Passion, action required to protect our waterways
info@islandpacket.comOctober 24, 2011   Have you ever been
passionate about a cause? I'm not talking about some selfish
pleasure, but rather a cause that benefits someone or some place
in a way that changes everything?  If you have never experienced
this passion, then you are missing out on one of the greatest
feelings any human could ever hope for.  Luckily, I have been in
this place a number of times in my life. The first time occurred
right after Hurricane Hugo blasted through South Carolina. I
borrowed a large truck from a local lumber company, filled it
with everyday necessities like batteries, diapers, ice and food
and headed up to the areas that were devastated by the
hurricane. Just north of Charleston in a community called Hamlin
Beach, I couldn't believe what I encountered. Everything was
gone, and the people who lived in the area were basically
walking around in a daze. There was one woman who captured my
heart. Her name was Mary Jane Mannigault, a