Young Professionals of Knoxville Archives : October 2007
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Salvation Army Adopt-a-Kettle
Young Professionals of Knoxville will be sponsoring a kettle for the Salvation Army’s Adopt-A-Kettle-Campaign on Saturday, December 1st, from 10AM-8PM. YPK will have a kettle at West Town Mall at the Liza Moss entrance (facing Morrell Road). Please feel free to bring a family member/spouse/friend/co-worker. We only need 2-3 people per shift. We will need […]
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Jason Woodle Chosen as Knoxville Neighborhood Coordinator
YPK’s very own Jason Woodle has been named Knoxville’s Neighborhood Coordinator. The new city position was created by Mayor Bill Haslam to connect community groups who have felt some of the fallout from last year’s zoning upheavals. Woodle will start on the new job Monday as he leaves his Membership Services Coordinator role at WUOT […]
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Executive Committee Meeting Minutes - 10.17.07
Attendance: All present but Becca Krumdieck, Nicole Randall, Chyna Brackeen, Stephen Garret and Whitney Haslam.
BIG NEWS: Trotter, Inc. is helping YPK in a big way. Amy Williams is Trotter’s Director of Community Affairs. She will be assisting YPK with any of our needs in the coming months. She is here to help us get off […]
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September Quarterly Members Meeting Minutes - 9.17.07
President’s Report:
- Things off to a good start.
- Lots of philanthropy events going on:
– Friday September 21 at Cherokee Country Club - 6-12 - help serve and clean up.
– Saturday, September 22, Hoofing and Hiking with STARS- need 4-5 people. Will be done by 1.30.
Community Outreach:
- Jean Clark told the membership about the Jingle Bell […]
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Executive Committee Meeting Minutes - 8.27.07
President’s Report:
- Delegation of “thank you notes” for those that contributed to getting YPK off the ground. Everyone got some of the new YPK stationary.
- Chamber of Commerce exchange to take place with the City of Springfield, MO.
- Laurens Tullock of the Cornerstone foundation needs help with a research project - mark your calendars for […]
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YPK to Participate in Brown University Study
Two YPK members have been selected to participate in the Annenberg Institute at Brown University study focusing on Knox County schools. The “CORRE Team” will work with YPK members to help gather information from a diverse cross-section of Knoxvillians, including business people, parents, community leaders, educators and students. Annenberg’s goal is to take the accumulated […]
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The 2007 Jingle Bell Run
If you haven’t had the opportunity to join us for one of our community events, the Jingle Bell Run is an event that you won’t want to miss! The Young Professionals of Knoxville will have an active role in this year’s Jingle Bell Run. The run is on Saturday, December 8th in Downtown’s Market Square. […]
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Social Committee Meeting Minutes - 10.15.07
We have about 45-50 people that are planning to attend the event on Friday! We would really like to get to 60 or so people so all exec members make a few more phone calls to lure some people in! It should be a lot of fun! Encourage your committees, family, co-workers, […]
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Boo! at the Zoo
YPK will be participating in the annual Boo! at the Zoo. This is a prime volunteer opportunity for YPK members to help with the Imagination Library (IL) where children ages 0-5 will sign up. Boo! at the Zoo takes place between October 18-21 and October 25-29, Thursday through Sunday. IL starts at 5:00PM and goes […]
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We Have a Calendar!
Listing our events and resources is fun but sometimes reading through each article takes more time than needed. So, we have implemented an interactive calendar to our website which displays any and all YPK events. Simply scroll over and click the event you wish to learn more about and you will be presented with the […]
