IslandVibesIOP.com 12 newspaper pop with personality. What a cool job she has! Next, we made our way to meet Zach Giroux, our managing editor. I submit all my articles to Zach, who gives me my assignments and then gives feedback after I submit them. He is my boss and a really good In December, Island Vibes decked the halls with IOP Escapes vacation rentals and spread community cheer at another wonderful Island Social. I was lucky enough to be in attendance. Now, as a 12-year-old, I don’t often find myself in these fun adult settings, but let me tell you, it was cool! My dad and I headed directly to the beautiful ‘Beach Shelter’ house located at 3708 Palm Blvd. We walked up the steps and opened the door to find a live DJ jamming out — IOPPD Patrol Sgt. Kevin Barattini, famously known as DJ Medic. There was a full kitchen of catered food to our right, along with any kind of drink you could imagine. The house was very large and open where all the guests were mingling between the living room, kitchen and back porch. We decided to hit up the food first. Everything was yummy! My favorite was the pretzel bun sliders. 10/10! After we refueled our bellies, we started to socialize and meet all the guests and my coworkers. First, I chatted with Island Vibes’ brand ambassador and social butterfly, Sonya Buckhannon. I had met Sonya before for one of the cover shoots and see her often at island community events. Then she took me over to meet our wonderful art director, Bethany Long. She designs the layouts of the articles and makes the one at that. Bill Macchio, the publisher of Island Vibes, greeted us next. He is the boss of the operation and I was excited to finally meet him in person. He was very encouraging and gave me some great mentoring advice. He really values everyone’s ideas and speaking up for yourself, even if you are only 12! Finally, we ended the night getting to rub elbows with our very own Isle of Palms mayor, Mr. Phillip Pounds. He was so kind and he invited me to interview him for a future magazine article – so be on the lookout for that this new year! Special thanks to IOP Escapes vice president of sales Chris Basinger, marketing and property operations manager Trish Clark and the rest of the team for opening their doors to us and throwing such an awesome party. Happy holidays and Happy New Year! COMMUNITY dunesproperties.com Nobody knows the Charleston Coast better.® Real Estate: (800) 476-8444 Vacation Rentals: (888) 250-8730 Elevate Your Island Living EXPLORE THE FINEST HOMES ON THE COAST. 23 26th Avenue 5 BD $3,950,000 4 full, 2 half BA 3,694 Sq Ft. Isle of Palms Lisa & Mark Mitchell, REALTORS® Lisa: (843) 864-4601 lmitchell@dunesproperties.com Mark: (843) 847-7980 mmitchell@dunesproperties.com 25 Ocean Point 4 BD 4.5 BA 3,150 Sq Ft. $2,895,000 Wild Dunes Ginn Maiers, REALTOR® 843-696-7402 gmaiers@dunesproperties.com IOP Escapes spreads community cheer at recent Island Social By Kimberlyn Naylor 3708 Palm Blvd.
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