"Spreading" the love - One Pimento Cheese sandwich at a time... Thursday, November 12, 2026 is the 5th Annual Sandwich Day, and organizers need more than 160 volunteers to help put together a whopping 8,000 sandwiches for people in our community facing food insecurity.
Feed & Seed and VisitGreenvilleSC have teamed up again this year, and they've got the ingredients covered!
Duke's has donated 80 GALLONS of mayonnaise, and Gordon Food Service has provided 1,800 pounds of pimento cheese. Talk about a Southern operation!
Volunteers are needed for three shifts November 12, 2026, at Events at Judson Mill on Easley Bridge Road in Greenville:
9a to 11a
11:30a to 1:30p
2p to 4p
And here's the best part: those 8,000 sandwiches will be donated to local food banks, schools, and shelters. So if you've got a couple of hours to spare, bring that Southern Charm and help put together a whole lot of pimento cheese sandwiches!
Official press release below:
Feed & Seed and VisitGreenvilleSC are gearing up for the 5th Annual National Sandwich Day on Thursday, November 12.
Mark your calendar and plan to join us as more than 160 volunteers gather at Events at Judson Mill to make 8,000 pimento cheese sandwiches for people experiencing food insecurity across Greenville County. The sandwiches will be donated to local food banks, schools, and shelters.
WHAT: 5th Annual National Sandwich Day
WHEN: Thursday, November 12 | 9 AM-4 PM
There are 3 volunteer shifts: 9-11 AM, 11:30 AM-1:30 PM, and 2-4 PM
Most groups finish early, so you’ll get the best visuals at the beginning of each volunteer shift!
WHERE: Events at Judson Mill | The Smokestack
701 Easley Bridge Rd, Suite 4010, Greenville 29611
WHO: Feed & Seed, in partnership with VisitGreenvilleSC
With additional support from The Dukes Mayo Company and Gordon Food Service
Feed & Seed is teaming up with VisitGreenvilleSC, Duke’s Mayo, and Gordon Food Service for National Sandwich Day. Volunteers will work together and assemble 8,000 pimento cheese sandwiches to support local food banks, schools, and shelters.
SANDWICH DAY BY THE NUMBERS
- 80 gallons of Duke’s Mayo donated
- 1,800 pounds of pimento cheese made
- 8,000 pimento cheese sandwiches will be made and distributed
- 160+ volunteers will make this initiative possible
- Together with our awesome hospitality & tourism friends, we’ve cranked out (and donated!) more than 30,000 pimento cheese sandwiches to local schools, churches, and hunger relief partners over the past four years.
