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Several area churches are doing thingsto give back this holiday season.

A Christmas Community Day will takeplace at First Farragut United MethodistChurch from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec.8, said Amy Probst, lead pastor with FirstFarragut United Methodist Church.

The event is invite-only, Probst said,and not open to the public.

Laura Derr, co-chair of ChristmasCommunity Day, said, “The folks who arecoming are those who have attended ourmobile pantry food giveaways during theyear.”

The day includes a sit-down meal,Probst said, as well as gifts for every childand more. There is no cost involved.

An FFUM Breakfast with Santa event isopen to the public, Probst said. It willtake place from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday,Dec. 14.

“Five dollars per family charge, but it isa full pancake breakfast, photo withSanta, an elf shop for the children —that’s where the children can select aholiday gift for the parent — a reindeerfood mixing station, photo frame craftand an ornament station,” she said.

Teresa Pratt, media coordinator withChrist Covenant Church, said that ChristCovenant Church members are buyingclothing to donate to children.

“We work with Mission of Hope forBlack Mountain Elementary in HarlanCounty, Ky.,” Pratt said. “So we’re doing anew clothing drive. We have an angel treeor gift tree where our folks pick the cloth-

ing for a child, and they go and purchasethat. ... We drive it up there to Kentuckyin December for the children at BlackMountain Elementary School.”

Each year, the church also puts togeth-er gift packs for truck drivers who stop atthe Watt Road TA, she said.

“Also our women’s ministry will beassembling gift baskets for some of ourhomebound folks in the community aswell as [people in] nursing homes,” Prattsaid. “And they’re also making [assem-bling] gift [baskets] for The ForgottenInitiative.”

People from different shelters also willcome to the church Friday, Dec. 13, thesame night as a performance of “SandersFamily Christmas” at the church, shesaid. There is no cost involved.

“They’re going to come, and we’regoing to cook them dinner before theshow and then treat them to a niceevening, dinner and a show,” she said.

Mary Jo Turner, of Union Cumberland

Two Rivers Church donated boxes atFirst Baptist Concord to OperationChristmas Child Sunday, Nov. 24.

From left are Mike and Angie Liskeand Suzanne and Nick Moskal from

Two Rivers Church, along withSandy McRae from First BaptistConcord. McRae is one of three

area coordinators for theOperation Christmas Child West

Knoxville Relay Center.

Robby O’Daniel

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Holiday CD introduces new artists on i105 WFIV

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As i105 WFIV Knoxville’sIndependent Radio moves into itsfourth year of producing Homegrownfor the Holidays Volume 4 CD, the radiostation brings listeners a brand newlineup of local artists to celebrate theholiday season.

“We have a brand new bunch we’venever offered before,” said Joe Stutler,the radio station’s program directorand manager. “I can’t thank the artists

enough for recording Christmas songswith us.

“It’s cool to see how they get theirparticular version of the songs,” hesaid.

“We are using a lot of great newartists we haven’t used before, but thetruth is, whether we raise $1,000 or$10,000, the real winner here is KnoxArea Rescue Ministries,” said Tony Cox,chief manager of Horne Radio, LLC, theparent company of i105 WFIV.

IllustrationHomegrown for the Holidays Volume 4 CD features a brand new lineup of local artists to celebrate the holiday season. The album willbe available on Black Friday, Nov. 29, to purchase.

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“This has been a partnership for afew years, and we are extremely grate-ful to have been chosen again by i105 asthe beneficiary of this CD,” said SueRenfro, marketing and communicationsmanager for KARM.

This year’s album features KitShickers, Chris Doody and Lisa Speck,Brandon Harmon, Red Shoes and Rosin,Laura Ashton Jones, Rob Kronen, JustSay Maybe, Jon Whitlock, Joey English,David Clifton, The Theorizt, BillyLawson and Candace Berne.

The CD will be available on the streeton Black Friday, Nov. 29, Stutler said.

