Our View: Let’s celebrate 50 years of service by the Coastal Community Foundation

Thank goodness the weekly meals enjoyed by members of the Rotary Club of Charleston didn’t start costing more in 1973. At mid-year, the club budgeted $9,000 extra for meals, but when a cost increase didn’t materialize, club members decided to use the funding for something completely new — a community foundation.

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