When Daniel Island moms Alicia Hughes and Jenny Ladd dropped their college freshmen off for the first time this past August, they were hit with “all the feels.”
The longtime Daniel Island residents describe themselves as deeply involved, hands-on mothers so when their graduates left home, the separation hit hard.
Looking for ways to stay connected, they found that both their kids’ colleges, including College of Charleston, offered care package deliveries done by moms in the area. Once back home, those empty-nest emotions sparked an idea: what if love, care, and support could be delivered in a box?…