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Green Wave take Food Fight Bowl, fundraising continues

Kerry Gilstrap/Courier

Sam Wyche presents Easley High School football coach Grayson Howell with the Food Fight trophy after the Green Wave beat rival Pickens on Friday night.

PICKENS — On Friday, the Easley and Pickens high school football teams faced off for their 75th rivalry showdown.

The teams were pumped as they hit the field competing for the “Food Fight” trophy, and Easley dominated throughout to take home the “Food Fight” trophy for the fourth year in a row with a 52-7 win.

Kerry Gilstrap/Courier Officials and students pose with a check from Save-A-Lot of Pickens owner Dwayne Goodwin, left, to Pickens County Meals on Wheels at the annual Food Fight Bowl on Friday night.

Kerry Gilstrap/Courier
Officials and students pose with a check from Save-A-Lot of Pickens owner Dwayne Goodwin, left, to Pickens County Meals on Wheels at the annual Food Fight Bowl on Friday night.

Save-A-Lot of Pickens kicked off the event with a pre-game check presentation for $5,000.

For a third straight year, the company has contributed to the schools’ combined fundraising totals, aiding them in their support of Pickens County Meals on Wheels (PCMOW). Since its inception in 2008, the event has grown to be the largest fundraising event for PCMOW, having raised a total of $156,604, the equivalent of 31,321 meals.

Now that school is back in session, competition for the “Ultimate Food Fight” trophy is heating up. From now until 4 p.m. on Sept. 18, The Meals on Wheels Sam Wyche Food Fight Bowl will continue as students from Daniel, Easley, Liberty and Pickens high schools compete to see who can raise the most money for Meals on Wheels.

The winning school will be awarded the “Ultimate Food Fight” trophy at halftime of its next home football game.

“Extending the deadline and having all four high schools compete has added a new twist this event, and we are excited about these changes,” PCMOW executive director Meta Bowers said. “The students are always so creative and do a tremendous job. All the money raised will stay here in Pickens County and will be used to feed and care for our seniors.”

According to Bowers, this year’s fundraising goal is $30,000, the equivalent of 6,000 meals. Students have been aided in their fundraising efforts by presenting sponsor Save-A-Lot and corporate partners like Verizon, Reliable Automatic Sprinkler and the Fee family, South State Bank and Gwinn’s Tire. To date, each school has been credited with $3,125 toward its fundraising goal. Each school is actively soliciting community contributions to help them make their fundraising goal.

By supporting your team, you will provide a cure for hunger, loneliness and isolation for seniors all across Pickens County. Make a donation today online at www.pcmow.org or by mailing a check to Pickens County Meals on Wheels, P.O. Box 184, Easley, SC 29641.

Call Bowers at 855-3770 ext. 303 or email meta@pcmow.org with any questions.