The Beaufort Shag Club History
On March 4, 2004, the Beaufort Shag Club was born. At that first meeting the first board of directors was elected. They were President, John Reynolds, Vice President, Jim Godwin, Secretary, Beverly Milner, Treasurer, Kathy Bundy, The Directors were Buddy Brownlee, Woody Oakley, and Jan Rhoden. A set of club bylaws was written, and the Beaufort Shag Club website was created.
By April of that first year, the club's membership was 104. Fourteen of those charter members continue to today: Robert and Kathy Bundy, John and Judy Dayner, Dannie and Brenda Lesesne, Woody and Sara Oakley, Gary and Paula Peebles, John and Donna Reynolds, and Jim and Hi Williams. By August, the club had submitted an application to the Association of Carolina Shag Clubs (ACSC). That same month, the first Beaufort Shag Club newsletter, Leather Souls, went out.
The first shag lessons began in February 2005, and the South Carolina Secretary of State issued the club a Certificate of Existence and Non-Profit Corporation status in June.
In 2006, the club found a permanent home at AMVETS, Post 70 in Port Royal, for weekly and monthly dances. In December, several members began teaching shag lessons to seventh and eighth-grade students at Beaufort Middle School.
Over two decades later, the Beaufort Shag Club still meets at AMVETS. They still offer lessons, and they still teach Beaufort's youth... although it has changed to Beaufort Elementary.
By April of that first year, the club's membership was 104. Fourteen of those charter members continue to today: Robert and Kathy Bundy, John and Judy Dayner, Dannie and Brenda Lesesne, Woody and Sara Oakley, Gary and Paula Peebles, John and Donna Reynolds, and Jim and Hi Williams. By August, the club had submitted an application to the Association of Carolina Shag Clubs (ACSC). That same month, the first Beaufort Shag Club newsletter, Leather Souls, went out.
The first shag lessons began in February 2005, and the South Carolina Secretary of State issued the club a Certificate of Existence and Non-Profit Corporation status in June.
In 2006, the club found a permanent home at AMVETS, Post 70 in Port Royal, for weekly and monthly dances. In December, several members began teaching shag lessons to seventh and eighth-grade students at Beaufort Middle School.
Over two decades later, the Beaufort Shag Club still meets at AMVETS. They still offer lessons, and they still teach Beaufort's youth... although it has changed to Beaufort Elementary.