People can get the CD several differ-ent ways: They can pre-order a copyfrom the station’s website, myi105.com,and it will be available afterThanksgiving; they can purchase itfrom Disc Exchange along ChapmanHighway; and there will be copies avail-able at all KARM Thrift store locationsaround town and at Preservation Pub

on Market Square, Knoxville.The album also is available at far-

ragutpress at 11863 Kingston Pike inFarragut.

Also, Stutler said the station will pro-mote the CD all over town in December.

“People can swing by and pick up acopy or two,” he said.

The price of the CD is $10, and allmoney goes to Knoxville Area RescueMinistries, Stutler said.

He said KARM was chosen because itis a very reputable local organizationthat does a lot of good things. He notedthe $10 donation can feed five people.

“The proceeds will go to providemany meals and shelter for many, manypeople throughout the winter,” Renfrosaid.

KARM’s shelter on 418 N. Broadway,Knoxville, provides meals for nearly1,000 people a day and shelter for near-ly 400 each night, she said. Not onlydoes that include the homeless, it alsoincludes others in crisis.

KARM began in 1960 by a group ofministers in the area, she said.

Renfro said in addition to providingfood and shelter, KARM provides job-training classes, drug addiction recov-ery programs and Serenity Shelter, awomen’s domestic violence shelter,Renfro said.

As such, the donations from theHome for the Holidays album are notjust allocated to feeding the hungry.Stutler said the donations can helpKARM reach out to the community inother ways, from helping people withdrug addiction to just helping peopleget back on their feet.

“When we started this with KnoxArea Rescue Ministries, we didn’t dic-tate what the money can be used for,”Cox said. “We want it to be used the wayit best benefits the charity.”

People can learn more about KARMby checking out its website, karm.org,which lists its history, services andways they can support the ministry,such as with donations and volunteeropportunities.

Stutler said some artists had theirsongs recorded themselves while others

had them recorded at Rock SnobRecording.

“This is the fourth year forHomegrown for the Holidays,” Cox said.“It’s not something new. We have a his-tory we can look at.”

Making a charity CD was just an ideathat popped into Stutler’s head one day.

He asked people at the station, “Doyou think we could do it in that periodof time?”

“Four years later, we found out wecould make it work, so it was kind ofcool,” Stutler said.

“We started getting in touch withlocal musicians, and they were putunder the gun [to record the CD],” hesaid. “Now, it’s down to a nice littlemachine. We figured out how do to itand how it works.”

The station finished with the record-ing by Halloween. It is now in the dupli-cation process and we are already start-ing to plan next year’s CD, he said.

“I’m already lining up artists,” hesaid.

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Presbyterian Church, said the church isgiving clothes and toys to students whoare less fortunate at one Knoxville inner-city school, as well as other children inthe families of those students.

“We are providing baskets of items forpeople in area nursing homes who haveno one to visit them or provide,” she said.

Concord United Methodist Church isconducting a Christmas toy drive, saidNorma Smith, chair of the drive.

“The toys are collected, and they’retaken to the Morgan Scott [Project] coop-erative ministry in Deer Lodge, Tenn.,”Smith said.

The toys then go to children in Morganand Scott counties, Smith said.

She said the church is looking for “anytoy for children from infancy through 17,under $25.”

The toys must be new, she said. Thedeadline to bring in toys for the drive isDec. 1, and anyone can donate. Cash andbatteries also would help.

First Baptist Concord was the site of col-

lections for Operation Christmas Child.There are three area coordinators for

the Operation Christmas Child WestKnoxville Relay Center, said SandyMcRae, who serves as one of the threecoordinators.

“We are one of several relay centers inthis area,” McRae said. “There are relaycenters all over the United States, andwe’re fortunate enough to be asked tohave one in this area of the country. So wegather boxes from businesses, churches,individuals in this area, Loudon,Rockwood, this area.”

McRae described what all goes into abox.

