euphoria

euphoria seeks to present a first-class, multi-day event for food, wine, and music lovers that raises significant funds for charities while also promoting tourism and enhancing the reputation of Greenville, South Carolina as a premiere culinary and performing arts destination.

This weekend-long event includes exclusive tasting events, cooking demonstrations and wine seminars, as well as multi-course dinners and live musical performances. Dedicated to excellence, euphoria features domestic and international wines, celebrity chefs, master sommeliers, and national recording artists. 

While euphoria exposes local, national, and international visitors to the high quality of music and culinary arts being performed in Greenville, South Carolina, it also exists for charities.  euphoria is organized and presented by Local Boys Do Good (“LBDG”), a non-profit organization exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.  All net proceeds from euphoria are distributed by LBDG through direct grants to other charities – mostly in upstate South Carolina – that focus on providing sustenance to those in need (food, hunger, and health), educating (through music, performing arts, or otherwise), or supporting children.  These areas of focus are consistent with the charitable interests of LBDG’s Founding Directors and Board.

Since its inception in 2006, LBDG has received more than 100 grant applications and requests. Since 2006, euphoria (and LBDG) has distributed more than $100,000 in cash and in-kind donations to deserving charitable organizations. While harder to quantify, the success of euphoria also clearly benefits Greenville and the Upstate by enhancing the community’s reputation as a leading culinary and arts destination.