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April

Thursday, Apr 23rd Monte Carlo Casino Night Scholarship Fundraiser Monte Carlo Casino Night Scholarship Fundraiser, hosted by the Professional Women in Building Council of Home Builders Association of Greater Knoxville, will be held Thursday, April 23, from 6 to 9 p.m. at 5200 Holston Hills Road. Tickets are $125 per guest. Visit https://www.hbaknoxville.com or email cbowen@hbaknoxville.com to learn more.
Sunday, Apr 26th Race for a Reason Race for a Reason, a family-friendly 5K run, will begin and end at Mountain High Outfitters in Pinnacle Turkey Creek on Sunday, April 26. Proceeds from this year’s race will directly benefit the Humane Society of the Tennessee Valley, helping fund lifesaving programs, medical care and adoption services for animals across the region. Visit https://runsignup.com/Race/TN/Knoxville/pinnacleturkeycreek for more information and to register.
Sunday, Apr 26th April Gift of the Month St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church, 110 Sugarwood Drive, collects needed items for a local nonprofit organization every month. The April Gift of the Month is for The Volunteer Ministry Center (VMC). VMC offers a comprehensive array of services for the homeless and for homeless prevention. Learn more at vmcinc.org. On Sunday, April 26, from 1 to 2 p.m., St. Elizabeth’s is offering a drive by to drop off service as we collect the following items to be delivered to the VMC: sports bras and new underwear; bug spray; new or gently used T-shirts, jeans and sweatpants; and hats.
Wednesday, Apr 29th Matching gift challenge Now through April 29, Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee has a matching gift challenge, made possible by friends of Second Harvest. Your gift will be matched, dollar for dollar, up to $30,000. Food costs remain high, and many households are having to make difficult tradeoffs between groceries, housing, utilities and medical needs. When you give today, you help ensure East Tennessee families have access to nutritious food and a more stable week ahead. Visit secondharvestetn.org to donate.

May

Saturday, May 2nd Old Timer’s Grand Reunion All Old Timers, Farragut High School alums and friends are welcome to attend the Old Timer’s Grand Reunion on Saturday, May 2, 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., at Virtue Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 725 Virtue Road. All who attended FHS any time prior to 1976 at the old school qualify as “Old Timers.” Cost is $5 at the door. There will be coffee, donuts, juice and door prizes.
Saturday, May 2nd Walk for Water  Water Mission, a Christian engineering nonprofit, will host its fourth annual Walk for Water in Knoxville on May 2. The Knoxville community will come together to raise awareness of the global water crisis and support Water Mission’s efforts to implement safe water solutions worldwide. Walkers will gather at  Zoo Knoxville. Activities will begin at 8 a.m., with the Walk starting at 9 a.m. Registration is available online at walkforwater.com/Knoxville. Participants can join an existing Walk team or start their own. Registration is free, and participants receive free Zoo admission for the day.
Friday, May 15th Sporting Clays Tournament Mission of Hope announces its 3rd Annual Sporting Clays Tournament, scheduled for Friday, May 15, at Iron Mountain Sporting Clays in Kodak, Tennessee. This event welcomes shooters of all skill levels for a day of friendly competition while supporting Mission of Hope’s work to bring help, hope and joy to families in need across rural Appalachia. Proceeds from the tournament will support Mission of Hope’s core outreach programs, which make a lasting impact in the lives of children and families each year. Individuals, teams, and sponsors are invited to register by visiting missionofhope.org/clay-tournament or by calling 865-584-7571. Sponsorship opportunities are available for businesses and individuals eager to make a meaningful impact in the community.

June

Monday, Jun 15th Golf with Us Children ages 6-18 in the Knoxville-area are encouraged to enroll in a free, one-year membership to Youth on Course, courtesy of Bank of America. Enrollment for new members is open until June 15 at BofA.com/GolfwithUs. ‘Golf with Us’ includes access to Williams Creek Golf Course, Knoxville Municipal Golf Course and more for $5 or less per round. The full list is available at YouthOnCourse.org. Bank of America launched ‘Golf with Us’ in partnership with Youth on Course to expand affordable access to golf nationwide.

Shared Visions

The comforting smell of soup wafted on a late spring breeze, blending with the initial notes of the Farragut Middle School orchestra’s rendition of, “I Can’t Help Falling in Love with You.” The sounds and smells provided a fitting escort into The Commons at Farragut High School, where the Shared Visions Art Show and the Empty Bowls initiative joined forces with FMS orchestra and Farragut High School jazz band on Thursday, April 9. The cornucopia of fine arts activities weaved together for the third consecutive year, drawing quite a crowd as visitors filtered in through the sun-dappled glass. The Empty Bowls aspect featured soup dinners — with choices of potato, chicken and rice or broccoli and cheese — which were available with a drink, bread and dessert for just $15 per meal. Any meal purchase went toward FISH Hospitality Pantries, whose representative noted that just one $5 donation provides 20 pounds of food. So each $15 meal would feed three families, continuing a fundraising tradition that has dated back several years at FHS. Last year alone, the fundraiser brought in $4,700, which fed 940 families. But it also reinforced a sense of community, as FHS students worked the event. “It teaches them a lot of life lessons that they can carry with them,” FHS Visual Arts teacher Angela McCarter said. “The Empty Bowls event is completely run by the students. They are the servers, ticket sellers, and they made the bowls. To have them understand how they can work together to achieve a common goal is an important lesson.”

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Glitter and grit

Kisha Durst still remembers the moment everything clicked. The year was 2009, and Durst was in her third season with a Hard Knox Roller Derby team, which was still in its infancy. Her own knowledge of the sport remained limited at that point. During bouts, opponents and teammates flew by — nothing more than a blur of helmets, knee pads, glitter and black lipstick. Then, in the snap of a finger, everything clicked. “It was like someone flipped a switch,” Durst recalled 17 years later, “and everything slowed down to a normal pace. It all made sense, and I could see and understand what was happening.” Fast-forward almost two decades, and Durst — a Farragut resident since 2019 — has become a crucial piece of the Hard Knox league in a sport still relatively new to the region. “I am an OG [Original Gangster], yes,” joked Durst, who works as a guest experience coordinator for BlackBerry Farm during the week. But once Durst clocks out of her daily job and straps on her multicolored helmet, she transforms into her alter-ego, “Bushwacker.” “Roller derby is basically my second job,” she said during a bout on Saturday, April 4. “I’m head of training and a coach and captain of the All-Stars. So it’s my second, non-paying job.”

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