Harvest Hope gets $10,000 donation from Greek Festival

Harvest Hope is one of 25 Midlands charities receiving donations from the 29th Columbia Greek Festival.

Harvest Hope is the largest recipient with a $10,000 donation.

“We wanted to support Harvest Hope because of their significant contribution to the thousands of individuals impacted by floods this year,” Niki Stewart, co-chair of the Columbia Greek Festival, said in a statement.

Over the years, the annual Columbia Greek Festival has given about $400,000 to charities. This year, the event is giving more than $60,000 to support community programs.

From Staff Reports

This story was originally published December 16, 2015 at 11:08 AM with the headline "Harvest Hope gets $10,000 donation from Greek Festival."