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Winter Edition 2018 | Issue 04
Volunteer for the holidays
Volunteer in Learn how to your office use the guide
HolidaytoGuide volunteering
Photo courtesy of Helen Ross McNabb Center.
How to use this guide Step 1: Choose your favorite way to volunteer.
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Choose by date.
Choose by impact.
Step 2: Sign up to spread holiday cheer!
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Holiday Volunteer Opportunities Click the volunteer opportunity below to learn more.
Supplies needed through 12/18
School Supplies needed for Mentor 2.0 Program Big Brothers Big Sisters of East TN Supplies needed through 12/18
YWCA Donation Wishlist for Keys of Hope Housing Program and After-School Enrichment YWCA
Bring on the holiday cheer for youth December 31
Cheer in the New Year at Noon! The Muse Knoxville
Volunteers needed through 12/18
Become a “Grannie” or “Grandpa” CAC Office on Aging
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Holiday Volunteer Opportunities Click the volunteer opportunity below to learn more.
Paws for the holidays December 14-16
Santa’s Village at Zoo Knoxville Zoo Knoxville
Volunteers needed through 1/19
Foster a homeless pet!
Young-Williams Animal Center Volunteers needed through 1/19
Humane Society volunteer
Humane Society of the Tennessee Valley
Brighten the season for a senior
Volunteers needed through 1/19
Work with horses
Horse Haven of Tennessee, Inc.
Volunteers needed through 1/19
2018 Holiday Mobile Meals Delivery CAC Mobile Meals
Volunteers needed through 1/19
Check on a Senior Contact Care Line, Inc.
Volunteers needed through 1/19
Provide companionship to Hospice Patients Caris Healthcare
Volunteers needed through 3/19
Give the Gift of a Lift CAC Office on Aging
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Holiday Volunteer Opportunities Click the volunteer opportunity below to learn more.
Volunteers needed through 12/31
Provide coats for the cold Knoxville Area Rescue Ministries
Volunteers needed through 12/31
Organize and Host a Drive Volunteer Ministry Center January 1
Help ring in the New Year with Knoxville Track Club
Give the gift of time
KTC
November 23 - December 23
Wrap Gifts for The Angel Tree The Angel Tree, Inc. December 12-14
Cookies for a Cause
A Step Ahead East Tennessee December 12-22
Red Kettle Bell Ringing Broadway The Salvation Army December 12-22
Red Kettle Bell Ringing Chapman Hwy
TN Valley Coalition for the Homeless Page 4
Volunteer Opportunities by Date Click the volunteer opportunity below to learn more.
November Starts 11/1 - Holiday Mobile Meals Delivery Starts 11/1 - Check on a Senior Starts 11/1 - Companionship to Patients Starts 11/1 - Foster a homeless pet! Starts 11/1 - Humane Society volunteer Starts 11/1 - Work with horses Starts 11/1 - Become an Animal Advocate! Starts 11/1 - Provide coats for the cold Starts 11/1 - Organize + Host a Drive for VMC!
December 12/12-14 - Cookies for a Cause 12/12-22 - Kettle Bell Rining Broadway 12/12-22 - Kettle Bell Ringing Chapman Hwy 12/14 - Santa’s Village at Zoo Knoxville 12/31 - Cheer in the New Year at Noon! 1/1 - Help ring in the New Year with KTC Ends 12/1 - Camping for Cans Ends 12/23 - Wrap Gifts for The Angel Tree Ends 1/8 - Holiday Mobile Meals Delivery Ends 2019 - Give the Gift of a Lift Ends 2019 - Check on a Senior Ends 2019 - Companionship to Patients Ends 2019 - Foster a homeless pet! Ends 2019 - Humane Society volunteer Ends 2019 - Work with horses Ends 2019 - Become an Animal Advocate! Ends 2019 - Provide coats for the cold Ends 2019 - Be a “Grannie” or “Grandpa”
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You gave your time,
the most thoughtful gift of all. Thank you for spreading holiday cheer!
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Holiday Volunteer @ the Office Wish you could give back at work? You can! We partner with community-minded companies committed to making a difference in the East TN region. Learn more about how your business can give back.
Our mission Volunteer East Tennessee inspires service by equipping organizations and mobilizing volunteers to connect with one another and strengthen communities. Ready to get connected to a nonprofit in your community? Become a volunteer today.
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2018 VETN Partners by Impact Visit volunteerETN.org to learn more about our nonprofit partners! Adult Education
Pellissippi State Community College
Animals
Horse Haven of Tennessee Humane Society of the Tennessee Valley Young-Williams Animal Center Zoo Knoxville
Arts & Culture
Dogwood Arts Joy of Music School Knox County Museum of Education Knoxville Museum of Art Knoxville Opera Tennessee Valley Fair
Children & Youth Education
Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Tennessee Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley Emerald Youth Foundation Girl Talk, Inc. Girls Inc of the Tennessee Valley Great Schools Partnership HALT - Humans & Animals Learning Together Junior Achievement of East Tennessee Project GRAD Knoxville SHADES of Development The Children’s Center of Knoxville The Muse Knoxville
Civic & Community
Alliance for Better Nonprofits Big Kahuna Wing Festival Gatlinburg Chamber of Commerce Knoxville Chamber Knoxville Habitat for Humanity Knoxville Leadership Foundation Leadership Knoxville Legacy Housing Foundation Pigeon Forge Office of Special Events Sevierville Chamber of Commerce Town of Farragut United Way of Greater Knoxville United Way of Sevier County Visit Knoxville Volunteers
Disaster & Emergency
American Red Cross Seymour Volunteer Fire Department
Environment
Ijams Nature Center Keep Knoxville Beautiful Keep Sevier Beautiful Seven Islands State Birding Park
Faith-Based Services
Catholic Charities of East Tennessee FOCUS Ministries The Salvation Army
Family Services
Friends of Tennessee’s Babies with Special Needs Harmony Family Center The Restoration House
Health & Wellness
A Step Ahead Caris Healthcare Contact Care Line, Inc. East Tennessee Kidney Foundation East Tennessee Permaculture Research Institute Helen Ross McNabb Center JDRF Knoxville Track Club Random Acts of Flowers Remote Area Medical Sertoma Center Smoky Mountain Hospice STAR YMCA of East Tennessee
Hunger & Homelessness
CAC Beardsley Farm Century Harvest Farms Foundation Knoxville Area Rescue Ministries & KARM Stores Ladies of Charity Second Harvest Food Bank Smoky Mountain Area Rescue Ministries, Inc. Tennessee Valley Coalition for the Homeless Volunteer Ministry Center
Justice & Legal Services CASA of East Tennessee
Senior Services CAC Mobile Meals CAC Office on Aging CAC Project LIVE ETHRA
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