Apr 18, 2024 | Club Meeting
We had the pleasure this week hearing about the Knox Education Foundation (KEF) from Mike Taylor, Chief Executive Officer, and Blake Lawson, Chief Development Officer. KEF was formed in 2020 through the merger of the Great Schools Partnership Trust and Project GRAD....
Apr 4, 2024 | Club Meeting
RCK Member Kim Isenberg introduced Todd Kelly, Jr., a Team Financial Advisor in the Merrill Lynch Advisor Development Program. Mr. Kelly is the founder of TKJ Foundation, a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization that works with inner city youth. Mr. Kelly is the son of...
Mar 28, 2024 | Club Meeting
Clarence Vaughn, III, Director of the Office of Access and Connection for the Haslam College of Business was our speaker. He mentioned that he once belonged to the Bearden Rotary Club. His work involves community outreach where he takes to groups in the community...
Mar 25, 2024 | Club Meeting
Rick Hill, retired FBI agent and security professional with 35 years’ experience, addressed the club on the topic of ‘active shooter’ scenarios and threat assessment. Mr. Hill and his consulting group work with businesses, nonprofits, and faith-based organizations, to...
Mar 13, 2024 | Club Meeting
Ariel Allen is the community engagement coordinator for Nourish Knoxville, the nonprofit that manages several Farmers’ Markets, including the one at Market Square. Allen began by asking Rotarians to close their eyes and recall their favorite food memory. “It could be...
Mar 7, 2024 | Club Meeting
We had the pleasure of hearing about the Big Ears Festival (BEF) organization from Casey Fox, Director of Development for Big Ears Festival, a non-profit entity. We learned that BEF does many more projects and events than just the Big Ears Festival each year. Casey is...
