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Since 1908, the goal of the Sewanee Community Chest (SCC), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, is to help citizens by funding the community. This year, through SCC funding, 25 local organizations will help...
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Support Housing Sewanee
Housing Sewanee is a nonprofit organization modeled after Habitat for Humanity. Since 1993, Housing Sewanee has built one house each year for an area family in need. These families include the elderly,...
Help Fund the Senior Center
The Sewanee Senior Citizens Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. It began in 1978 with state funds for building renovation. Volunteers completed the work on the building. Part of the director’s salary...
Fund the Sewanee TigerSharks
The TigerSharks swim team is a local club that provides an organized athletic experience for children ages 4–18 in the spring and summer, develops strong swimmers, builds self-esteem and encourages youth of all ages...
Support the Sewanee Children’s Center
The Sewanee Children’s Center (SCC) began in 1949. The SCC provides a high quality preschool and after-school program to the youngest members of Sewanee and the surrounding communities of Franklin, Marion and...
Fund the Phil White Dog Park
The Phil White Dog Park is run by a group of volunteers known as the Friends of the Sewanee Dog Park (FSDP). The purpose of the group was to build and maintain...
Elliott Park Opens With Saturday Work Day
The new playground at Elliott Park is almost complete. Please mark your calendars for the volunteer work day, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., on Saturday, Nov. 21. Volunteers (and wheelbarrows, rakes, shovels...
Elliott Park Playground Installation Has Begun
Park Opens With Work Day on Nov. 21 The materials began arriving on Nov. 10, and Gametime, Inc. has started the assembly process for the new playground at Elliott Park. While it...
Help to Fund Volunteers in Medicine
Volunteers in Medicine of Southern Tennessee (VIM) is a 501(c)3 nonprofi t health clinic, providing preventative and maintenance healthcare for uninsured adults between the ages of 18 and 64. VIM is a...
Help Fund Folks at Home
The 2015-16 Sewanee Community Chest (SCC) Fund Drive is underway. The power of the people helping people makes a difference in the life of the community. Sponsored by the Sewanee Civic Association,...