Tag: Knoxville News Sentinel

Planned Harmony Family Center earns media spotlight

Posted by Shane Rhyne – January 16, 2012

Welcome to Montvale sign at camp entranceThanks to generous help from volunteers and donors, Harmony Adoptions is making exciting progress towards revitalizing historic Camp Montvale in Blount County. When work is completed the camp will become the Harmony Family Center at Montvale, a counseling resource for families with newly adopted children.

Work on the camp has generated media interest, including a front page article by the Knoxville News Sentinel about significant new donations and volunteer achievements.

Pam Wolf, CEO of Harmony Adoptions, says that volunteers have donated 3,500 hours at the camp since May 2011 doing construction, cutting grass, taking trees down, cleaning and reclaiming land. In addition, two notable local foundations have contributed a combined $150,000 towards the development of programming and counseling services for the camp.

Please visit the Knoxville News Sentinel site for the full story: “Donors, volunteers transforming old Camp Montvale into Harmony Family Center.”

New Name, New Start for Favorite Neighborhood Restaurant

Posted by Shane Rhyne – January 14, 2011

Carly Harrington of the Knoxville News Sentinel shares a story today of how a favorite neighborhood restaurant was saved and relaunched by local owners.

Find out more about the story behind the re-opening (and renaming) of the Sequoyah Grille on the KNS website.

The Sequoyah Grille Facebook page also offers information about the restaurant and its offerings.

Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee director shares information about neighbors in need

Posted by Shane Rhyne – December 21, 2009

Second Harvest logoKnoxville, TN (Dec. 21, 2009) – Elaine Streno, executive director of the Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee, shared information about the organization’s outreach in the past year and its anticipated needs for the coming new year in an op-ed article published in the Sunday, December 20, edition of the Knoxville News Sentinel.

The article entitled, “Those who once donated now need food,” spotlights the growth in demand for Second Harvest’s valuable services. In 2008, according to Streno, the organization worked to meet the needs of 121,000 people each month. By 2009, the number had expanded to 165,000 people per month across the 18 counties served by Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee.

For the full article, visit the Knoxville News Sentinel web site.

For additional information about Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee and how you can support its efforts to feed the hungry in East Tennessee, visit www.secondharvestknox.org/

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