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Levy a Hidden Hero as earned with Town Rotary

November 20, 2024 by Tammy Cheek

Rotary Club of Farragut has found a Hidden Hero in Knox County — Farrell Levy.

Levy was selected as the first recipient of the award, which the club initiated this year, receiving the award during RCF’s regular meeting in Fox Den Country Club Wednesday, Nov. 13.

“I’m very grateful for this award,” Levy said. “I am very humbled by it when I look out into the audience, all the Rotarians I see that have done so many great volunteer things.”

“The award recognizes unsung heroes in Knox County who go out of their way to help others in need,” said Tom Woodbery, RCF chairman of the selection committee.

“Levy, a Farragut native and partner in the McDonald, Levy and Taylor law firm, is one of the founders of The Dream Connection, an all-volunteer organization that makes dreams come true for children with serious and life-threatening illnesses.

“They were a group of volunteers who worked at the East Tennessee Children’s Hospital,” Woodbery added. “They looked around and said, ‘We would like to do something to help kids who have serious, life-threatening illnesses, something for them.’

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Still a couple of days to add cans, $ for annual FHS-SGA Love Kitchen aid

November 20, 2024 by Staff Reports

Farragut High School’s annual drive to collect money to buy mostly canned goods for The Love Kitchen in East Knoxville is going down the home stretch.

Once again led by the school’s Student Government Association, the drive began Monday, Nov. 4, and will end Friday afternoon, Nov. 22, when SGA members will deliver thousands of collected cans to The Love Kitchen.

“We have 84 members in SGA, led by Catherine Martin (president), Heidi Huang (vice president), Anna Kate Harris (secretary) and Sadie Watkins (treasurer),” Martin said.

SGA’s club sponsor is Elizabeth Blankenship. Also involved is principal Dr. John Bartlett.

Farragut Primary, Farragut Intermediate and Farragut Middle schools, along with Northshore Elementary School, “are also hosting the collection of donations,” Martin said. “They are inviting families to donate cans, cash, checks or through online donation to support our drive. …

Ten seniors have been involved all four years.

“This year we decided not to set a specific goal for a can/cash total,” the SGA president said. “While I believe that it is so important to collect as many cans as possible, I think that focusing on the numbers distracts from the heart of the project.

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