What’s “Rage Against the Haze”? Are you a member?

GFP Youth Interns / RAGE Members, (foreground, left to right) Evanna Evans, Tori Franklin, and Corin Hewins, Diamond Joseph, Martinez Durant, Elizabeth Jordan, Samuel Brown, Alesia McFarlin, Doug Phillips, Daniel Brown, Bradley Phillips.

“Rage Against the Haze” (RAGE) is South Carolina’s anti-tobacco youth movement. It has been in existence since 2002. The name of this movement was created by a group of teens from South Carolina. They chose the word “Haze” to represent the lengths to which tobacco companies go to get youth addicted. The word “Rage” represents how they felt about it. More

 GFP Annual Meeting 2012!

8:00am – 9:30am

Thursday, February 16, 2012---- Print Invitation!

"Tobacco Free Kids" Day at the Furman Basketball Game!

Fun Begins @ 2:30pm!

Saturday, February 11, 2012----Print Ticket!

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"Rage Against the Haze" iPad Giveaway!

Greenville Family Partnership hosted an event at the TFKC Furman University Football Game. The event was a huge success. Kids came out to learn more about the harmful effects of using tobacco. There were three tables of games, and a simulated lung that has been a smoker for a long period of time. Also, we had a table for “Rage Against the Haze” that had a drawing for a free iPad for teens between the ages of 13-18. The winner was Donovan Mullins from Easley High School.

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"Tobacco Free Kids Day" a Success!

The annual “Tobacco Free Kids Day” at Furman University was held two hours prior to the Furman vs. Samford football game.  More that 400 kids and their parents were treated to interactive tobacco education games, free food, prizes, and free tickets to the game. More

GFP Youth Internships

GFP Interns (left, clockwise) Madelline Miller; Graham Bichell; Bradley Phillips; Daniel Brown; Evanna Evans; Doug Phillips; Jon Paul Cain; and Thomas Kubisky spend the afternoon working on an upcoming project.

GFP’s Interns are passionate, intelligent, and live positive, drug-free lives. They stand behind GFP’s mission of “keeping kids off tobacco, alcohol, drugs and other harmful substances by educating and partnering with families and communities”. They show their support for this mission by working hard to keep their peers and young children drug-free. More

Roger H. Patterson Memorial Scholarship

Greenville Family Partnership (GFP) and the Greenville Safe Communities Coalition have established a scholarship in honor of Mr. Roger Hardeman (“R. H.”) Patterson, age 92, who passed away on Tuesday, August 19, 2008. Although he was born in Metter, Georgia and grew up in Fort Pierce, Florida, Mr. Patterson later went on to settle in Greenville, SC after having graduated from Furman University. He has been the owner of Pat’s Tech Supply since 1952. More