Seeds of Imagination Luncheon
Join us on Wednesday, September 18, 2024 from 11:15 to 1:00 at Cherokee Country Club for the 6th Annual Seeds of Imagination Luncheon to benefit Dolly Parton's Imagination Library of Knox County.
Held at Knoxville's beautiful Cherokee Country Club, attendees will enjoy complimentary prosecco, a silent auction, live entertainment, the presentation of our Seeds of Imagination Literacy Award, and making new friends while championing literacy in our community.
Join us!
Purchase tickets or sponsor a table for this year's event. If you are unable to attend, but would still like to make your presence felt, you can make a donation to the 2024 Seeds of Imagination Luncheon.
All proceeds benefit our Knox County program.
About our 2024 Honoree
21 years ago, Denise Dean left an executive position at IBM to teach fifth grade, and her passion has been education since then. Now, as the Executive Director of East Tennessee Freedom Schools (two in Knox County and one in Blount County), she aims to help children fall in love with reading and social and civil justice.
Along with her tireless work at ETFS, Ms. Dean is on the boards of Muse Knoxville, the East Tennessee Foundation, the Community Building Institute, and Harmony Family Center.
If you have questions about sponsorship, would like to donate to our Silent Auction, or want to suggest a nominee for our Seeds of Literacy Award, please contact Kay Hurst, khurst@knoxlib.org, (865) 215-8784.
Entertainment
This year's entertainment will feature the musical and storytelling talents of Kelle Jolly, The "Tennessee Uklele Lady". Kelle is a prominent figure on the Knoxville music scene and a 2023 Black Appalachian Storytellers Fellow with the National Association of Black Storytellers and South Arts.
Silent Auction
Before the program, mingle in the River Room to bid on exclusive gifts, products, and experiences donated by local businesses and individuals. You'll have to be quick to outbid your competition for a farm-to-table dinner at Windy Hill, an auto wash package, a golf adventure, and more! All proceeds benefit Imagination Library of Knox County.
Imagination Library
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library of Knox County mails one new, age-appropriate book each month to any Knox County child from birth until age five at no cost to the family.
Imagination Library is supported by our community—by foundations, corporations, grants, and individual donors like you! Consider making a donation today to help us grow Knox County's future readers.
Past Honorees
2021: The Nurses of the Childbirth Center at Parkwest Medical Center
