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Feel good: Here are local Greenville stories making us smile in the aftermath of Helene

We’ll add to this article as we share feel good stories in the aftermath of Helene.

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Photo by Jack Robert Photography

Rebel Rabbit’s H₂O shift

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That’s a whole lot of H₂O.

Video by Rebel Rabbit

Greenville-based Rebel Rabbit High Seltzer has paused its production and started canning Greenville Water for areas devastated by Helene in Western NC.

“We’re doing everything we can for those who have it worse than we do,” the company shared in a statement from its founders Pierce Wylie + Billy Goldsmith.

We love Swamp Rabbit Cafe & Grocery

Swamp Rabbit Cafe and Grocery

Swamp Rabbit Cafe and Grocery // Photo by @spruce.md

From losing power in the storm to having their generator stolen, Swamp Rabbit Cafe & Grocery had plenty of reasons to pout in the aftermath of Helene, yet their social media has been filled with smiles and positivity + jokes that spread smiles and positivity.

If you need food, they’re working to replenish their stock. Here are the local goods they have:

Shop local to not only support this small business, but also support the local farms and businesses providing the stock.

Scout’s opened downtown proving we’re “Sweeter Together”

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We could use a doughnut.

Photo by Scout’s Doughnuts

Scout’s Doughnuts was able to open its new downtown window (near the Chick-fil-A window on Main Street) and sold 520 doughnuts along with a whole latte Bridge City Coffee. They will be open 8 a.m.-2 p.m. every day this week.

Fosters showed up to clear the Greenville Humane Society kennels

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This is pawesome.

Photo by the Greenville Humane Society

When the Greenville Humane Society put out a need for fosters due to its power outage, 145 cats and dogs were moved into foster homes, clearing the kennels right after the storm. Another 68 cats and dogs were fostered on Tuesday, Oct. 1, leaving just 13 animals in the shelter. Way to go, Greenville.

Pita House made us LOL

If you’ve been scrolling Instagram, you’ve surely seen some incredibly sweet and heartwarming things on your feed, but have you seen anything that made you laugh out loud?

While scrolling for news, we came across two posts from Pita House that literally made us LOL. They’re going a little stir crazy after ~6 days with no power.

  • This one where the chef is out on the street with a sign that says “Will work 4 falafel” while asking Grateful Brew if it’s hiring in the caption. They might have some competition though, The Creperia in Greer offered him a job in the comments.
  • This one, where the team is pretending they’re open amid the power outage so they can “stay sharp” for when they’re back in business.

Sometimes you just have to laugh.

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