Miles to Go…

Knox County Parks and Recreation has approved our application to adopt the Powell Greenway. The application process required a Sheriff’s background check! Our first work day is going to be February 27.

This is a great way to benefit the community and for students of Powell High School to get community service hours at a convenient location in close proximity to our homes. Anyone who wishes to sign up, please send us your name and contact information via the contact form. If you wish to include biographical information and/or a particular photo, please let us know. I will reply with an email to send your picture. Otherwise, we will try to take a photo on-site.

We will be posting pictures, video, and media links as we accumulate them. All volunteers will be recognized and their cumulative service hours will be posted on this site. Come join us. Let’s have a great time working together to benefit the Powell Community!

I appologize for not posting any new information recently. Special thanks to the Girl Scout Troop 254 for all their help on the greenway, and also thanks to Pilot Co. for donating garbage bags. The next work day will be on May 27, 2010, at 9 am. We will meet at Powell High School. I applologize for informing everyone about this work day on such short notice.

The most interesting thing found on the greenway Saturday.

Please RSVP if you wish to attend this banquet honoring Knox County volunteers, April 29, 2010 at 6pm.

March, 20th, Thanks to everyone who came to clean the greenway. We made amazing progress and for the first time cleaned the entire greenway in under three hours. The next work day will be April, 17th. We will meet at the Highschool at 9 A.M.

Saturday March 13th, Thanks to all the volunteers who came even though we were only able to work an hour and fifteen minutes due to the rain. We made great progress around the Powell High School area of the greenway. We’ll see you next Saturday at the Shropshire entrance to Broadacres at Emory Road at 9 A.M.

Welcome volunteer Austin Scircle. Thank you for your service this Saturday.
-Powell High, Class of 2012
-Beta Club
-Hours to Date: 4.25

Welcome volunteer Danny Rose. Thank you for your service on Saturday.
-Powell High, Class of 2011
-Powell Marching Band
-Environmental Club
-Hours to Date: 1.25

Welcome Girl Scout Troop 254. Den mother Amy Dickenson.

You are cordially invited to the

Knox County Parks and Recreation

Annual Meeting and Volunteer Recognition Luncheon

on Monday, March 22

at 11:30 a.m.

in the

Small Assembly Room

City County Building

Luncheon sponsored by

Legacy Parks Foundation

RSVP required

If you intend to go, please RSVP in the comments. Thank you.

Today was our first work-day on the greenway. We found out that two of us can do about 3/4 of the clean-up in 3 hours. As we get more help, it will go much faster. People are signing up, but several could not participate today. It was cold, but sunny and clear. A great day to work. Next work-day is March 13. Today, we started at Shropshire Blvd. near the post office. Next time, we’ll begin at the High School end.

A girl scout troop is joining us in April!