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United Way of Anderson County (UWAC) hosted its annual golf tournament on Saturday, May 8th at the Oak Ridge Country Club.
"The golfers always have a great time and give much needed support to our community through their generosity to United Way of Anderson County," said David Wilson, tournament chairman. "Of course this would not be possible without the support of our sponsors, committee members Martha Drewry, Pete Peterson, Larry Garner, and our
wonderful volunteers to make it such
UT-Battelle first place winners Bryan Kendrick, Mike Emery & Greg Turner (not pictured Jimmy Stone) |
a successful event." Eighteen teams of four players competed for first, second and third place. The team of Dr. Brett Jaffrey, Hugh Nichols, Rick Hughes and Brad Landers won third place. Nucsafe, one of the tournament sponsors, won second place. Their team consisted of Pam Kreuz, Rick DeCosta, Doug Guinn and Steve Watson. UT-Battelle, also a sponsor, won first place. Their team consisted of Jimmy Stone, Greg Turner, Mike Emery, and Bryan Kendrick. Each player on the first place team received $125 pro-shop credit and an engraved, framed, and matted print of golf legend Bobby Jones. Second and third place teams received a certificate to be used as pro-shop credit at The Oak Ridge Country Club. Lunch was provided by Subway of South Illinois Avenue. Dinner was catered by Oliver's Restaurant and Catering. View more photos on the UWAC website! | Additional prizes were awarded to Jerry Prudom, Mike Emery, Rick Hughes and Darryl Harshaw for closest to the hole on the four par 3's. Rick Hughes also took home a prize for the putting contest. Sponsors for those contests included Kathy Wilson of Wilson Scientific & M.K. Wilson & Associates, Dr. Brett Jaffrey with Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, First Tennessee, TNBank and Y-12 Federal Credit Union. Sponsors for the over-all tournament were WSI - Oak Ridge, SAIC, UT-Battelle, Bechtel Jacobs, Nucsafe and USEC. Hole-in-one prizes were sponsored by Sexton Automotive Group, Peter's Jewelers, Dr. Richard Hall, DDS and SunTrust Bank. Centennial Village Development, LLC sponsored the beverage cart. Towel sponsors were Ben's Home Centers and Dr. Richard Hughes, DMD. Media sponsors included the Oak Ridge Observer and InsideAndersonCounty.com. Hole sponsors were Jim Charles of Edward Jones, Comet Cleaners, Chuck's Car Care, Powell-Clinch Utility District, Proforma DHJ Promotions, Y-12 Federal Credit Union, Staybridge Hotel Suites, ORNL Federal Credit Union, Gentry Trailways Charter & Tours, Comfort Inn, Olivers Restaurant & Catering and Enrichment Federal Credit Union. Companies providing additional donations included Eagle and Cherokee Distributing, Belinda Aurin with Realty 100, Food Lion, Wal-Mart, Food City and Kroger. UWAC and its 34 community partners address three core needs of our community: Basic Human Needs, Youth Development, and the Needs of Seniors. |
More than 100 United Way volunteer leaders, representatives of community partners and business and industry were present at the organization's Annual Meeting to celebrate the progress and successes of 2009 at the Flatwater Grill Event Center on May 18th.
"United Way has much to celebrate - we've grown in the past year", commented Board President Sherry Browder. "In 2009 United Way was able to continue funding at the previous year's level and more importantly, touched 43,592 lives. We successfully launched the Project Livesaver Program and finalized a 10 year strategic plan."
Rick Morrow, Jim Rackstraw, Greta Ownby, Roger Kiger, Eric Abelquist, Gail Mattson, Sherry Browder and Mike Belbeck (not pictured Joe Hedges and Terri Reedy) | During the annual meeting, the following were introduced as new members of the board of directors: Roger Kiger, Visionary Horizons, Wealth Management Group; Gail Mattson, Community Volunteer; Jim Rackstraw, WSI Oak Ridge; Terri Reedy, Recruit Wise; Eric Abelquist, ORAU; Greta Ownby, Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce and Joe Hedges, Pro 2 Serve.
