Community members and members of the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce learn more about local nonprofits at last year’s Give it UP for a Cause. This year’s event will take place on April 5. The event is free and the public is invited. (Submitted photo)
To celebrate National Volunteer Month, the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce is hosting a nonprofit fair on Tuesday, April 5. It’s scheduled from 8-10 a.m. at Pollard Technology Conference Center, which is at 210 Badger Road. The community is invited to attend.
“Give it UP for a Cause” is the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce’s annual event to honor the nonprofit members of the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce. Several nonprofit organizations will be on hand to share what they do in the community, what their needs are, and how those who are interested can get involved.
Gene Caldwell, longtime community volunteer, will be the guest speaker. Caldwell was a pediatrician at the Oak Ridge Children’s Clinic for many years before being elected to the Tennessee State House of Representatives. He will speak about the importance of volunteerism.
Exhibitors for the event are:
- ADFAC
- Blossom Center for Childhood Excellence
- Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge
- Choices Resource Center
- Emory Valley Center
- Free Medical Clinic of Oak Ridge
- Greater Knox Toastmasters
- Kiwanis Club of Oak Ridge
- Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge
- Ridgeview
- Trinity Outreach Center of Hope
- United Way of Anderson County
- UT Forest Resources AgResearch and Education Center
There is no charge to attend Give it UP for a Cause, but an RSVP is requested. To register, visit the calendar page on the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce’s website at www.oakridgechamber.org. You may also contact the Chamber at info@orcc.org or (865) 483-1321.
Give it UP for a Cause is sponsored by Platinum Millennium Partner: Oak Ridge Associated Universities.
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