SWANSEA, S.C. — A group in Swansea brought the town together to have some fun and do some good for the community on Sunday.
The group Promoting Swansea South Carolina put on its first Swansea Scarecrow Showdown and Fall Fling on Sunday afternoon where hundreds came out.
“You know, people have kind of lost touch with each other and, so, this is something for the whole community to get together," said one of the organizers Permelia Luongo. “Businesses made scarecrows and put them here and they also took up donations of cans, so, one can equals one vote.”
Winners were chosen for the scarecrow contest but the big victory was all of the canned goods collected to donate to local food pantries.
“We’ve collected over 5,000 cans," Luongo said.
And the Swansea community really showed up to participate.
“All these vendors and stuff, all these volunteers, it’s great to have our community come together like this," said one community member.
“This is such a great event for our town and we wanted to come support everyone and show our support for our community," said another community member.
As for the cans themselves, the organization will be donating them to local food pantries. The group is hoping to have more events like this in the future.