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BATTLE OF THE BINS
November 11 - December 2
Presented by Riverside High School
in partnership with Greenville County Medical Society Alliance
Riverside High's Cross Country Team and PTSA are partnering with GCMSA, YMCA Food Relief Program, and Veterans Are Heroes to help provide household items and weekly food boxes to 60 struggling military veterans and their families. The campaign will begin on Veterans Day and culminate with a celebration of our veterans at the first RHS home basketball game against Mauldin on December 2nd. Just like the upcoming rival football game over Thanksgiving weekend, you choose your favorite team to support when making your donation - Clemson or Carolina. Cash and item donations can be dropped in the appropriate "bin" each morning in the T-Mall or made online through the links below. We will announce the "winning" team at the game.
2022 Veterans Day Donation Drive proceeds will benefit:
YMCA Food Relief Program for Veterans
& Veterans Are Heroes
Join us in recognizing our Upstate veterans and those local organizations that support them:
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RHS vs MHS GAME:
December 2, 2022
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TIME:
7:30 PM Basketball Game with
Half-Time Check Reveal
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LOCATION:
Riverside High School
937 Hammett Bridge Rd | Greer, SC | 29687
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Choose the winning team:
RATHER DONATE ITEMS?
We are in need of basic household supplies and furniture to help support our homeless veterans transitioning into housing with the help of the non-profit Veterans Are Heroes. Please review their Gently Used, Amazon, and Walmart Wishlists below and consider donating.
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THESE WISHLIST ITEMS ARE ONLY EXAMPLES OF ITEMS NEEDED. TO AVOID SHIPPING FEES, FEEL FREE TO SHOP ONLINE OR AT YOUR FAVORITE BRICK AND MORTAR STORE AND DROP IN THE BINS.
GENTLY USED ITEMS NEEDED
If you can donate any of the following items that are NEW or CLEAN and in GOOD CONDITION, please drop them in the bins in the T-Mall and complete a donation form to give credit to your desired school.
KITCHEN ITEMS
Spatulas and Soup Ladles
Large Serving Spoons
Mixing Bowls
Cereal Bowls
Casserole Dishes
Bakeware / Cookie Sheets
Biscuit Pans
Kitchen Knives
Frying Pans
Colanders
Tea Glasses
Coffee Mugs
Plastic Pitchers
Plastic Canisters
Plastic Containers
Dish Towels
BEDDING AND BATH
Full-size Sheets
Shower Curtains and Hooks
Shower Rods
Bath Towel Sets
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
Laundry Baskets
Wall Clocks
6-Shelf Hanging Closet Organizers
Brooms / Mops / Dustpans
Tall and Small Trash Cans
KITCHEN APPLIANCES
Microwaves - small
Toaster Ovens
Toasters
Crockpots - Standard Size
FURNITURE
Full-size Mattresses and Bed Frames
Recliners
Love Seats
Waiting Room-Style Chairs with Arms
Small Kitchen Tables
Straight Back Kitchen Chairs
Small Bedside Tables
Small Living Room Tables
Table Lamps
Is your item too large to bring to the school? Complete the form below and we will contact you regarding drop off or pick up arrangements.
Your support of this program is greatly appreciated!
YMCA of Greenville began efforts to help relieve local food insecurity in 2020 when schools closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Food Relief Program has since grown from providing bags of food for 30 families to now over 200 a week, including RHS families. The program is staffed by volunteers, funded by grants and donations, and delivers food to families in hotels, homeless veterans at the VA Outpatient Center, residents at the Gateway House, and other families identified through Greenville County Schools, Upstate Warrior Solution, and Alston Wilkes Society. With the upcoming holidays and colder weather, we thank you for your assistance in keeping our struggling veterans fed, off the streets and into transitional housing.
