Greer Mayor Rick Danner has signed a proclamation recognizing Young Miss Greer Taylor Singleton’s community service efforts and expressing the city’s support as she competes in the Young Miss South Carolina (10-12 years old) competition scheduled for July 15 in Hartsville.
Last August, Singleton created “Taylor’s Team: Kids Helping Kids,” a group of young people ages 2-15 who work with her on projects for the Hope Center for Children, Ronald McDonald House, and Greenville and Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital. They also bring gifts for a “team buddy” who is being treated for cancer.
Taylor’s Team has contributed 486 hours of service on 33 different projects. Singleton has worked 203 hours at 48 events, raising nearly $45,000. Since April of 2013. Among the organizations she has assisted are the Susan G. Komen Foundation, Relay For Life, American Childhood Cancer Organization, Stomp Out Bullying, Earth Day, Children’s Miracle Network, Samaritan’s Purse, and the Middle Tyger Community Center
“Community service means more than donating time, money, or items. For me, it means making a difference and helping kids feel better,” Singleton said. “Another awesome thing about community service is being able to invite my friends to do it with me.
“Some of the girls have told me they like doing Taylor’s Team because they didn’t know how to start community service and they have learned so much about helping others. A few have even sponsored their own projects since they joined the team.”
Taylor’s Team was named as an ambassador for the Ronald McDonald House Charities’ 25th Anniversary. The team collected more than 20,000 pop tabs to help families stay cost-free at a Ronald McDonald House when their child is in the hospital. The team toured a house, baked cookies for guests, and made 60 toiletry and treat bags for families staying there.
Singleton hosted a “Doll & Me Party” at which 36 girls raised $300 to buy cleaning supplies for the Hope Center for Children. Taylor’s Team also raised more than $800 to sponsor four children from the shelter at Christmas. Singleton sponsored a drive to collect stuffed animals and clothes for children at the shelter.
She hosted a Share a Bear party where more than 50 guests stuffed bears with 118 delivered to the Greenville Children’s Hospital.
A rising sixth grader at Berry Shoals Intermediate School, Singleton has been nominated for the Kohl’s Cares for Kids Scholarship for her philanthropic work. She is the daughter of Chad and Angela Singleton.
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