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Local bands benefiting charities tonight, Saturday

Posted at 2:36 pm May 25, 2018
By Carolyn H Krause Leave a Comment

The Teno Family Band is one of the many performing groups to provide entertainment at the Turning Wheel Revue on Friday evening, May 25, 2018, at Swifty’s Atomic Bar & Grill, and Saturday evening, May 26, at the Historic Grove Theater. (Submitted photo)

The Teno Family Band is one of the many performing groups to provide entertainment at the Turning Wheel Revue on Friday evening, May 25, 2018, at Swifty’s Atomic Bar & Grill, and Saturday evening, May 26, at the Historic Grove Theater. (Submitted photo)

 

“Local musicians benefiting local charities.”

That’s the tagline for the Turning Wheel Revue, a fundraiser to be held Friday, May 25, and Saturday, May 26, in Oak Ridge.

The Friday event will be held from 7 to 11 p.m. at Swifty’s Atomic Bar & Grill (119 South Illinois Avenue), and the Saturday fundraiser will take place from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Historic Grove Theater (123 Randolph Road).

The bands that will trigger toe-tapping on Friday evening will be The Lewis Brothers (Robbie & James), The Ryan Meeker Band, $teve, The Thrips, The Unnamed, and special guests.

Turning to the Saturday evening event, attendees will hear Jeremiah Johnson & Jackson Coleman, Joey Shackleford, Kasey Moore, Samantha Mason & Marian Vacaluic, Sarah Joyal, (Rick) Payson Lyon, The Teno Family Band, Tim & Jodi Harbin, The Young Band, Nothing Band, and special guests.

The 13 local nonprofit service organizations that will benefit from your presence are: [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Entertainment, Front Page News, Music, Nonprofits Tagged With: $teve, ADFAC, Agape House, Aid to Distressed Families of Appalachian Counties, Alpha House, Blossom Center for Childhood Excellence, CONTACT Care Line, Crossroads Center of Hope, Ecumenical Storehouse, fundraiser, Habitat for Humanity of Anderson County, Historic Grove Theater, Holiday Bureau, Hope of East Tennessee, Jeremiah Johnson & Jackson Coleman, Joey Shackleford, Kasey Moore, local bands benefiting charities, Nothing Band, Payson Lyon, Samantha Mason & Marian Vacaluic, Sarah Joyal, SARG, Shelter Animals Rescue Group, Swifty's Atomic Bar & Grill, The Arc Anderson County, The Lewis Brothers, The Ryan Meeker Band, The Teno Family Band, The Thrips, The Unnamed, The Young Band, Tim & Jodi Harbin, TORCH, Turning Wheel Revue

Key Club, Kiwanis members, friends help with toy project at Holiday Bureau

Posted at 9:16 am December 24, 2014
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CHS and ORHS Key Club at Holiday Bureau

Clinton and Oak Ridge High School Key Club Members helped move toys at the Holiday Bureau on December 9. (Submitted photos)

 

Key Club and Kiwanis members and friends helped with a Toy Moving Project at the Holiday Bureau on December 9, a press release said.

The Key Club members were from Clinton and Oak Ridge high schools. They joined members and friends of Oak Ridge Kiwanis. Toys were moved from storage areas, and related tasks were completed such as filling grab bags with small gifts, the press release said.

Toys and gifts were selected by family representatives for their children and youth beginning Thursday, December 11. Toy selection followed clothing and food voucher distributions to families who registered with The Holiday Bureau at 728-B Emory Valley Rd in Oak Ridge. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Clubs, Community, Education, Front Page News, K-12 Tagged With: children, Clinton, gifts, Holiday Bureau, Key Club, Kiwanis, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Kiwanis, toy moving, toys

Spotlight: Local Girl Scouts excel in community service

Posted at 3:24 pm June 10, 2014
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Girls Scouts Reforestation

Cadette Troop 20737 planted trees to reforest a managed forest land on a private farm in Andersonville. From left to right are Savannah McNair, Megan McEahern, Hannah Tobler, Kasey Smith, landowner, and Brittany Wensell. (Photos courtesy Jerry Luckmann)

 

By Jerry Luckmann

Girl Scouts in Oak Ridge contributed more than 1,860 hours of community service during the past school year. Twenty-two troops, representing all ages and levels of Girl Scouting, tackled projects benefiting kids, local service organizations, veterans, senior citizens, and the environment.

The founder of Girl Scouts in the United States, Juliette Low, believed that community service offered Girl Scouts a unique opportunity to address community needs and develop leadership in every girl. The Girl Scouts in Oak Ridge have embraced this belief and worked to make it a vital part of every member’s experience.

Girls Scouts Food 4 Kids Project

Courtney Thomas, left, Daisy Girl Scout from Troop 20438, and Christina Thomas, Cadette Girl Scout from Troop 20148, sort and pack bags at the Food 4 Kids project.

