Edisto Island Open Land Trust, South Carolina

Emily Meggett Cookbook Launch
2022-04-23 12:00 - 16:00 UTC | SC

Celebrating the Holidays at the Hutchinson House
2021-12-11 15:00 - 17:00 UTC | Hutchinson House, 7666 Point of Pines Rd, Edisto Island, SC, 29438, United States

Walking Tour – The Hutchinson House, Edisto Island
2021-11-13 10:00 - 11:30 UTC | Hutchinson House, 7666 Point of Pines Rd, Edisto Island, SC, 29438, United States
Tour the Hutchinson House! Join us on Saturday, November 13, 2021 from 10 am to 11:30 am at the Hutchinson House on Edisto Island, SC for a walk and tour with John Girault, Executive Director of Edisto Island Open Land Trust (the non-profit steward organization of the Hutchinson House).

The Hutchinson House is a rare, intact freedman’s house on Edisto Island. Once it is opened to the public, it will serve as a museum and community gathering place. In 2020, EIOLT embarked on the stabilization of the house; join us in person at the house on November 13th to see that work complete! Get an inside look at the restoration and learn about EIOLT’s plans for the future of the site.

This event is hosted by Drayton Hall Preservation Trust and Edisto Island Open Land Trust. Proceeds from this event are shared between both 501C3 organizations.

Register for event HERE.

Online Shellabration Continues!
2021-10-20 - 2021-10-30 | SC
Our online fundraiser, the Shellabration, is going through October 30 and we need your help in meeting our goal of $15,000. Buy tickets for three different raffle packages or donate directly to the Land Trust. It all goes to help us continue our work of protecting Edisto for generations to come. Every donor will be entered into a drawing for an Edisto Island Open Land Trust merchandise prize package.

Thanks to our Title Sponsor, The Huffines Company, as well as our supporting sponsors from Toadfish, Sea Cow Eatery, Fontaine Charters, Edisto Shrimp Boat Charters, Green Boat Discount Liquor, Revel, Edisto Water Sports, Jenkins Family Care.

On Saturday, October 30 at 5 PM, the event will close and the drawing for all the great raffle packages will take place and be announced.

Donate and buy your raffle tickets at shellabration21.givesmart.com.

A Gullah/Geechee Evening pun Edisto.
2021-08-05 18:00 - 20:00 UTC | Hutchinson House, 7666 Point of Pines Rd, Edisto Island, SC, 29438, United States
Enjoy a Gullah/Geechee histo-musical presentation by Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation. Talk with Greg Estevez, author of the book, “Edisto Island: The African-American Journey”. Tour the grounds of the historic Hutchinson house, purchase Gullah/Geechee books, art, and items while enjoying the evening with some of Edisto Island’s experts in the Gullah/Geechee culture.
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Edisto Island Gullah/Geechee speakers and vendors:

Mrs. Theresa Hilliard, Gullah Storyteller
Mrs. Andrea Hazel, Gullah Artist
Mrs. Elaine Jackson Ford, Gullah Historian
Ms. Keya Meggett, Gullah Land Conservationist
Mrs. “MP” Meggett & Family, Gullah Chef

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Click here to register for this event!
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Party On Your Porch! 2021 Virtual Auction
2021-06-11 08:00 - 2021-06-12 21:00 (Asia/Karachi) | SC
2021 Party On Your Porch: http://edisto.givesmart.com/
We are planning another great auction party to help keep Edisto. . . Edisto! This year’s event will be entirely online again, and you will get to see in advance the amazing items we have available for you to bid on. The auction will take place over two days, June 11 & 12, with plenty of ways for you to interact and win fantastic items and raffle prizes! Click here to go to the auction site.

Legacy Live Oak Dedication 2021
2021-05-23 14:00 - 16:00 UTC | SC
Join us at Indigo Farm May 23rd at 2:00pm for our annual Legacy Live Oak Tree Dedication to recognize all our donors who have dedicated a Legacy Live Oak tree this year.
More event details soon to follow!

You are invited to our “Shellabration”!
2020-10-09 - 2020-10-17 | SC
We look forward to our Oyster Roast every year, getting to see all of you and your families, listening to our own island band Edisto Gumbo and eating the best oysters around, thanks to Jamie Westendorff. But, we have determined that just isn’t possible this year, so we have canceled the in-person event. However, funds from this annual fundraiser are still needed to enable Edisto Island Open Land Trust to continue our efforts to preserve and protect this place we love.
This is where you can make a difference. We ask you to consider ’shelling out’ by making a donation to our virtual ’Shellabration’ campaign.
Your contribution in any amount will help more than you know. Please use the enclosed envelope and be a part of the effort to ensure we can keep Edisto . . . Edisto! In addition, knowing that there are families on Edisto who are food insecure during these difficult times, we will donate a portion of the proceeds to the Edisto Island Food Pantry.
And just wait until you hear what we have in store for you! We have three awesome prize packages that you could win. All you have to do to be entered automatically into the drawing is to make a donation in lieu of tickets. Please visit www.shellabration.givesmart.com or visit edisto.org to make your donation online. You can also mail your check using the enclosed envelope, and you will be included in the drawing.
Don’t miss your chance at another special drawing for all who send us a photo of you and your cluster (pun intended!) of friends and family enjoying your first oysters of the season. We will give away an oyster bucket filled with fantastic and amazing EIOLT swag! On Instagram, post your photos, tag us @edistoislandopenlandtrust and use #edistoshellabration. On Facebook, we’ll put up a post and you can post photos in the comments or send them to us in a private message. Not on social media? Email pictures to john@edisto.org and we’ll add them to the bucket.
On Saturday, October 17 at 5 PM, the campaign will end with a virtual annual meeting to update you on all our 2020 activity and we will draw live for all the great packages (you don’t have to be present to win).
We appreciate your support!
Many thanks to our Title Sponsor

Party on Your Porch Online Auction!, Edisto Island Open Land Trust
2020-06-10 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | SC
It is online, and it is fabulous!
We are thrilled to announce that the annual auction fundraiser will be held entirely online this year. This year’s event has been innovatively modified as a Party on Your Porch Online Auction!

The Party on Your Porch is going to include three days of online bidding for amazing auction items, combined with fun filled virtual evenings of porch parties on Edisto, Charleston and beyond. Prizes will be awarded each night for photos posted of the best dressed porch party, the furthest porch party from Edisto and the most unique porch party. The auction will take place starting Thursday evening, June 18th and run through Saturday, June 20th. A preview of all the auction items will be available starting on June 4, and the official bidding will begin at 5pm on June 18th.
Auction items include handmade local works of art, vacation homes on Edisto, dinner and cocktail parties, vacation trips to the Abacos and St. Thomas, hunting and fishing excursions, 23 year old Pappy Van Winkel’s Bourbon, weekend stays in downtown Charleston, a night with the Blue Dogs and more. The Party on Your Porch will conclude on Saturday the 20th at 8pm with an eye popping special drawing live on Facebook! The event raises critical funds for land conservation efforts on and around Edisto and education outreach programs for children and adults.
This year’s title sponsor is once again First Citizens Wealth Management, with additional lead support from Green Finney, Enterprise Bank of S.C., Edisto Kennels, Jim Kempson of Carolina One, and South State Bank.
The auction event site is Edisto.givesmart.com
All you will need to do is Register by desktop, tablet or smartphone by texting Edisto to 76278. Then bid on items via text or online, and Buy your items when you win them!
The Give Smart event site is up and ready to preview.
