Knoxville SOUP... Tuesday, September 23rd...

[Janice Tocher]

Greetings neighbors!

Knoxville SOUP is excited to announce the community projects selected to present at the upcoming SOUP dinner on Tuesday, September 23 at Kerbela Temple in South Knoxville. Guests will enjoy a simple meal, listen to presentations from local changemakers, and then cast their votes to decide which project will receive the evening’s micro-grant.

SOUP is a grassroots event that brings people together to support creative ideas that make Knoxville stronger. Each presenter will share their project in just a few minutes — no slides, no jargon — and the audience decides which proposal should receive funding raised through the dinner.

The projects chosen for the September 23 event are:

1. 9th Annual Cattywampus Parade & Block Party (Cattywampus Puppet Council): A free community arts event and associated programming (afterschool residencies, workshops, etc) bringing together diverse and intergenerational cross-sections of our greater Knoxville community to play, create, celebrate, and build relationships with one another.
2. "Urban Outposts" Series (Inside of Knoxville): "Urban Outposts" is a new Inside of Knoxville series spotlighting small businesses and neighborhood gems beyond downtown that give each community its character.
3. Bashun's Bridge (Knox County Red Book of Resources): to break the stigma surrounding addiction and share the grief over overdose losses by creating a space for education, advocacy, and connection.
4. After-School Healthy Cooking Program (Little Chefs, Big Change): Our after-school cooking classes will help South Knox kids build confidence in the kitchen while discovering that cooking healthy food can be fun and delicious.

Interpreters for people who are deaf or hard of hearing will be provided.

NOTE Knoxville SOUP needs volunteers for the night of the event - there are lots of roles to fill… if you can volunteer, please send an email to Lizzie Gaver - liz...@keepknoxvillebeautiful.org

Visit knoxvillesoup.org for information.

Please share this information with friends, neighbors and other groups.

Hope to see you Tuesday!