, Karen Adams: “Love it here!” • Kentucky, Mary Weaver: “One of the best places on this planet! Years of memories.” It’s obvious these islands are the perfect environment to create memories. Many of us here at Isle of Palms Magazine and Sullivan’s Island Magazine have deep roots in the communities we serve. One of the elements that drives our passion is that we know we are helping people relive their island memories through the digital- and print-pages of our magazines. Whether you are reading this magazine on your computer or phone (which you can find at IsleofPalmsMagazine.com), or you’re holding the print version, we hope we ignited your island memories. Bill Macchio Publisher Publisher@IsleOfPalmsMagazine.com [ Publisher’s Note ]