What's going on in your neighborhood?

Wesley House Community Center

September 2010

Our neighborhood is busy! School started back child coloring

a few weeks ago, which means our kids are back in our after school and performing arts programs. We start back with our Friday lunches with seniors from our neighborhood on September 10. And we continue

to grow in our outreach efforts to serve more families' needs in our community.

We are a Community Center, located in the Mechanicsville, Lonsdale and Beaumont area. But the truth is, we are part of your community - your neighborhood. Everything that happens in Knoxville affects all of us and our work is no different. We're working to make our neighborhood safe, help kids have a brighter future, and make all of Knoxville a better place. Come join us - be a part of changing the way kids grow up in our neighborhood. We need folks to help with homework every afternoon; this is the single most important daily routine our kids need to learn. For more information about becoming a volunteer, call us at 865-524-5494.

Photo by Michael Patrick

Thank you!

We've had so many good things going on at Wesley House, thanks to many of our donors. Our annual Friends and Donors Breakfast was a great success, bringing over $26,000 to help with our work with kids. Thanks to a grant from the Thompson Family Foundation, we've recently remodeled our boys and girls bathrooms (which get a lot of daily use!) as well as refinished the floor in our Big Room. The Big Room is the central gathering place for everyone in the afternoons and is where homework is tackled. Our facility and programs are in better shape thanks to so many of you - Wesley House is blessed by you.

Get Involved - Help us out!

There are some great opportunities right now to get involved with the work of Wesley House:

Volunteer: Every child who comes here in the afternoons has homework. They need someone to work with them, one-on-one, to complete their assignments. This is the best way to ensure academic success for our kids.

Give:

You can make a financial gift anytime by mailing your check to Wesley House, 923 Dameron Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37921 or by clicking the link below.

Donate Now to Wesley House

Support Wesley House while enjoying some family time at Chuck E Cheese on Thursday, September 9. Chuck E Cheese will donate 15% of all purchases that evening ( 3 PM - 9 PM) to Wesley House. Our kids will be there that afternoon - about 4 PM - so stop by and visit us! Be sure to mention Wesley House during your visit for your purchases to be credited to Wesley House.