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Local Companies Collect 500 Pounds of Food for Harvest Hope

(COLUMBIA, SC—January 6, 2012)

A group of Columbia companies piled donation bins full of non-perishable goods this November, collecting more than 500 pounds of food for Harvest Hope, a South Carolina food bank.

The food drive was held at Columbia Conference Center and was contributed to by 21 other companies, many of which are located in the Westpark office park. Employees from the participating businesses brought in hundreds of boxes, cans, and personal care goods such as diapers to help stock Harvest Hope’s shelves for the holiday season.

“It’s always important to take care of your neighbor,” said Blake DuBose, owner of DuBose Web Group. “This is even truer now, with so many families having a hard time just putting food on the table. I applaud our Westpark family’s generosity.”

Harvest Hope is a 501(c)3 nonprofit serving 20 counties in the Midlands, Pee Dee, and Greater Greenville areas. Over 2 million people turned to Harvest Hope for emergency food assistance in the fiscal year 2009-2010, an increase of 15% from the previous year.

The coalition of businesses that participated in the drive includes:

• The Benefit Company, Inc.
• Brown and Caldwell
• Columbia Conference Center
• Crop Production Services
• Diversified Development, Inc.
• DuBose Web Group
• The Evaluation Group
• Federal Bureau of Investigation
• GWA, Inc. Electrical Engineers
• Hampton Automotive
• Midlands Veterinary Practice
• Palmetto Health Richland
• Paul C. Rizzo Associates, Inc.
• Power Engineering Company, Inc.
• Research Associates
• S&ME, Inc.
• South Carolina Association of REALTORS
• South Carolina Dental Association
• South Carolina High School League
• South Carolina Medical Association
• Southeastern Telecom, Inc.
• UnitedHealthcare 

The group will hold other community service events throughout the year, including a trash pickup along Fernandina Road in February 2012 and a blood drive for the American Red Cross in May 2012.