VOL. 8 NO. 10
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Health Fair engages all
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Photographers usually try to blend into the background so their photos are not constantly populated with goofy smiles. Last Saturday, however, I decided to move front and center and be a participant as well as a chronicler at the inaugural Community Health Fair hosted by South College School of Pharmacy.
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Science and math curricula may be dominating the educational conversations these days, but let’s hear it for the studies that put heart into life and often are what keep kids engaged in school: liberal arts. Hardin Valley Academy is proud of its arts program and showcased students and students’ works recently with the third annual Fine Arts Night. Coordinating the show are, at left, Donna Anderson, Angela Dick, assistant principal of liberal arts David Combs, Teresa Scoggins and Peggy Jones. For more on the evening, see page A-3. Photo by Nancy Anderson
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Richard Pickens gets a surprise I’ll say this in a soft voice: There isn’t enough happiness in Richard Pickens’ life. The Ol’ Vol has an assortment of problems. Some, estrangement from family, for example, he brought on himself. Some descended on him like a dark cloud.
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Read Marvin West on page A-5
Meet car guy Claude Reeder He earned a law degree, played a large role in building the framework for the Tennessee Valley Fair, might have helped found the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and became a local household name selling cars, once taking a cow as partial payment for a Studebaker.
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Packing in some speedy fun By Sherri Gardner Howell All Saints Catholic Church has a rich scouting tradition – especially when you consider the fact that their Boy Scout Troop is only 14 years old and their Cub Scout Pack 6. The All Saints parish chartered Troop 630 in 2000 under the sponsorship of scoutmaster Jeff Swanson, committee chair Tom Baer and Father Chris Michelson. In 2008, the Boy Scout
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Poets are coming! Poets for Preservation is a spring poetry series presented by Knox Heritage and eight local poets in April and May. Native Knoxville poets will perform works about history, home and new beginnings in celebration of the opening of Historic Westwood at 3425 Kingston Pike. Poets will read in pairs on Saturdays at 3 p.m. in April and May. Refreshments will be served, and guests are welcome to look around the newly restored mansion after the readings. Info: www.knoxheritage. org.
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Fastest wheels for Cub Scout Pack 630 were (from left) Bennett Fultz (first place), Chase Wilson (second) and Jackson Barnett (third). Presenting the winners with their trophies is scoutmaster Kurt House. Adam Hooyman, not pictured, showed off his creativity with his entry, the Pinewood Derby Minions car. Photos by Nancy Anderson
When giving hurts By Wendy Smith Bob Lupton was enjoying his first Christmas as a resident of inner-city Atlanta when he witnessed something that changed his entire ministry. When members of a suburban church brought Christmas presents to a poor, urban family, the kids were ecstatic, the mom was embarrassed, and the dad vanished out the back door. The charitable gift exposed the dad’s inability to provide, and it was more than his fatherly pride could handle, he said. Lupton, the author of “Toxic Charity,” shared insight he’s gained from
Bob Lupton, author of “Toxic Charity,” speaks at Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church’s 2014 Global Mission Conference. Photo by Wendy Smith
more than 40 years of ministering to the poor at Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church’s 2014 Global Mission Conference. After that Christmas, Lupton examined the ministry’s other charity programs and noticed a pattern. If someone received something once, they were appreciative. If they received it twice, there was some anticipation. When they received it a third time, it created expectation, and after the fourth time, it created entitlement. If someone received something five times, the result was pure depen-
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troop helped expand the program with the formation of Cub Scout Pack 630. Troop 630 can boast 18 scouts having achieved Eagle Scout status, the highest award in Boy Scouts. Many service projects for the church and community have the stamp of the scouts on them, and countless service hours have been given under the direction of the scouting program. The Cubs got together at the church recently to have some fun with a Cub Scout tradition that combines woodworking, engineering, creativity and the love of speed: the Pinewood Derby. Once all the cars had made their way down the track, Bennett Fultz had the most checkered flags and won the derby for Pack 630.
dence. That, he says, is toxic charity. From then on, he adopted the position that charity is helpful only in a crisis situation. After the crisis has passed, it’s time to rebuild. “Development is the right response to chronic poverty issues,” he said. Defining “crisis” is tricky. Hunger, he said, is not a crisis. “In 42 years of living in the city, I’ve never seen a starving person. I’ve seen food insecurity, but not starvation.” Lupton’s response to the chronic needs of his neighbors was to build healthy relationships, something that isn’t accomplished through one-way giving. He began to see both the needs and the resources in his neighborhood, and uti-
lize the resources. Nobody is so poor they don’t have something to contribute, he said. Even the homebound elderly can serve as the neighborhood watch. His golden rule is “Never do for others when they have the capacity to do for themselves.” The ministry’s programs evolved into neighbor-run organizations that meet needs and empower. A free clothing closet became a business when customers were required to purchase items. The new business provides employment, and customers feel appreciated rather than demeaned. A food pantry became a food co-op when neighbors pooled resources to have To page A-3
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