Bank of America Fall for Greenville announced on Thursday, June 24 that it has donated over $14,000 to six Greenville-area nonprofit organizations through its Fall for Giving initiative.
The program supports local charitable groups that work in the areas of culinary and food, cultural diversity, family and music.
“As part of its mission, Bank of America Fall for Greenville is committed to supporting our local community,” said Megan Finnern, 2021 Fall for Greenville Board Chair. “The continued success of the festival allows us to give back even more, providing funds and volunteer hours to local groups that work hard to strengthen our community.”
Fall for Giving award recipients include:
- Phillis Wheatley Center – $2,436 to help finish an on-site community food pantry.
- Project Hope – $2,056 for a hydroponic garden towers with LED lights at Hope Academy, an educational program for students with autism spectrum disorders.
- Project Host – $2,500 for kitchen equipment for the revitalization of Project Host’s soup kitchen.
- Senior Action – $2,500 for music stands and rolling carts for Senior Action for music lessons, various bands and music groups.
- Sustaining Way – $2,500 for gardening supplies and a backyard composting system.
- Greenville Technical College – $2,500 for the Fall for Greenville Culinary Arts Institute Scholarship Endowment Fund. The festival established the scholarship in 2006 to provide tuition for students in the culinary arts field.
Additionally, nonprofits can apply for 2021 festival proceeds by providing volunteers throughout the three-day event. Almost 1,800 volunteers fill spots at Fall for Greenville every year. Those groups applying must be registered 501(c)3 organizations.
Interested nonprofits can download an application at fallforgreenville.net. The deadline to apply is June 30 at 5 p.m.
The downtown festival will return to Greenville’s streets Oct. 8-10. Festival hours will be 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Oct. 8, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Oct. 9 and noon to 7 p.m. on Oct. 10.
