Feed Knoxville 2010- Hosted by TCAK

What IF we could make a difference?
What IF we could beat the odds?
What IF we come together working for one goal?
What IF we really CHANGE this city?

These are the questions asked by The Church at Knoxville (TCAK), hosts of Feed Knoxville! 

Feed Knoxville 2010 is a one day food drive event that will be held on Saturday, August 28th at the World's Fair Park's Performance Lawn in Downtown Knoxville!  The hope is that our city can come together, as one, to collect 100,000 items of food to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee. 

For every food item you bring to Feed Knoxville, you will receive one ticket that can be placed in a drawing for some great giveaways!

This event will have activities for the whole family, including inflatables, live music, FREE food, cotton candy, and popcorn.  PLUS....the event is completely FREE for the whole family. 

For more information about Feed Knoxville 2010 event, drop off locations, entertainment, and the unbelievable GIVEAWAYS, please visit:
http://www.feedknoxville.com/

For more information about The Church at Knoxville (TCAK) please visit:
http://www.thechurchatknoxville.com/

Irish Festival 2010

Come join us Saturday, August 21st for the East Tennessee Irish Festival to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank!  This festival celebrates Irish culture and will include:  traditional Irish dancing and music, pipe and drum band, traditional Irish and festival style foods, beer tasting garden, "Wee-folk" area for the kids, local entertainers, Irish cultural exhibits, fiddler competitions, traditional and contemporary arts, information about local "Green" industries, craft demonstrations, tug-of-war competitions, Corn-Hole (bean bag toss) competitions, and much, much more. 

Enjoy this incredible festival and help support Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee! 

For more information including tickets, entertainment and event schedule, please visit our website

http://www.secondharvestknox.com/etnirishfest.com/

Or contact:

John Bell

865-521-0000

Just Lead....

Second Harvest would like to say a big THANK YOU to the Burlington Hospitality/AME Zion Church and the Just Lead Ministry for their recent donation!

It's always so amazing to see what only a few people can do to help others in need and give back to the community!  These children above held a lemonade sale to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee!  The lemonade sale raised over $160.00!  That money can help to provide nearly 500 meals!  That's INCREDIBLE!  On behalf of each person you are helping, we say Thank You! 

Way to go guys and keep up the good work!

LMU-DCOM Penny Wars to help feed hungry in East Tennessee

The Student Osteopathic Medical Association (SOMA) is a student organization at Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine (LMU-DCOM). For two years in a row SOMA has organized a friendly competition among the LMU-DCOM students called “Penny Wars.” Each physician who teaches at LMU-DCOM is part of a patient care interaction course in which students work one-on-one with the physicians. We placed a jar representing each of the doctors in front of our auditoriums, which serve as the main classrooms in the LMU-DCOM building. Students, faculty and staff all donated to the fundraiser. Change dropped into a physician’s jar equaled positive points and dollar bills dropped into a physician’s jar equaled negative points. The idea was to “vote” for the winner by putting as much change as possible into that person’s jar, while putting as many dollar bills as possible into the opponent’s jars. The fundraiser ran for two weeks, with students, faculty and staff all participating. This year alone, SOMA raised over $700 to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee.


The mission of LMU-DCOM is to serve the underserved people of this region, and the fundraiser for Second Harvest was another way that we as students could put this mission into action.

Thank you SOMA and LMU-DCOM for your continued support of Second Harvest Food Bank. Through your efforts thousands of individuals are now receiving meals. On behalf of each person benefiting from your hard work and kindness, we say THANK YOU!

Sherry Johnston supports Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee

Pound for Pound Challenge
Knoxville, TN's very own Sherry Johnston teams up with Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee to help the hungry in our area!  For every pound you pledge to lose between now and June 30th, The Biggest Loser will donate one pound of food to Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee!





Way to go, Sherry!  Keep up the good work!

Hunger In America 2010

This time last year, Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee employees and dedicated volunteers took to the streets to take part in the 2009-2010 Hunger Study.  During this time we interviewed hundreds of people in many food pantries, soup kitchens, and shelters.  While we were conducting our study in East Tennessee, other food banks across the nation were doing the exact same thing.  Below is a video put together by Feeding America, our national affiliate, with some of the statistics we learned during this study.  Although the statistics below are nationwide, Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee received our own statistics with data directly reflecting hunger in East Tennessee. 

We are a funny little food bank....

Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee is a small food bank, compared to other affiliates in the United States.  If you visit our warehouse or office, you might hear us say things like "we wear many hats" or "we are a funny little food bank".  Well, we do....and we are!

With only 28 full-time employees and 3 part-time employees, we all have to be prepared to pitch in and help out with other projects.  It's something we have learned to do well and it often keeps us connected to what's going on with other departments. 

One thing that we depend on, day in and day out is the help of our volunteers.  With so few employees, we have learned that our jobs are nearly impossible without volunteers.  Last year alone, we received over 20,450 hours of service from volunteers!  THAT IS AMAZING!!!

Together with our volunteers, this "funny little food bank" provided over 9.7 million meals last year to those in need in our area, all coming out of our little 21,000 square foot warehouse.  This "funny little food bank" covers over 7,743 square miles and 18 counties in only 14 trucks.  We are really proud of our numbers, because they go above and beyond what most would expect from our size of warehouse and employees.  Not only are we proud, but we love what we are doing.....and we think that shows!

Thank you...as always...to our amazing volunteers for sharing in our passion AND sweat to help feed hungry individuals in East Tennessee!  Without you, we could not do what we do!

If you are interested in volunteering at Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee please visit our website and http://www.secondharvestknox.org/.