Category Archives: Volunteers
Volunteer Spirit: Channel 8 WVLT Feature
Donations boxes are at every Prestige Cleaners in the Knoxville area and the dresses are still coming in. The last day to donate yours is February 25th so don’t delay! This will give Prestige time to have all the gowns cleaned for our Fierce & Fancy Fashion Show on March 3rd! Sales will continue through [...]
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Students Breaking Ground at South Bound
November 10th, Give Haiti Hope at UT had their Breaking Ground at South Bound benefit concert in the Old City of downtown Knoxville. Club members worked hard to put on a great show. Students chose the opening local band: The Mountain Kings, whose loud and upbeat music was followed by the softer tones of The Sweetest Sleep. This one-man-band, [...]
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It’s time for another Volunteer Spotlight: Sonya Mire!
This time the spotlight lands on a board member who accurately describes herself as a behind-the-scenes person. Sonya Mire is a beautiful woman, full of humility and heart. I had the opportunity to sit down for lunch with her Wednesday, and I would like to share her story of HOP involvement with you. Sonya, a [...]
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“My 1st experience with the Haiti Outreach Program”
This is a Guest Post from Bill Stone, a Sacred Heart parishioner who recently linked up with the Haiti Outreach Program! I attended the Haiti Benefit on June 25, 2011 and what a great time I had. It was my first time attending it and it will not be the last. To me it was [...]
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Josh’s Story: A First-Time Haiti Experience
My name is Josh Ault. For the past 5 months, I have been a reporter for WATE-TV. When the earthquake hit Haiti in January it really touched me how many people in Knoxville were helping the people there (even before the earthquake hit). That is when I first meet people with the Haiti Outreach Program, [...]
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Volunteer Spotlight: Jarett Beaudoin