“We ask for school supplies, like paper,pencils, pencil sharpener, crayons, calcu-lators, hygiene products such as tooth-brush, toothpaste, bar of soap, washcloth, toys, small toys, and especially if wecan, a stuffed animal because a lot oftimes, that’s the first thing they grab intheir excitement and just start hugging itbecause it’s something tangible they canhold,” she said. “And then always somehard candy because some of them nevertasted candy before.”

Photo submittedChrist Covenant Church Mercy Ministry prepares gift packs last year fortruck drivers who stop at the Watt Road TA.

A Bible story booklet, which is in thechild’s own language, is given when thechildren receive their boxes, she said.

These boxes go to children who are lessfortunate all over the world.

“The boxes go to children who are inwar-torn areas, have experienced naturaldisasters,” she said.

Though Nov. 25 was the last day of col-lections of boxes at all OperationChristmas Child relay centers, people canstill navigate to www.samaritanspurse.orgto donate money to the cause or pick outa box and what goes into the box online,she said.

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• Nov. 29Regal Celebration of Lights6 p.m., Market Square, Krutch Park &Krutch Park ExtensionDowntown Knoxville becomes a Christmasvillage with caroling and marshmallowroasting, lighting of the 38-foot Christmastree, Krutch Park sparkles with more than100,000 lights. FREE activities includingpictures with Santa Claus, hot cocoa by the Salvation Army, face painting, balloon animals and much more!www.cityofknoxville.org/christmas/

• Dec. 1Maryville College SeasonalConcert2:30 p.m., Clayton Center for the ArtsMaryville College orchestra and choruswill present a concert of seasonal songsand carols. 865-981-8150.

• Dec. 2Light the Park6 p.m., Campbell Station ParkKick off the holiday season by joining usfor the lighting of Campbell Station Park

and festive musical entertainment! www.townoffarragut.org

• Dec. 5Tree lighting ceremony1 p.m., Fort Loudoun Medical Center main lobbyRefreshments and entertainment will beprovided. For more information, callAshley Hankla, 865-271-6026.

• Dec. 5Celebrate the Season

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• Dec. 6WIVK Christmas Parade7 p.m., Gay Street in Downtown KnoxvilleFloats and decorated vehicles, marchingbands and dancers and a special appear-ance by Santa Claus!www.cityofknoxville.org/christmas/

• Dec. 7“Winter Wonderland”Noon to 3 p.m., The University ofTennessee GardensParents are asked to remind children tobring their holiday wish list, as someonefrom the North Pole will be making anappearance. Cost is $5 per child 12 andunder. Advance registration required. Anadult must accompany children. For more information, call 865-974-7151.

• Dec. 7Wreath-making Workshop12:30 p.m., Historic Ramsey HouseHot mulled cider and treats will be servedfrom 12:30 to 1 p.m. Cost is $35 for theworkshop. 865-546-0745.

• Dec. 7-8St. Nicholas Christmas Market10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 12:30 to 5p.m. Sun.Philoptochos Society of St. George GreekOrthodox Church will host inaugural St.Nicholas Christmas Market. 865-522-5043.

• Dec. 7-8“The Nutcracker”8 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 7, and 2 p.m.,Sunday, Dec. 8, Knoxville Civic AuditoriumPresented by Appalachian Ballet Company.Advance tickets are $40, $35 and $25.Students and seniors will receive a $5 dis-count. For more information, call NatashBlum, 865-982-8463.

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• Dec. 8Annual Candle Light Tour6 to 8 p.m., Historic Ramsey HouseFor more information, call 865-546-0745.

