Community Chest Spotlight

The 2012–13 Sewanee Community Chest Fund Drive is nearing its close. The power of people helping people makes a difference in the life of the community. Sponsored by the Sewanee Civic Association, the Community Chest raises money yearly for local charitable organizations serving the area. 

As of Dec. 19, the drive had raised $75,675 toward its $90,000 goal. (84 percent of the total). This is the final article in a series about organizations that benefit from the Community Chest.

Campora Family Resource Center is an organization that provides and coordinates services to aid in the empowerment, proficiency and development of cohesive family units. Campora is requesting $1,000 to purchase food from Second Harvest Food Bank for the Backpack Program. The Backpack Program is designed to bridge the food gap for local schoolchildren (pre-K through high school) during the weekends. The Backpack Program serves more than 350 students weekly from all of the Franklin County schools. The cost to provide a backpack for one child is $2.70 for one weekend, or $97.20 for one school year. Volunteers are always needed for this program. To help, contact Eric Vanzant at 967-7825.

The Community of St. Mary, Southern Province is a vowed religious order of the Episcopal Church. The sisters are requesting $1,000, or one month of aid, for the People-In-Need (P.I.N.) program. P.I.N. supports local people in economic difficulty by providing financial assistance, and offering prayer and emotional support. The goal of P.I.N. is to serve those in need while living into a baptismal covenant of respecting the dignity of every human being. P.I.N. supplements resources through organizations such as CAC by discreetly serving a population that might not otherwise be eligible for or willing to seek aid.

The Grundy County Food Bank provides food monthly to those in need in Grundy County and the surrounding areas. The Food Bank is requesting $1,000 to help purchase extra food items for the holiday food boxes.

The goal of the Sewanee Community Chest is to help citizens by funding the community. The Community Chest is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and donations are tax-deductible. Send your donation to Sewanee Community Chest, P.O. Box 99, Sewanee, TN 37375. For
more information, contact <se​waneecommunitychest@gmail.com>.

[Editor’s Note: The Sewanee Mountain Messenger was founded in part by the Sewanee Civic Association; however, the Messenger no longer requests Community Chest funding.]