Community Involvement

• Party Planners collect food items for the Union County Food Pantry. Specific items in need are flour, sugar and powdered milk.  Drop box in clubhouse.
• Party Planners collect halloween candy for Sharps Chapel Elementary Trunk or Treat, held each year at halloween.  Donated wrapped candy can be dropped off at the clubhouse to donate to this event.
• Union County Humane Society collects 13 and 39 gallon garbage bags, paper towels, bleach/detergent, Dawn dish soap, and bleach for the Union County Humane Society. Drop box in clubhouse.
• MayPo Kramer collects magazines to take to the residents at the Genesis nursing home in Maynardville. She is so thankful for the donations and watching the residents smile. She could use more magazines that would interest the male residents, sports, etc.  Contact person at Genesis is Kathy Chesney 865-566-3289.  Drop box in clubhouse.  This donation usually occurs May-October each year
• Chapel of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church has collections throughout the year for Union County residents.  The Service Projects and collections can be viewed here
• Sharps Chapel Elementary School appreciates it when we link our Food City and Ingles shopping cards to their school. Our contact person at Sharps Chapel Elementary is Martha Keller; contact her if you have any questions 865-278-3294. You can view the grocery flyers below.

• Scholarship Application
• Scholarship Guidelines
• Teacher Application Form

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Did you know that Sharps Chapel has an FCE group?  FCE is a nationwide organization. The Union County clubs, organized under the direction of the University of Tennessee, are dedicated to the purpose of helping people become better homemakers and community members.  Home economics activities are carried out through monthly FCE meetings, special interest activities, workshops, mass media, and individual contacts.  All clubs, activities and events are open to everyone regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability. When not having special trips/events, Sharps Chapel FCE meets on the 3rd Thursday of the month @ 1 p.m. at the Sharps Chapel Community Center on Sharps Chapel Road near the Sharps Chapel Elementary School.  Guests and new members are welcome! Contact: Carolyn Shields: 865-278-3890.

Donation can be mailed to The Pantry's bookkeeper at: Union County Food Pantry, c/o Tracy Maples, 926 Beard Valley Road, Maynardville, TN 37807. For information, please contact Kitty Lewis (865-992-4335).

 

Union County Food Pantry serves 300 people every other week. By participating in a buying program with Second Harvest, they have the opportunity to purchase food items at .19 cents a pound. While this is a major savings over local grocery stores, there are items that weigh too much to purchase regularly on the program budget. These items include flour, sugar and evaporated milk, things we all buy each time we shop. There is a basket in the clubhouse for any donations you may want to share.

 

The Union County Food Pantry also welcomes volunteers!  Food Distribution Days are the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month from 2-5 p.m.  Please contact Pat Blackburn at 865-278-3289 if you would be interested in volunteering or have any questions regarding their program.