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B97.5 Fundraiser - An Evening With
Jefferson Bass
The evening with Jefferson Bass was a huge success with over $5,500 being raised for Friends of Literacy. Here are a few phtos of the event.
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Guests checking in for the event.
A hot auction item, the signed UT basketball.
Tickets to MOMIX on the auction table.
Guest coaching auction item,
One of our guests looking at the stationery basket auction item.
Jon Jefferson, guest speaker, Carol Petersen, FOL board member, and Dr. John Petersen, president, University of Tennessee, chat before dinner.
Melissa Nance, executive director and Susan Edwards, board president.
Mike Wirth, Alice Wirth, FOL board member, Leon and Pam Lawson, guests of the McKinleys’, Janice McKinley, board member, and Rudy McKinley.
Our violinist, Susan Eddleman and pianistPam Robertson; Both from the Knoxville Symphony.
Kathryn and Charles Clabough, FOL volunteers, and Sharon Johnson, FOL board member.
Jennifer Alexander, B97.5 radio personality and hostess, with her cousin, Gwen Alexander.
Erin Hazard and Madge Cleveland two regular Friends of Literacy volunteers whose help with the fundraiser was greatly appreciated.
Jesse Plunkett & Virginia Hoover, Margaret Grigsby & Debbie Dinkins. B97.5 Staff & Guests
The outstanding B97.5 staff - Ashley & Patrick Booher, Michael McMahan.
"Friends of Literacy strives to help volunteers realize that their efforts at helping someone learn to read not only changes the life of that person, but also, in the process and result, it changes the entire community. One person. That's how you start to change the world."
—Brad Meltzer
865-594-1507 info@friendsofliteracy.org