Congratulations to South Knoxville Elementary School who won the people's vote for our October 2019 SOUP dinner for their Scientists on the Playground project. They walked away with $828.25!
This was our last SOUP dinner for 2019. Check back for date and location for our 2020 dinners!
Thanks to our October 24th SOUP Sponsors and Volunteers
A huge THANKS to all our sponsors and those who contributed to help make our SOUP dinners a success. We especially appreciate the Shriners at the Kerbela Temple for use of the space.
Please help us thank our supporters with YOUR support of their business!
A special thanks and call-out to Borderland Tees who stores our supplies and picks up/delivers them for each dinner! Borderland Tees continues to do great work for our community!
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Alan Williams
Allen Sign Company
Amelia Parker, candidate for City Council
Amy Midis, candidate for City Council
Bobbye Edwards, resident artist at Tea & Treasures
Borderland Tees
Commissioner Carson & Tammy Dailey
David Hayes, candidate for City Council
Eddie Mannis, candidate for Knoxville Mayor
G&D Deli
H&R Block
Indya Kincannon, candidate for Knoxville Mayor
IT'S A R-R-RUFF LIFE Grooming & Boarding
Janet Testerman, candidate for City Council
Joe Karl, publisher of The Herald newspaper
Loveday's Garden Center
Lynne Fugate, candidate for City Council
Marble Springs State Historic Site
Mike & Jan Brown
Smoky Mountain Wine & Spirits
SoKno Market
SoKno Taco
South Coast Pizza
Southern Breeze Heating & Cooling
Stanley's Greenhouse Tea & Treasures
Tennessee State Bank
The Eye Group
The Mattress Place
Food
Beardsley Farm
Betsy Pickle
Carson Dailey
Dott Baker Agency
Gondolier Pizza
Jill Sublett
Kara Strouse
Ramsey Catering
Round Up Restaurant
SoKno Taco
Ye Old Steak House
Wee Care Shoppe
Volunteers
Adam Fritts
Ariel Allen
Betsy Pickle
Bob Riehl
Carson Dailey
Chris Cook
Danny Gray
Debbie Helsley
Deborah Belford
Eric Johnson
Gayla Guinard
Gayle Atherton
Jackie Eul
Janice Tocher
Jill Sublett
Joe Touchton
Kara Strouse
Kim Lambros
Lisa Fall
Mary Caughorn
Mary Touchton
Nancy Campbell
Steven Horton
Valarie Johnson
Students enrolled in Dr. Lisa Fall's Team Practicum class at Pellissippi State Community College Management Program.
About Knoxville SOUP
Check back for date and location for our 2020 SOUP dinners.
Do you want to support this project with your time? We need volunteers! Sign Up.
SOUP is a community dinner that is part pot luck and part planned. It is an opportunity for the community to gather, share and connect. It is an opportunity to support projects that, in some manner, benefit the community as a whole. It’s where Democracy meets Charity.
SOUP has been described as:
a collaborative situation
a public dinner
a platform for connection
a relational hub bringing together communities
a forum for discussion
an opportunity to support creative people in pursuit of the betterment of their community
Get inspired! Watch a 2 minute video of a SOUP dinner in progress.
How it works: We will open the doors at 6:00 pm, collecting a $5.00 donation from attendees. At 6:30, 4 preselected individuals or groups will present an idea or project they would like to carry out. Each presenter (or group) has 4 minutes to inform, impassion and inspire the audience. They then have 4 minutes to answer questions from the audience. Dinner is then served while attendees digest, discuss and deliberate over the projects presented. They then cast a ballot for the project they would like most to fund.
When the evening nears a close, the ballots are counted and the group that has the most votes takes home the money from the door to help fund their project. Democracy meets Charity…
Proposals can be for anything that will benefit the community or society in general. Past winning projects have improved greenways and nature trails, provided exercise equipment for seniors, funded back to school drives, supported other charitable endeavors and even launched a small business with a social focus. There are no hard and fast rules to what a proposal should be, only that someone envisions it, asks for it and the diners vote for it.
Winners are asked to return to a subsequent dinner and share with us the success of their project. Dinners will also feature an artist each month.
Doors open at 6 p.m. with proposals presented at 6:30 p.m., followed by dinner. Diners will have about an hour to eat, share and connect with others while voting for the project they like best. By about 8:15, the votes will be tallied and the winning project will be awarded all donations raised at the door. NOTE: a suggested donation of $5 will be collected at the door. All money raised at the door goes to the winning proposal.
Submit your idea for a community project for Knoxville for the next Knoxville SOUP.
Knoxville SOUP Needs Volunteers
To continue successful dinners, Knoxville SOUP needs the support of the community. You can help by volunteering to help at the dinner or help plan the next event. If you're interested, complete our online volunteer application.
Congratulations to Maynard Glenn Ballpark who won the people's vote for our August 2019 SOUP dinner for their Parking and Security Lighting project. They walked away with $1,466!