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Meeting Recap: The Nature Conservancy – Tennessee
RCK Past President Sandy Martin introduced Katherine Medlock & Laurel Creech from the Nature Conservancy. It is the largest scientific organization in the world. Focusing on conservation and protection. There are 450,000 acres protected on Tennessee alone. Their...

Rotary Members Attend KMA Student Art Exhibition
Members of the Rotary Club of Knoxville at 2024 the Knoxville Museum of Art Student Art Exhibition awards reception in December. Brooks Clark, Townes Osborn, Christopher C. Lambert, Bob Marquis and Holden Caperton represented Rotary and the Arts Education Outreach...

Rotary Club of Knoxville Elects Its 2025-26 Board of Directors
The Rotary Club of Knoxville board of directors for 2025-26 are, left to right, (front row) Chris Lambert and Shannon Holland, (second row) Whitfield Addicks and Ken Knight, (third row) Rachel Ford, Andrew Murr and Sharon Hudson, (fourth row) Virginia Babb, Brent...

Meeting Recap: Ashley Mitchell
This weeks program was presented by Ashley Mitchell, The Annual Giving Officer at Rotary International Headquarters in Illinois. https://youtu.be/6jZU4lZfu4M 88% of all funds raised go directly to operations and grant awards and Rotary International Foundation...
Meeting Recap: Webb School Madrigal Singers
In a joyous annual event, the Webb Madrigal Singers, led by Choral Director LeAnne Johnson and Assistant Choral Director Jeanne Helbig, performed more than a dozen selections, old and new, in perfect harmony and with healthy helpings of wit interspersed....

Meeting Recap: 2024 Veteran’s Day Program
The Rotary Club of Knoxville Veterans Day Program consisted of several parts, comprising a most interesting and inspiring program. https://youtu.be/vmmjVqtYYIk First, RCK President Chris Lambert introduced Jessica Hall, Executive Director of the American Eagle...

Meeting Recap: East Tennessee Foundation – Keith Barber & Katharine Killen
Sam Albritton, who serves as treasurer of the East Tennessee Foundation Board of Directors, introduced the program, noting that the East Tennessee Foundation was founded in 1986 and serves 25 counties in Northeast Tennessee and manages more than $600 million. He then...

Meeting Recap: Becky Hancock
Kim Isenberg introduced our speaker, Becky Hancock, Executive Director of the Tennessee Theater. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7golSBA5740 Becky began with some history. The theater is 96 years old, opened 01-01-1928. In the old days, they would run...

Meeting Recap: April Timko
April Timko, Executive Director from Street Hope TN spoke to the club on her organizations work to eliminate the sexual exploitation and trafficking of children. She made the following points… Every two minutes, a child is sold, many sold over and over. EVERY County...

Meeting Recap: Matt Kellogg
Matthew Kellogg, executive director of Appalachian Mountain Bike Club (AMBC), was introduced to the club by Rotarian Doug Lawyer. Kellogg moved from his hometown of Chattanooga to attain a bachelor’s degree in architecture from the University of Tennessee. After...
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- Plewniak, Mengeling earn Rotary Knox RFK Scholarships – Farragut Press – July 5, 2023
- New officers for Rotary Club of Knoxville – KnoxTNToday.com – June 29, 2023
- Students receive $20K scholarships from Rotary Club of Knoxville – WVLT – June 20, 2023
- More students than ever will attend the University of Tennessee at Knoxville this fall – Knox News – June 15, 2023
- Rotary Club of Knoxville to award $62K in scholarships to East Tenn. students – WVLT – June 6, 2022
- Rotary and Dunkin’ Donuts are teaming up to eradicate polio – one donut at a time – Bham Now – September 29, 2022