Zombie Crawl to Benefit Foothills Alliance

For the third year in a row, zombies will invade downtown Anderson to benefit a local charity. 

Pints for the People, the group that started the Electric City Zombie Pub Crawl in 2012, will once again organize zombies into a charity-donating horde. 

On Saturday, starting at 6 p.m., small groups of zombies will follow live bait from bar to bar in downtown Anderson. Starting at Club 134 and ending at Uptown Lounge participants will find food and drink specials at participating establishments. Zombies will also be entered into costume contests where they can win prizes. All of proceeds from the event will go to Foothills Alliance. 

“Our goal this year was to expand the make the event better for everyone involved, from the zombies, to the restaurants and bars, as well as for Foothills Alliance. We've reorganized it somewhat and will be working hard to bring in a few surprises throughout the night," said Mason Carey, president of for Pints for the People. “We want to ensure that each year it's different and fun for our return zombies and our newly undead."

Pints for the People was created by a group of several concerned residents and business owners in Anderson who wanted to see fun events downtown that raised money for local charities. So far the group has raised more than $7,500 in the past year to benefit Foothills Alliance, the Anderson Free Clinic and Good Neighbor Cupboard, among others. 

Foothills Alliance is a nonprofit agency that encompasses three programs: Sexual Trauma Center, Child Advocacy Center, and Prevent Child Abuse. Foothills Alliance was formed when three agencies were merged in July 2001. Prior to the merger, the Sexual Trauma Center operated for 11 years as an independent non -profit agency providing 24-hour crisis intervention services to residents of Anderson and Oconee counties. Before merging with the Alliance, Prevent Child Abuse had been in existence since 1990, run solely by volunteers in the community. The Child Advocacy Center was a new program that was developed in 2001 and became part of the Alliance that same year.

The mission of Foothills Alliance is to provide child abuse prevention initiatives in Anderson County and crisis intervention services to child and adult victims of sexual assault in Anderson and Oconee counties and to serve as their advocates in the community. Today, Foothills Alliance offers multiple FREE services to the community. Not only does the Alliance focus on helping children and adults heal from their abuse but also in preventing abuse from ever taking place.