A little more than 30 years ago, the Greer Police Department started the Cops for Tots Program to help a small number of struggling families in the Greer area provide Christmas presents for their children.
This year, the program has the same goal, but adaptation is needed.
Members of the Greer community honored the legacy of the late Sylvia Holtzclaw through the Syl Syl Christmas Toy Drive, which took place Sunday at the Clock Restaurant. Donations from the event will benefit Cops for Tots and Country Santa.
Linette Hodge-Sawyer found her calling as a seamstress early in life.
“Growing up in the Virgin Islands with my sister, wearing hand-me-downs got a little old,” she said with a laugh. “I learned to sew and immediately fell in love. I knew that it would be my purpose, and I’ve been learning the trade every since.”
Leadership Greer Class 40 is working to make their project a reality.
Members of the class gathered Friday to present a check for more than $26,000 to Chip Patat, Greer Soup Kitchen board member.
A crew of more than 30 volunteers made progress on five tiny homes Saturday at the Greer Soup Kitchen.
Once constructed, the homes will be used as additional housing for those who are participating in the Shelter to Empower People (STEP) program.
She’s a kindergarten teacher by day and a small business owner by night.
A jack of all trades, Megan Swift is the owner of Carolina Crafts and an educator at Woodland Elementary.
Wanda Watson’s career came to a halt eight years ago when she received a troubling diagnosis.
Wife of Pastor Steve Watson and mother of two sons, Watson awoke one morning in November 2012 and found a knot while bathing before work.
“I found it myself,” Watson said.
On his day off, Joe Maurice brought his food truck to the Greer Soup Kitchen.
“He came to us,” said Martha Bennett, Executive Director of the Greer Soup Kitchen. “He wanted to give back to the community.”
Ghost tours, haunted car washes and pumpkin painting are just a few fall activities on the calendar this month in Greer.
Ghost Tours will begin Friday, October 16.
These walking tours will begin at the train depot on the corner of Randall and Trade streets and end at the Greer Heritage Museum.
317 Trade Street Greer, SC 29651
Phone: 1-864-877-2076
