Children’s Choir Opens Trails and Trilliums on April 15

Friends of South Cumberland Announce Tribute Award Winner

The Friends of South Cumberland State Park has announced that the South Cumberland Community Fund will be honored with its Tribute Award at the 2016 Trails and Trilliums Festival, April 15–17 at the Monteagle Sunday School Assembly.

For two years, the Childrens’ Choir performance at Trails and Trilliums has been made possible by a grant from the South Cumberland Community Fund (SCCF) through the Paul S. McConnell Music Trust, which was established to encourage and support music on the Plateau.

“The generous support of the South Cumberland Community Fund has brought a treasure to Trails and Trilliums in the form of a gathering of students from across the Plateau participating in the Children’s Choir. The public support of this event has been resounding,” said Mary Priestley, representing the awards committee for Friends of the South Cumberland. “FSC is recognizing the Community Fund for all that they have done and are doing for the quality of life on our Mountain.”

This year’s Tribute Award will be presented at the Children’s Choir Concert and Student Art Exhibition at 5:30 p.m., Friday, April 15, in the Assembly Auditorium. The concert and exhibition are free to the public.

“The South Cumberland Community Fund is honored to receive this award,” said Margaret C. Woods, board chair of SCCF. “It has been a delight to see the Children’s Choir have such a positive impact and bring together so many people on the Mountain.”

The Trails and Trilliums Tribute Award, established in 2009, goes to an organization or person who has contributed to the South Cumberland Plateau or the FSC in a memorable way. Previous winners include: the Land Trust for Tennessee, Park Rangers of the South Cumberland State Park, contributors to “Williams Wildflowers,” Landscape Analysis Lab; Tennessee Naturalist Program Board; University of the South; and Discover Together . 

For the complete schedule for the weekend, more information or registration go to <www.trailsandtrilliums.org>.