Youth Appreciation

Join us for our weekly meetings currently held every Friday at noon at The Foundry, located at 747 Worlds Fair Park Drive. We welcome you to experience great programs, fellowship, and learn more about what we do. Check out the list of our upcoming meetings below and see how you can get involved. We look forward to meeting you!

November 2024

  • November 1  – OCK Member in Focus: Chris Albrecht
  • November 8  – Knoxville Inner City Kids Outreach with Michael Clark
  • November 15 – UT Gardens: 40 years of Growing a Community with James Newburn
  • November  22 – Renounce Denounce Gang Intervention– A Community Intervention Program with Rashaad Woods
  • November 29 – No Meeting (Thanksgiving)

December 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEW LOCATION!!!!

January 2025 (BEGIN meeting twice monthly at COPPER CELLAR WEST unless otherwise noted in Red)

  • January 3 – No meeting (Happy New Year)
  • January 10 – Nourish Knoxville and Our Area Children with Becky Hooper [Meeting cancelled/rescheduled due to Snow]
  • January 17 – Bokee’s Trek and Ancient Lore Village with Tom Boyd
  • January 24 – No meeting
  • January 31 – No Meeting

February 2025

  • February 7 – Sweets of the Sweetest – An Optimist Community Support Fundraiser and Nourish Knoxville and Our Area Children with Becky Hooper
  • February 14 – No meeting 
  • February 21 – Knox County Youth Health Board with Taylor Evans & Friends
  • February 28 – No meeting

March 2025

  • March 7 – Oratorical Contest – An Optimist Community Scholarship Event
  • March 14 – No meeting 
  • March 21 – Essay Contest – An Optimist Community Scholarship Event
  • March 28 – No meeting

April 2025

  • April 4 – UT  Basketball History with R. Larry Smith 
  • April 11 – Johnnie Mauer Awards – An Optimist Community Support Event [Buddy’s BBQ Bearden Banquet Hall  5806 Kingston Pk.]
  • April 18 – No meeting 
  • April 25 – No meeting

May 2025

  • May 2 – Respect for Law Group 1 – An Optimist Community Support Event
  • May 9 – No meeting 
  • May 16 – Respect for Law Group 2 – An Optimist Community Support Event
  • May 23 – No meeting (Memorial Day Weekend)
  • May 30 – No meeting

June 2025

  • June 6 – Optimist in Focus – Lt. Col (ret.) John Mays
  • June 13 – No meeting 
  • June 20 – Currently in Planning
  • June 27 – No meeting

July 2025

  • July 4 – No meeting (Independence Day Holiday)
  • July 11 – No meeting 
  • July 18 – Currently in Planning
  • July 25 – No meeting 

August 2025

  • August 1 – Currently in Planning
  • August 8 – No meeting 
  • August 15 – Currently in Planning
  • August  22 – No meeting
  • August  29 – No meeting (Labor Day Weekend)

September 2025

  • September 5 – Currently in Planning
  • September 12 – No meeting 
  • September 19 – Officer Installation Banquet 
  • September 26 – No meeting
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