In case you have never heard of us we are the non-profit that has been working since 1999 to save the Morris Island Lighthouse. For those that have continued to support us I appreciate it and encourage you to spread the word. Since the completion of Phase II foundation stabilization we have been raising capital to finish the work inside the structure. During these times when there is no activity actually at the lighthouse sometimes we lose focus on all the work left to be done. But trust me, she still needs a LOT of work. Here is a recent letter to the editor from our chairman of Save The Light, Al Hitchcock…yes, he is Big Bonzo 
Co-sponsors needed to save lighthouse
I would like to respond to the April 15 editorial titled ? Honk if you love lighthouses.?
Save the Light, Inc., certainly loves lighthouses and the Morris Island Lighthouse in particular as we have now been taking care of it for 14 years, since the date we purchased it and subsequently gave it free and clear to the state of South Carolina.
By leasing it back from the state for 99 years, we are committed to being the caretaker and lover of this lighthouse for all the citizens of our state. Our goal has been and always will be to stabilize it, restore it and keep it as a reminder of our heritage for the future.
We are not ready to take bids this spring, as the editorial stated, for painting and for the restoration of the ironworks, windows and glass in the lantern room. While we would love to get this work under way, we have not raised sufficient capital to begin the restoration phase of our project. We are in the process of analyzing costs to do this work and will be doing this over the next few months, as we take several experts out to visit it for their inspection.
The lighthouse has been stabilized, as evidenced by the work in 2008 and again in 2010, when a cofferdam was installed, followed by the installation of mic
