Mount Pleasant Magazine March/April 2020

47 www.MountPleasantMagazine.com | www.ILoveMountPleasant.com | www.BestofMP.com feature I moved to Mount Pleasant two years ago. While the appeal of coastal living had attracted my family, it was the warmth of the people that cemented the deal. I have lived all over the world and yet no place has felt more like home. Yes, I credit the people — from my neighbors who left gifts on our doorstep that first week to welcome us, to the smiles that greet us daily around town. Sometimes I find myself stopping at various places during the day just to “check in” with familiar faces. It’s a terrific feeling to like the people you live among. There is a collective good that Mount Pleasant residents seem to pull for. Town Council Member G.M. Whitley encourages civic engagement in all of us and Chief of Police Carl Ritchie looks out for the most vulnerable in our community. Tami Denis cultivates a love of running in a group of kids who happily practice together even in the offseason while Dr. Mel Goodwin invites the students at Laing Middle School to work in the RAD LAB during recess on projects to benefit others. With examples like these, no wonder Mount Pleasant is so special. We Are Mount Pleasant BY PAMELA JOUAN . t l t i . | .I t l s t. | . stO