Beyond the Bull to join annual fundraiser to benefit Helping Hands of Clemson

In August 1984, an emergency shelter and foster home for abused and neglected children from across the upstate of South Carolina, opened its doors.  Helping Hands of Clemson received their first children into their House that was licensed to care for 16 children. Today the House is licensed to care for 54 children.  To date, they have cared for an estimated 8,000, the majority coming from Anderson, Greenville, Oconee and Pickens counties. 

If you have ever driven through the depot district of downtown Central, there, on Main Street, you will see a thrift store also named Helping Hands.  This retail outlet, staffed by volunteers and stocked with used merchandise donated by generous local citizenry, is the source of much of their funding.   But, the fundraising doesn’t stop there.  In addition to private donations and store revenue, Helping Hands of Clemson hosts an annual pub crawl, an annual Crawl for the Kids.

On Saturday, March 15, the Annual Crawl for the Kids Pub Crawl begins with check-in at 5 PM and will last until approximately,  11:30 PM that night.  Unlike other pub crawls, crawlers can choose to shuttle with a group or go out on their own to the various participants offering drink and food specialties in and around downtown Clemson.  This year, the crawl is expanding to include the newest downtown Central eatery,  Beyond the Bull (BTB), offering free duck chowder and chili to anyone from the Crawl who stops in.  In addition, BTB is donating $ 1.00 to the Helping Hands Building Fund for every entrée sold during that time. Downtown Central is fast becoming a dining destination with six successfully operating restaurants all within walking distance of each other from Mexican to Asian and now BTB, an eat smart kitchen specializing in wild game. 

The price to participate is $25 per person for a crawl tee which guarantees you various specials at each stop along the route.  To reserve your T-shirt, you must pre-register by Tuesday, March 4.  For more details go to Helping Hands.

                 Eat Smart, Feel Good!

Buon Appetito e Buona Salute, Chef AngelaB