• Dec. 8“It’s a Wonderful Life”1 and 5 p.m., Tennessee Theatre Presented by Home Federal Bank. Theevent is free and seating is limited.Doors open one hour before.www.homefederalbanktn.com/

• Dec. 9 - Jan. 3 (closed Dec. 24 and 25)An Old Fashioned ChristmasExhibitMonday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4:30p.m., The Farragut Folklife Museum atFarragut Town HallThis special holiday exhibit will featureitems from the Museum’s collection ofartifacts, including antique toys and

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• Dec. 10HBG holiday photograph show7 p.m., Tennessee Valley UnitarianUniversalist ChurchFor more information, contact MacPost, mpost3116@aol.com

• December 13Comcast Christmas atChilhowee Park6 p.m., Chilhowee ParkA forest of lighted trees floating on thelake, performances by Knox CountySchool choirs, train rides for children ofall ages. FREE activities including pic-tures with Santa Claus, marshmallowroasting, hot cocoa by the SalvationArmy, face painting, balloon animalsand much more! Nightly self-guideddriving tours through the park fromDec. 13, to Jan.1.www.cityofknoxville.org/christmas/

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• Dec. 13-15“Sanders Family Christmas”Times to be determined, Christ CovenantChurchFor more information, call Gabe Loving,865-671-1885.

• Dec. 14“The Nutcracker”2 and 8 p.m., Clayton Center for the ArtsPresented by Appalachian BalletCompany. Advance tickets are $40, $35and $25. Students and seniors willreceive a $5 discount. For more informa-tion, call Natash Blum,865-982-8463.

• Dec. 14Jingle Bell 5K Run/Walk forArthritis 8:30 to 11 a.m., Downtown MarketSquare. For more information, visitwww.knoxvillejbr.org/

• Dec. 14-1645th Nativity Pageant ofKnoxville3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 7 p.m.Monday, Knoxville Civic ColiseumAdmission is free. For more information,call 865-258-9985.

• Dec. 20-2227th Annual Clayton HolidayConcert 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 3 p.m.Saturday and Sunday, Knoxville CivicAuditoriumPresented by Knoxville SymphonyOrchestra. Cost range from $14 to $45 perticket. For more information, call 865-291-3310.

• Dec. 21-22The Living Christmas Tree3 p.m. and 7 p.m., Thompson-BolingArenalivingchristmastree.org/

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Holidayshopping safety The holiday season is a joyous and busy

time of year. Decking the halls, catchingup with old friends and holiday shoppingmake this time of year especially hectic.Though the season is generally jolly,there are those people who take advan-tage of the hectic nature of the holidayseason, preying on busy holiday shopperswho may be understandably distracted asthe season progresses. As a result, shop-pers and holiday revelers should heed thefollowing precautions to ensure this holi-day season is as safe as it is festive.

1Exercise caution at ATMs.Thousands of dollars change handsat stores and banks this time of year.

Potential thieves know that ATMs makegood places to target victims withdraw-ing funds for purchases. Shoppers shouldchoose ATMs that are well lit and with-draw money only when banks are open. Ifthat's not possible, avoid using ATMs inremote locations or dark alcoves. Keepyour eyes fixed on your surroundings andbe aware of the people in your vicinity.Promptly pocket your money and do notopenly display your cash.

2Keep purchases out of view. Whenshopping, keep your purchases hid-den from prospective thieves. Make

frequent trips to your car when shopping

and store merchandise in the trunk ofyour car or in a cargo area with a coverdrawn. Once items have been broughthome, keep them well out of sight, storedin closets or away from windows.

3Only park in well-lit lots. Finding aparking space at a busy mall can bedifficult, but be picky when choos-

ing spots. Try to park in a well-lit area ina busy location and be aware of the sur-rounding vehicles. If you feel uncomfort-able going back to your car, ask a securi-ty guard to escort you.

4Shop in groups. Go to the storewith a group of friends. There issafety in numbers and having more

eyes to look out is to your advantage.Thieves are less likely to approach agroup of people than a solitary person.

5Carry minimal items. Always keepyour hands free to ward off any peo-ple in the event of an attack. Bags

and packages weighing you down makeyou an easy target.

6Leave extra credit cards at home.Carry only what you need on a shop-ping excursion. Do not carry your

entire wallet or extra credit cards. Thisonly puts you at greater risk of identitytheft or fraud should you lose your wallet.

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