NEWS

2024

Clear the List 2024 Winners!

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We are thrilled to announce the winners of our Clear The List 2024 drawing! At Ravenel Associates, we are deeply committed to supporting our local educators, and we recognize the significant impact they have on the future of our communities. This year, through the Clear The List initiative, we had the honor of helping six incredible teachers by fulfilling their Amazon Wish Lists.

After carefully reviewing all the submissions from our professionally managed communities, we conducted a random drawing on July 31st, 2024, to select our six winners. Without further ado, please join us in congratulating the following educators:

  1. Kelley Hair from Charleston Charter School for Math and Science, residing in Twelve Oaks at Fenwick Hall
  2. Allyson Brown from Lain Middle School of Science and Technology residing in Planters Pointe
  3. Rachel Conroy from Jennie Moore Elementary, residing in Pointe at Rivertowne
  4. Angel Kochera from Drayton Hall Elementary, residing in Common at Grand Oaks
  5. Julie Anderson from Angel Oak Elementary residing in Summertrees
  6. Sarah Hurst from Stiles Point Elementary residing in Summertrees

Each of these outstanding teachers will receive up to $500 to fulfill their classroom needs through Amazon, directly helping to enhance the learning environment for their students.

We want to extend our heartfelt gratitude to all the educators who participated in this initiative. Your dedication to your students and passion for education inspire us all. While we could only select five winners, please know that your efforts do not go unnoticed, and we are honored to have you as part of our community.



Corporate Transparency Act: Take Action!

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The CAI Board of Trustees approved filing a lawsuit to exempt and protect community associations from burdensome requirements outlined in the Corporate Transparency Act. The lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Treasury challenging the Corporate Transparency Act underscores CAI’s unwavering commitment to protecting the community association housing model and our members’ interests. However, this is not the only approach CAI is taking to seek an exemption for community associations from the Corporate Transparency Act’s filing requirements. We need you to take time today to reach out to your representatives in Congress and help us urge them to tell the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) to use its authority to exempt community associations!

Click Here to Contact Your Member of Congress Today

FinCEN has the power to create regulations to implement the Corporate Transparency Act, and critically, review the current list of exemptions and adjust it as needed. Much like any federal agency, FinCEN has an established process for engaging on these kinds of reviews and adjusting regulations as needed. However, FinCEN has been so far unwilling to begin a formal review of the list of exemptions and add community associations. This is why we are asking you and your neighbors reach out to your elected representatives in Congress; funding for FinCEN and other federal agencies must come from Congress, and when Congress asks for something, FinCEN may listen.

CAI believes the Corporate Transparency Act filing requirements places an excessive burden on community associations, which operate differently from traditional corporations and small businesses. Noncompliance of filing could result in civil penalties of $500 per day and criminal penalties of up to $10,000 and up to 24 months (about 2 years) in prison. We need your help to get community associations exempted from the Corporate Transparency Act’s filing requirements!

Want to learn more about the Corporate Transparency Act and CAI’s multipronged approach to seeking an exemption for community associations?

Visit http://caionline.org/CTA to learn more!

Clear the List 2024

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We're excited to announce Ravenel Associates' participation in Clear the List 2024, a nationwide initiative dedicated to supporting local educators by fulfilling classroom needs. We recognize the dedication of our local teachers and the invaluable role they play in shaping young minds. Through Clear the List 2024, we aim to alleviate some of the financial burden on teachers and provide them with essential resources for their classrooms.

We're sponsoring five teachers living in our professionally managed communities with up to $500 each towards their Amazon Wish Lists. If you're a teacher and would like to participate, please submit your Amazon Wish List link by July 30th, including your name, school, and community name to ClearTheList@ravenelassociates.com.

On July 31st, we'll randomly select five teachers and fulfill their Wish Lists directly through Amazon! Those selected will be notified and announced on our website.

In addition to Clear the List, we're hosting a school supply drive at both Ravenel offices to benefit Sanders Clyde Elementary and Angel Oak Elementary. We invite all employees and owners to contribute and make a difference in our local schools.

School Supply Drive Suggestions:

  • Backpacks
  • Notebooks
  • Pencils, markers
  • Glue sticks
  • Crayons, colored pencils
  • Tissues, hand sanitizer
  • Scissors (blunt)

Drop off your donations:

Charleston office

960 Morrison Drive, Suite 100

Charleston 29403

Johns Island office

3730 Betsy Kerrison Parkway, Suite 2

Johns Island, SC 29455

Thank you for joining us in supporting our teachers and students. Together, we can make a positive impact in our community!