Various campus and community organizations are teaming up for a donation drive to support South Carolina communities still reeling from the effects of Hurricane Matthew. UofSCRelief, My Carolina Alumni Association, Gamecock Athletics, the South Carolina Police Chiefs Association and Shealy Truck Center are leading the effort.
The groups will be set up Thursday and Friday at the Carolina Alumni Center on Senate Street from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and at the Devine Street Bi-Lo from noon to 6 p.m.
Fourth-year Russian and sociology student Cory Alpert, who founded UofSCRelief in response to the historic flooding of October 2015, said that the group is excited to reactivate in support of other South Carolinians.
High-need items include non-perishable food, bottled water, cleaning supplies and diapers.
The trucks will head out on Monday to the Nichols and Mullins communities in Marion County. Intense flooding from area rivers has left the towns devastated in the wake of Matthew. According to Alpert, donations will also be sent to Beaufort County, where USC has a satellite campus.