Sixty girls and family members from nine troops participated in the Food 4 Kids project, packing monthly the nearly 2,000 bags of food that are given to children in Oak Ridge schools who need food at home on the weekends. More than 80 girls, representing eight troops, participated in the Dolls for Daisy project, to clean and refurbish hundreds of dolls for Christmas distribution at the Holiday Bureau. Girl Scouts donated health and beauty “goody bags” and Christmas decorations to the Free Medical Clinic of Oak Ridge. Environmental projects included recycling “Capri Sun” bags in a local school and planting trees to reforest land in Anderson County. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Honors and Spotlight Tagged With: Becca Seay, Brittany Wensell, Brownie GS, Cadette Girl Scout, Cadette Troop 20737, Christina Seay, Christina Thomas, community service, Courtney Thomas, Daisy Girl Scout, Daisy GS, Dolls for Daisy, Food 4 Kids, Free Medical Clinic, Girls Scouts, Hannah Tobler, Holiday Bureau, Jerry Luckmann, Julie Cureton, Juliette Low, Kasey Smith, Megan McEahern, Miriam Ryburne, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Service Unit, Riley Cureton, Savannah McNair, Simeko Carter, Talia Seay, Troop 20148, Troop 20348

Habitat for Humanity volunteers install three roofs in March

Posted at 10:41 pm March 30, 2014
By Oak Ridge Today Staff 2 Comments

Habitat Volunteers on Lake City Roof

Student volunteers for Habitat for Humanity of Anderson County help install a roof in Lake City. (Submitted photos)

Two families and the Holiday Bureau have new roofs this month, thanks to volunteers from two different colleges and local men that routinely volunteer for Habitat for Humanity of Anderson County, a press release said.

The first week of March, a group of students from the Milwaukee School of Engineering came to Oak Ridge as part of Habitat for Humanity’s Collegiate Challenge program. The students were housed at First Baptist Church of Oak Ridge. First Baptist shared their facilities for four weeks in a row with four different groups.

The Holiday Bureau has a bicycle storage shed, measuring 16 feet x 78 feet, that had a very old and leaky roof. Now, the shed has a new roof, and it only took the students four days, the press release said. Tim Marcum, HFHAC’s chief operating officer, coordinated this project in an effort to help another nonprofit. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Community, Nonprofits, Slider, Top Stories Tagged With: A Brush with Kindness, ABWK, bicycle shed, Bill Jennings, Cars for Homes, Charlotte Bowers, Collegiate Challenge, David Crockett, Debbie Shepherd, Donna Mosby, First Baptist Church, Habitat for Humanity, Habitat for Humanity of Anderson County, HFHAC, Holiday Bureau, Jim Hardy, Lester Watts, Milwaukee School of Engineering, roofs, Siena College, Tim Marcum, University of Wisconsin

Elks donate $1,500 to three local charities

Posted at 11:33 pm February 10, 2013
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Pictured above are Gary Monday (Elks charity golf tournament committee member), Teresa Brittan (executive director for the Free Medical Clinic of Oak Ridge), and Joe Wilkenson (Elks charity golf tournament committee member). (Submitted photo)

Pictured above are Gary Monday (Elks charity golf tournament committee member), Teresa Brittan (executive director for the Free Medical Clinic of Oak Ridge), and Joe Wilkenson (Elks charity golf tournament committee member). (Submitted photos)

The Oak Ridge Chapter of the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks has donated $1,500 to three local charities, a press release said.

On Thursday, Jan. 24, members of the Elks Lodge annual charity golf tournament committee met with the directors of the Free Medical Clinic of Oak Ridge, and the Emory Valley Center, along with volunteer staff members at the Holiday Bureau, in order to present each of them with a $500 check, the release said.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Clubs, Community, Nonprofits, Top Stories Tagged With: Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks, charity golf tournament, Donna Forstrom, Elks Lodge, Elks National Foundation, Emory Valley Center, Free Medical Clinic of Oak Ridge, Holiday Bureau, Oak Ridge Chapter, Oak Ridge Elks Lodge

Organizations help move Christmas toys for children

Posted at 4:22 pm December 9, 2012
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Oak Ridge Kiwanis and Enrichment Federal Credit Union

Members of the Oak Ridge Kiwanis, Enrichment Federal Credit Union, and Keys clubs in Oak Ridge and Clinton help move toys and gifts at the Holiday Bureau. (Submitted photo)

Members of the Oak Ridge Kiwanis, Enrichment Federal Credit Union, and Keys clubs in Oak Ridge and Clinton recently helped move toys and gifts at the Holiday Bureau, preparing them for distribution later to needy families.

The Kiwanis Club of Oak Ridge announced last month that it was collecting toys, games, books, stuffed animals, and movies through Dec. 4 to give to the Holiday Bureau.

The Holiday Bureau distributes them to families with children before Christmas, selecting recipients based on household income.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Top Stories Tagged With: Christmas, Enrichment Federal Credit Union, Holiday Bureau, Keys Club, Kiwanis Club of Oak Ridge, toys

Oak Ridge Kiwanis collecting toys for Holiday Bureau through Friday

Posted at 10:32 am November 25, 2012
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Kiwanis Club Toy Drive

Oak Ridge Kiwanis Toy Drive Project Chair Felicia Langley, right, and Kiwanis President Mark Hembree collect toys at the Enrichment Federal Credit Union. (Submitted photo)

The Kiwanis Club of Oak Ridge is collecting toys, games, books, stuffed animals, and movies through Friday to give to the Holiday Bureau.

The Holiday Bureau distributes them to families  with children before Christmas, selecting recipients based on household income.

The Holiday Bureau will start distributing the toys on Dec. 6. Parents may select one new and some used items for each child. These are usually the only presents the children will receive, a Kiwanis press release said.

Oak Ridge Kiwanis Toy Drive Project Chair Felicia Langley will be collecting toys through Friday, Nov. 30, at the Enrichment Federal Credit Union, 201 S. Illinois Avenue, the release said. Toys will be taken to the Holiday Bureau before a Tuesday, Dec. 4, Kiwanis toy moving project. Checks can be made payable to the Holiday Bureau and could be marked Kiwanis Toy Drive.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Top Stories Tagged With: Christmas, Felicia Langley, Holiday Bureau, Kiwanis Club of Oak Ridge, toy drive

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