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Hey everyone! I’m excIted to be wIth y’all agaIn.
For those who missed last year’s pet issue, Mount Pleasant
Magazine Publisher Bill Macchio, my close friend and owner, let
me write his publisher’s note in honor of the occasion. My name
is Charlie Macchio,
and I’m a non-shedding, hypoaller-
genic GoldenDoodle. I have uncon-
ditional love for my buddy Bill and
totally enjoy working with him on his
magazine. The incredible passion he
has for publishing is so contagious that
it makes my hair curl and tail wag.
But enough about me. Let’s talk
about this issue. I’m one of three
four-legged contributors here at Mount
Pleasant Magazine. Piper is another
four-legged member of this group.
He is loved and owned by art direc-
tor Dana Coleman. And our third
member is Jelly Bean, who works from
home along with managing editor
Brian Sherman.
Here’s a recent photo of me and Piper hanging around the office; Jelly Bean
couldn’t attend the shoot. As you can see by the picture, Piper is a lot smaller than
I am. However, his size doesn’t stop him from expressing himself.
You should have seen all of us as we read submissions for East Cooper’s Favor-
ite Pets. They really tugged at our hearts. It was quite the scene: two grown dogs
and one pup all crying our eyes out as we read what people said about their four-
legged family members. If you don’t shed a few tears when you read about Argos,
your heart is made of dog biscuits. The fellow dog we persuaded our editor Denise
K. James to feature on the cover is CC Bloom, a Jack Russell terrier who saved
her family from a house fire. It’s an amazing story that includes the Awendaw Fire
Department.
After much debate – and even though dogs obviously rule around here – Piper,
Jelly Bean and I chose a variety of pets. We picked Brownie the chicken, Daisy
May the potbellied pig and Eureka the crested cockatoo. We even decided to
include a couple of cats – Gizmo and General Sumter. I have to admit, we were
disappointed when we discovered more people in America own cats than dogs. For
proof, check out Pets By The Numbers on page 63.
Bill wanted me to tell you what else was in the July/August edition, but, to be
honest, I really don’t care. We dogs are too excited about all our new four-legged
friends we met, as well as our two-legged friend Eureka.
I’ve already approached the team with some ideas about next year’s pet issue.
If you would like to read more submissions beyond what was printed inside this
issue, visit Until next July/August, remember it’s
always “Be Nice to Your Pet Day.”
Sincerely yours,
Charlie Macchio
Charlie’s Publisher’s Note
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Vol. 6, Number 4
July/august 2016
Publisher/Editorial Director
bill MaCChio
Editor
DeNise K. JaMes
Managing Editor
briaN sherMaN
Art Director
DaNa ColeMaN
Designer
KiM hall
Production Manager
CristiNa YouNg
Webmaster
george CoNKliN
Internet
sherMaN Paggi
Editorial Assistants
AlexAndrA Kent • SAmAnthA SullivAn
alYssa ZaPiNsKi
Writers
JerAmy BAKer • dAniel BrocK
PaMela browNsteiN
chriStopher tAylor cole • StAcy domingo
Bill FArley • Anne hArriS • Amy mercer
KAlene mccort • michAel SigAlAS
aNNe toole
Photographers
Jenn cAdy • BrAndon clArK
BriAn ShermAn • ricK WAlo
Independent Media Consultants
JeNNifer burKe
Margaret burNs
braNDoN ClarK
ashleY JoNes
CulleN MurraY-KeMP
Matthew Prosser
gaYle wheeler
bert wooD
Administration & Bookkeeping
giNger sottile
Distribution
u.s. Post offiCe, Publix,
harris teeter, bi-lo, CVs
Mount Pleasant Magazine is published locally by a team
of independent contractors who reside in east Cooper.
Mount Pleasant Magazine is published
six times per year by Media Services, Inc.
1013 Chuck Dawley Blvd., Mount Pleasant, S.C. 29464
Copyright © Media services 2016.
all rights reserved. reproduction electronically or in print
format without the expressed written consent of the publisher
is strictly prohibited and a violation of u.s. copyright laws.
Inquiries to: Mount Pleasant Magazine
P.o. box 22617, Charleston, s.C. 29413
(843) 881-1481 •
Here’s me, on the right, and my buddy Piper.