The Value Village Collective

06/04/2026

Join us at 12:30 on Monday, June 8th at the Anderson Economic Building for the Ribbon Cutting for The Value Village Collective Summer Camp & Business Fair!

The Value Village Collective is launching its annual KIDPRENEUR Summer Camp (Year 2) and Children’s Business Fair (Year 3) in Anderson.
Kids choose a track: Mini Makers (ages 7–11) or Boss Builders (ages 12–17) to learn branding and sales before hosting their own pop-up shops
Find out more: https://valuevillagecollective.com/childrens-business-fair

We are so grateful for our partnership with Anderson Area Chamber of Commerce!

05/28/2026

🏨 MAJOR SPONSOR SHOUT-OUT! 🌟🙌
The Value Village Collective extends a massive, heartfelt THANK YOU to our incredible location sponsor, Home2 Suites by Hilton Anderson Downtown! 🖤🏢Paragon Hotel Company
We also want to send a huge, personal shout-out to Dwayne Bowes for his amazing leadership, generosity, and partnership in making this collaboration possible. Thanks to Dwayne and the entire Home2 Suites team, we are able to continue bringing vital resources, provide event spaces, and pour back in to our community.
If you or your family ever need a place to stay right in the heart of the Electric City, we cannot recommend them enough! Their beautiful downtown location features some top-tier amenities that make you feel right at home:
🍳 Hot Breakfast to jumpstart your day.
🏊 Refreshing Outdoor Saltwater Pool perfect for relaxing.
🍳 Spacious Suites with Full Kitchens featuring a full-size fridge, microwave, and dishwasher (ideal for extended stays!).
🐾 Pet-Friendly Accommodations because our furry friends are family too!
🏋️ Modern Fitness & Onsite Laundry Facility to keep your routine on track.
📍 Unbeatable Location—fully walkable to all of our favorite downtown Anderson shops, restaurants, and Carolina Wren Park!

Thank you, Dwayne, and thank you, Home2 Suites team, for being such an impactful part of our village! We love working alongside community leaders like you. 🤝✨

05/26/2026

🥳 End of the Year Party Fun! 🎒☀️
What a beautiful way to wrap up the school year! The Value Village Collective had the absolute best time celebrating with the wonderful students and staff at Nevitt Forest Elementary School for their big End of the Year party! 🎉🎈

We are so incredibly proud to be active members of the Greater Anderson Rotary Club, and it has been a true joy participating in these kid-centered parties throughout the entire school year. Watching the smiles on these students' faces month after month has been a massive highlight for our team.

At VVC, we aim to live out the Rotary standard every day: "Service Above Self." 💛 There is no greater reward than investing our time, love, and energy right back into the youth of our community.

Thank you to the Greater Anderson Rotary Club for your incredible leadership, and to Nevitt Forest Elementary for letting us be a part of your village this year! Have a safe and amazing summer, everyone! 🌊🍦

05/22/2026

🌟 Welcome to the Village, Faith! 🌟
We are absolutely thrilled to introduce the newest addition to our team this summer, Faith Denton, who is joining us as our new Marketing Intern from Anderson University College of Business! 🎉

Faith is marketing major at Anderson University with a passion for Supply Chain Management. She is already bringing so much positive energy, creativity, and enthusiasm to our team!

"I already love the team and the positive, creative environment they’ve built," Faith shared. "I’m excited to use my creativity and passion for marketing to contribute to the brand while gaining hands-on experience in content creation, branding, and community engagement. I look forward to learning, growing, and being part of such an inspiring team this summer!"

We are so excited to watch Faith grow, learn, and dive into content creation and community engagement with us over the next few months. Our village just got a whole lot brighter! ☀️

Help us give Faith a huge "Value Village Collective" welcome in the comments below! 👇💛

05/21/2026

🌟 Huge Thanks to Our Community Leaders! 🌟
I want to extend a heartfelt thank you to the Anderson Area Chamber of Commerce, The Abney Foundation, and the Foothills Community Foundation, and AnMed Foundation for hosting such an amazing Not-For-Profit Executive Leadership Boot Camp for the nonprofits in Anderson.

We are incredibly grateful to these wonderful community leaders for taking time out of their busy schedules to pour their hearts into strengthening our local organizations and making our community great.
It was truly an amazing event! 🙌

05/06/2026

The Village is growing! We are so excited to introduce Jennifer Woody as the newest member of the Value Village Collective Board.

Jennifer brings a wealth of knowledge from her role at SCDEW, where she works to create opportunities and support workforce development across the WorkLink Region. Her passion for community growth aligns perfectly with our goal to educate and empower individuals through financial literacy and entrepreneurship.

Welcome to the Village, Jennifer! ✨

05/01/2026

One of our board members had the opportunity to attend the Paint the Town Red event at Bleckley Station in Anderson in support of Anderson Area Chamber of Commerce and Leadership Anderson Class 40 —and what a night it was! ❤️

From the incredible food to the beautifully designed venue, everything came together for a truly memorable evening. Events like these remind us how strong and vibrant our community is.

The Value Village Collective loves showing up and supporting initiatives that bring people together and make a difference. We’re proud to be part of such a connected and inspiring community! ✨

04/29/2026

We are super excited about this event!! Our goal is 1,000 backpacks again this year!! 🤩🤩

It is time for our Back to School Bash 2026!!!!

Tag your favorite nonprofits below so they can set up a table for our resource fair!!

We cannot wait to see everyone and be able to give back to our community in a wonderful way

04/27/2026

Building a stronger community starts with strong partnerships. 🤝

We had a fantastic lunch meeting at Doolittle's today with our friends from Brad Richardson’s office. We are so appreciative of their continued support of the Value Village Collective mission.

Looking forward to everything we will accomplish together this year!🤝

Phillip Kellogg

04/21/2026

You’re invited to the brunch you actually won’t want to miss! ✨

The most anticipated mortgage event of the year is coming to Anderson: Mortgages & Mimosas! 🏠🥂

Forget the long, boring seminars. We’re keeping it real and relaxed. Join us for a fun morning of great food and refreshing mimosas while we break down exactly how to unlock the door to your own home. This is the perfect place to learn about down payment assistance programs, improving your credit, and creating a budget that actually gets you to the closing table.

You’ll have the chance to connect directly with a local lender and a real estate attorney to get the knowledge, resources, and connections you need to finally move from renting to OWNING. Let’s turn those "someday" home goals into a plan—one sip at a time. 🔑

📍 Where: Home2 Suites by Hilton, 315 S Main St, Anderson, SC 29624

🗓️ When: Saturday, May 30th @ 10 AM

Seats are limited and they’re going to go fast! Grab your spot now and let’s get you to the closing table.

RSVP here: https://valuevillagecollective.com/mortgages-and-mimosas-rsvp