GHS students Trick or Treat for FISH
By Bob Robinson

GREENVILLE – Volunteer Mom Briana Makombe had to fold up the back seats of her SUV to hold the “loot” Greenville High School students gathered during Greenville’s Trick or Treat Oct. 27.

Now an annual event, 14 GHS students – mostly Key Club, Exchange students and Student Council members – walked the streets for two hours asking for handouts… not candy, but non-perishable foods for FISH.

“We do it every year,” said Krutant Mehta, GHS Key Club reporter. “FISH helps feed families in need. This is just one event we use to try to make sure they have the food to do it.”

Key Club and Student Council members also team up for the annual GHS Box City, held in April or early May at the high school. Food collected in this event last May went to Grace Resurrection Church.

Responses from the community are mostly positive, but it isn’t unusual to come across occasional skepticism.

“Never heard of you,” said one woman as she was handing out candy to a trick or treater. “Nope. Can’t help.”

Mehta said a 12-year-old girl told them “she didn’t think they had any food, but you can have candy.”

Most residents, however, were happy to help.

Students taking part in this year’s Trick or Treat for FISH were Paige Tester, Mehta, Justin McMiller, Josh Smith, Kristen Grim, Hannah Gulley, Heath Marker, Bhavneep Kaur, Karnthida (Alice) Tanpaitoonditi, Malka Khelfent, Valentina Jacociunas, Abby Miller, Ellie Light and Mariah Williamson.

The Key Club is sponsored by Kiwanis of Greenville and is part of Key Club International, the largest youth-led volunteer community service organization in the world. The GHS Student Council is a student governing body for each of the grades. Exchange students are part of the GHS International Exchange program. All three have community service as part of their responsibilities.

Published courtesy of The Early Bird