A pair of local organizations took home $5,000 each to get some economic plans off the ground at the annual Ten at the Top Celebrating Success event in Greenville on Nov. 18.
The teams of Belton Mayor Eleanor Dorn and Belton Alliance representative Richard Dorn and the Italian-American Club of Greater Greenville each won the $5,000 Hughes Investments Elevate Upstate grant to kickstart what both teams hope will be successful community events.
The Italian-American club is planning an Italian-American festival in downtown Greenville this spring. Meanwhile, the Belton team wants to start Downtown Sounds — a weekly concert series including food and music.
“People love three things in Belton: They love to be outside, they love music and they love to eat,” Eleanor Dorn said.
The other three organizations, Artisinal Anderson with the United Way of Anderson County, Concerts at Conestee and Let’s Take a Walk from the Honea Path Planning Committee each received a $1,000 grand to help with their projects.
Dean Hybl, executive director of Ten at the Top, said the purpose of TATT is to encourage partnership and economic engagement in the Upstate. In other words, he’s looking to bring meetings, events and community together to foster business ties.
“We support those who support entrepreneurs,” he said. It was the first in-person Celebrating Success event since last year’s event was held over Zoom.
Other award winners:
- Erin Ouzts — Small Business Development Center Award.
- Rita Allison — Burdette Leadership Award
- David Wilkins and Neil Workman — Welling Award for Regional Collaboration