David Garcia, Leslie England, Chuck Justice and Jim Campbell were honored as retiring board members. Each of them served the organization in leadership roles during their terms on the board. Mr. Campbell was also honored for his mentoring young people into tomorrow's leaders. Kay Brookshire and Mayor Tom Beehan | 2009 Campaign Chairman, Leigha Edwards of ORNL recognized individuals and organizations that made extraordinary accomplishments during last year's campaign, as well as introducing the 2010 Campaign Chairman Mike Belbeck. Mr. Belbeck, CAO of Methodist Medical Center, shared the 2010 - 2020 Strategic Plan, "When UWAC was formed over 50 years ago, the mission then was to coordinate a community-wide appeal for funds." Today, our mission has evolved to "improving the lives by mobilizing the caring power of our community to make lasting change"; Money is necessary, yet not sufficient to make these lasting changes that are the building blocks of a good life."
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VSA Partners with Arc of Tennessee
VSA Tennessee is partnering with the Arc of Tennessee to present VSA at the Ryman on Monday, May 24 at 7pm.
Performers for this event will include the Tennessee School for the Blind Choral and Jazz Ensembles, Amanda Stevens from Whitehouse, TN (VSA Tennessee's Young Soloist winner for 2010), Brian Werner country vocalist from Crossville TN, Nick Sharp guitarist and vocalist from Murfreesboro, TN, the VSA/Blair Dulcimer Choir, and Cages Bend (a blues/pop band).
www.arcaid.org
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UWAC's New Website!
United Way of Anderson County (UWAC) is pleased to announce the launch of our new website. The redesigned site provides for enhanced capabilities and an agile approach to both internal and external communications for UWAC. As part of this effort, the look, navigation and content management have been improved to better reflect our organization's work, focus areas and achievements.
The website serves as a key tool for opportunities to Give, Advocate and Volunteer, and will allow us improved opportunities to communicate and connect with our supporters and partners.
We encourage you to check it out to learn about the activities of our organization.
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Summer FUNtastic Camp
Adam Wilson,
Boys & Girls Club of Oak Ridge |
The Summer Funtastic Camp Program will take place from June 7th - August 6th. Club members ages 6-17 years old will have the opportunity to take part in a variety of educational, fitness, technology, art and social recreation activities. Field trips and other planned outings will enhance the program by allowing members opportunities to take part in activities outside of the Club. An end of the summer "Good Conduct" trip will take place for those members who have shown appropriate behavior and have attended a certain number of days.
Contact Adam at the Boys & Girls Club of Oak Ridge, (865) 482-4433 for more information.
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eXceptional Orchestra Louise McKnown, East Tennessee Technology Access Center, Inc.
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Join remote control boat enthusiasts, musicians Georgi Schmitt, George Reynolds, Sean McCollough and the 2010 eXceptional Orchestra that includes members of the Tennessee Children's Dance Ensemble and the Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra, for ETTAC's HeartSong Festival of the Arts at the Tennessee Amphitheater on the World's Fair Park, on Sunday afternoon, May 23rd, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. This event is free and open to the public and is for all children with and without disabilities, their families and friends. Activities will include music, storytelling, making musical instruments, remote controlled boat races, and a performance by the eXceptional Orchestra. For more information or to volunteer, call ETTAC at (865) 219-0130.
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The recent flooding in Nashville is a serious reminder that disaster can strike at any time and any where.
Where do you go? What do you do? Who do you call?
Contact 2-1-1, our state's easy-to-remember telephone number that connects people with important community services (as well as excellent volunteer opportunities).
United Ways of Tennessee and the Tennessee Alliance of Information and Referral systems worked together to expand 2-1-1, and it is now available to provide referrals to a broad range of health and human services in all Tennessee counties-and is a tremendous resource in times of disaster.
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Volunteers Make A Difference
CASA of the Tennessee Heartland provides trained volunteer advocates who serve as the voice of abused and neglected children in juvenile court. With more than 100 children in our area who still need an advocate, they are looking for new volunteers. If you or someone you know would be interested in volunteering, please contact the CASA office at (865) 425-0888.
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