Once it was completed it would do so by taking in students from the cities of Riverton, Herriman, and Bluffdale: an area which at the time was mostly covered by the overwhelmed Bingham High School.

[10] Many of the fundraising activities begun during the 2000–2001 school year have become traditions that continue as a part of the drive today, including door-to-door “odd jobs” in exchange for donations[11][12] and a date auction of the Student Body Officers.

[13][14] One of the most unique things about Silver Rush is that the Riverton Student Body Officers choose a different charity every single year.

In recent years they have raised money for International Rescue Committee (IRC), ShelterKids, Now I Can, South Valley Services, Millie's Princess Foundation, Mitchell's Journey, Intermountain Healing Hearts, Olive Osmond Hearing fund, Haley Bell Blessed Chair Foundation, and many others.

As Silver Rush has expanded, other fundraising events supporting the drive have been held, including a yearly Battle of the Bands competition,[15][fn 1] Mr. Silver Rush (a male beauty pageant),[18] community auctions,[11] charitable donations from the proceeds of product fundraisers held by local businesses,[11][18] and benefit concerts, including several featuring Jon Schmidt,[19][17][15][20] one featuring Collin Raye,[21] and one featuring Alex Boyé and David Osmond.

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