An Evening With The Artist: Tony Centonze
December 1, 2022
Clarksville, TN – River City Clay had the opportunity to host a fundraiser for Empty Bowls on November 26th, 2022. This event showcased work by local photographer Tony Centonze along with a silent auction. The silent auction allowed Clarksville photographers and businesses to help with the fundraiser.
River City Clay will be joining other Downtown Clarksville businesses in the monthly First Thursday Art Walk. Their first show, featuring photography by Tony Centonze, will be on Thursday, December 1st.
An Evening With the Artist featured works from Clarksville Photographer Tony Centonze at River City Clay on Franklin Street.
APSU recognizes outstanding professors with 2019 Faculty Awards
August 19, 2019
Clarksville, TN – On August 14th, 2019, Austin Peay State University (APSU) President Alisa White honored several outstanding faculty members during an awards ceremony in the Mabry Concert Hall.
Austin Peay President Alisa White, Joe Shakeenab, Gilbert Pitts and Rex Gandy. (APSU)
Ingredients for Hope set for July 27th
July 15, 2019
Clarksville, TN – On Saturday, July 27th, 2019, “Ingredients for Hope,” a Crockpot Meal Tasting event benefiting Clarksville’s Safehouse and Safeplace, will be held from 11:00am to 1:00pm at Trinity Episcopal Church in Downtown Clarksville.
Girl Scout Troop 779 Ambassador Ryleigh Welsh has been working with Urban Ministries Director CC Carmack and Legal Aid Victim Advocate Tabitha Tackett to organize this event which will benefit families leaving the Safehouse and Safeplace shelters to establish homes of their own. Many of these families leave with nothing to start their new homes.
Ingredients for Hope to be held at Trinity Episcopal Church on Saturday, July 27th.
Clarksville Residents invited to join Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive
May 8, 2018
Clarksville Letter carriers food drive will be May 12th
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville members of the National Association of Letter Carriers invite local residents to join them in their 26th annual National Food Drive on Saturday, May 12th, 2018.
The Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive, the country’s largest single-day food drive, provides residents with an easy way to donate food to those in need.
Clarksville Mayor Kim McMillan presented a proclamation in support of the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. The drive, conducted by local letter carriers, will be Saturday, May 12th. Pictured, from left, are local postmaster John C. Greiner, Mayor McMillan, local NALC branch president Ray Maki and Demoia Eatherly, chief steward for local rural letter carriers.
Tickets On Sale Now For CAR YPN’s Handbags For Hope
June 29, 2017
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville Association of Realtors (CAR) will host the fourth annual Handbags For Hope at the Wilma Rudolph Event Center on Saturday, August 12th, 2017.
Proceeds from the event will benefit Urban Ministry’s SafeHouse for Women and the CAR Young Professionals Network Mike Groves Memorial Scholarship Fund.
Handbags For Hope will feature over 200 handbags, wallets, and tote bags for women and men in a silent and live auction. The live auction will feature special “themed” bags with hundreds of dollars worth of special items inside.
Clarksville Association of Realtors 3rd Annual Handbags For Hope
August 8, 2016
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville Association of Realtors (CAR) will host the third annual Handbags For Hope at Old Glory Distilling Company on Saturday, August 20th.
Proceeds from the event will benefit Urban Ministry’s SafeHouse for Women and the CAR Young Professionals Network Mike Groves Memorial Fund.
Young Professionals Network hosted Handbags for Hope
October 31, 2015
Clarksville, TN – The Young Professionals Network (YPN) of the Clarksville Association of Realtors (CAR) hosted the second Handbags for Hope charity event, benefiting Urban Ministries’ The SafeHouse, on Saturday, August 15th raising $51,067.
Handbags for Hope was held at the Riverview Inn located at 50 College Street.
Young Professionals Network presents a check for $51,067 to Urban Ministries’ The SafeHouse.
Empty Bowls And Urban Ministries receive check from Altra Federal Credit Union
June 4, 2014
Clarksville, TN – Altra Federal Credit Union raised over $5,000 nationally with its one day Swipe Away Hunger Campaign. “Hunger continues to be a real problem in the communities we serve, stated Cheryl Dutton, Vice President of Marketing for Altra Federal Credit Union. “Besides the financial contribution achieved by the campaign, Swipe Away Hunger also generated awareness of the increasing need our communities face in feeding the hungry.”
Rose Melton, of Altra Federal Credit Union; Rita Arancibia, of Urban Ministries and Beverly Dycus, of Empty Bowls (Art Conn)
Bowl-a-Thon at APSU makes bowls to fight hunger
October 10, 2011
Written by Richard Garrett
Clarksville, TN – Hands on Clarksville invited the community to the second annual Empty Bowls “Bowl-a-thon” hosted by Ken Shipley, Associate Professor Austin Peay State University on Saturday, October 8th from 5:00pm to 9:00pm in the Trahern building located on campus.
The LEAP Organization answered the invitation by sending board members, mentors, and mentees to help create the ceramic clay bowls. “This is really cool, I never thought I would get into playing with clay, but this is actually fun” commented Keynan Puckett, one of the LEAP mentees who also brought his family to join in this community service outreach event.
Empty Bowls and Hands on Clarksville to hold a “Bowl-a-thon” Today
October 8, 2011
Clarksville, TN – Volunteers are needed to help make bowls at the 2nd Annual APSU & Hands on Clarksville Empty Bowl-a-thon to help fight hunger on Saturday October 8th from 5:00pm – 9:00pm.
All bowls will be used to support the Empty Bowls event that is held in February and benefits Loaves and Fishes and Urban Ministries Food Pantry.
Come out for an night of free fun for a good cause.
