10/7/24 update: Lake Robinson Day will go on as scheduled. Greer Relief will have a truck and trailer there accepting items following Tropical Storm Helene. We will be collecting nonperishable food items, pasta, pasta sauce, canned fruit, canned beans, canned vegetables, peanut butter, toilet paper, laundry soap, body wash, dish soap, household cleaner and toothpaste.
Register for lunch –click here
*The form will be disabled when we reach our maximum number of tickets. Please continue to show up for the event as we typically have food leftover and/or people who register and do not show up.*
Register for the blood drive – click here
Register for the rain barrel workshop – click here
GREER: Clean water impacts so much of our lives, and we know many people in our service territory are hurting, as well as those in Western North Carolina following Tropical Storm Helene. Our annual Lake Robinson Day will go on as scheduled on Saturday, October 19, 2024 from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm and will include a food and household drive for Greer Relief.
“We are grateful for the partnership and collaboration during this challenging time following the devastation from Helene. The community’s response in collecting essential items has been heartwarming and demonstrates our shared commitment to supporting those in need,” said Caroline Robertson, Greer Relief Executive Director.
Attendees are encouraged to bring pasta, pasta sauce, canned fruit, canned beans, canned vegetables, peanut butter, toilet paper, laundry soap, body wash, dish soap, household cleaner and toothpaste to replenish Greer Relief’s stock.
Lake Robinson Day serves as an educational opportunity for the public to learn about the sources of their drinking water. Greer CPW utilizes both Lake Cunningham and Lake Robinson as drinking water resources. The event will be filled with free activities for all ages including a free lunch, a community blood drive and rain barrel workshop. The rain barrel workshop is the only cost associated with this event and will be run through the Watershed Ecology Center.
“One twist to the event that I am proud of is that we will be recycling and composting all the food waste. Thanks to generous partners like Greenville County Solid Waste, BMW Charity Pro-Am, Mosaic Color & Additives and Eco-Products, waste generated from this event will turn into soil for future gardens,” said Alison Rauch, Public Information Coordinator.
The event will feature more than 25 exhibitors, free inflatables, free kayaking courtesy of Cole’s Bait Shop, games, wildlife demos, and “Litter Trashes Everyone” puppet show by the Columbia Marionette theater at 11:00 am.
Confirmed exhibitors as of 9/25:
- Azalea Garden Club
- Cole’s Bait Shop with free kayaking
- Columbia Marionette Theatre with an 11 AM puppet show
- Digital Free Litter Journal – SC Aquarium
- Friends of Lake Robinson
- Greer Event Rentals with free inflatables
- Greer Engineering and Stormwater
- Greer Fire Department with a limited number of free life jackets
- Greer CPW
- Greer Parks, Recreation and Tourism
- Greer Public Services with their leaf vac truck
- Greenville County Litter Ends Here
- Greenville County Solid Waste
- Greer Relief with a food and household supply drive
- Just Say Something Power Collective and Air Preserve
- Rotary Club of Greer
- SCDNR Conservation Districts
- Spartanburg Soil and Water
- Spartanburg County Emergency Management
- TreesUpstate
- The Blood Connection
- Watershed Ecology Center