Adopt-a-Class TN now joins over 50 local nonprofits and 500 businesses and professionals as a member. The Chamber promotes our community and economy by attracting and supporting local businesses by providing development, promotion and support opportunities.
Multiple organizations operating independently, each accomplishing their organizational missions, can do a lot of good for the community. But when they band together to help each other accomplishing those same missions, the synergy generated by those relationships magnifies the impact each can have. This is exactly the mission of the Tellico Working Together Group.
Adopt-a-Class has joined the original seven Tellico Village organizations. Since then other organizations have been added. There are now several other service clubs and several churches. The individual groups are listed below in red. Collectively, their membership includes a significant percentage of the approximately 9,000 residents of Tellico Village.
The thrust of the cooperative is two fold. First to assist in better accomplishing each other's mission focus efforts. The second area of cooperation would be in augmenting personnel for specific projects.
The Lions make significant donations to local food banks, including the children's food packs distributed by the First Baptist Church. They also provide vision screening for all Loudon County students, and eyeglasses for students in need.
For more information about the
Lions Club, please visit http://tellicovillage.tnlions.org/.
Kids need Kiwanis! Their mission: To make a difference in the lives of children - one child and one community at a time. Adopt-a-Class shares this goal! Local services provided by Kiwanis to our adopted schools include:
For more information about the
Kiwanis Club, please visit http://www.kiwanistellicovillage.org.
The Rotary Club supports numerous charities and charitable projects. Each year, every third grader at our adopted school, Vonore Elementary, receives their own English dictionary.
For move information about the
Rotarty Club, please visit http://www.tellicolakerotary.org.
This group is dedicated to improving communities through volunteer service. Each year, members have made a large group donation to the Adopt-a-Class collection drive for Back-to-School supply donations.
For more information about the
GFWC Tellico Village Women's Club,
please visit http://gfwctellico.org.
With over a thousand members, the CCTV provides generous support to many local services. Each year, hundreds of backpacks stuffed with school supplies are donated to the Good Samaritan Center and distributed locally. In addition, the church supports the Loudon County Family Resource Center. One of the many items they provide are home preparation packs for the Voluntary PreK program at our adopted schools.
For more information about the Community Church at Tellico Village, please visit https://tellicochurch.com.
Members coordinate and deliver weekend food every Friday to qualified students at Steekee Elementary School. This church provides 25 Thanksgiving dinners every year to needy families.
For more information about the First Baptist Church of Tellico Village, please visit http://www.fbctellicovillage.org.
The Shepherd of the Lake Lutheran Church provides generous support to the Good Shepherd Center in Madisonville. This charitable group provides food, clothing and other necessities to needy families in Monroe County.
For more information about the
Shepherd Of The Lake Lutheran Church,
please visit https://shepherdofthelaketn.org.
Our Place will be an Adult Day Center with programs for seniors with Alzheimer's / Dementia. Their recent fundraising auction was supported by Adopt-a-Class by website editing services and donation of Adopt-a-Class Greeting Cards as an auction item.
For more information about Our Place, please visit http://www.ourplace.org.
Members support the Child Advocacy Center in Lenoir City.
For more information about Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church please visit http://coslctn.org.
The Public Library of Tellico Village is a full-service library open to all who live in Loudon and the surrounding area. This 501(c)(3) organization pays the mortgage, utilities and maintenance, and provides countless hours of volunteer service. Their "Just for Kids" program includes The Children's Corner, Ruff Reading at the Library, DVD's, Literacy Backpacks, Home School Resources and Homework Help Hotline. The library is a long-term home to one of our collection bins and has donated resource books. Adopt-a-Class has also purchased many books for children at our adopted schools at a low price at their fundraising book sales.
The TV Public Library generously allows placement of an Adopt-a-Class bulletin board, donation bin, brochures and use of the meeting room.
Visit http://www.tvlibrary.org , email tvlibrary.org@gmail.com , or call 865-459-5199 for more information.