It’s time for Pack The Bus to help our Students in Rural Appalachia have the School Supplies they need for a successful School Year!
We know Back To School looks different for everyone this year, and the health and safety of our Donors and Volunteers is first and foremost in our Prayers. Due to the Coronavirus Health Crisis, we have decided to scale back to a Blue Barrel collection this year. We will miss seeing the smiling faces of everyone who comes out to donate each year, but we know this is the right thing to do.
While you’re out shopping for the Students in your life, we would be so grateful if you’d drop a few School Supplies in the MOH Blue Barrels at OfficeMax in Turkey Creek this Thursday through Sunday (July 30th – Aug 2nd). The Barrels will be placed at the front of the store and you can drop off your donation on your way out. We are hoping to Pack The (Virtual) Bus with plenty of School Supplies to send to our 30 Elementary Schools in Rural Appalachia.
Thanks For All You Do To Help Extend True HOPE.
Click HERE for a list of needed items.
The WIVK $10,000 Christmas Shopping Spree has returned! Listen to WIVK to find out how you can win a $10,000 shopping spree in Turkey Creek!
WIVK wants to give you the best Christmas ever with the $10,000 Christmas Shopping Spree presented by Turkey Creek!
Raise the Tree is an unforgettable family Christmas tradition born in Knoxville, TN 12 years ago. Raising support for local non-profits, Raise the Tree is an urban Christmas tree farm set in the backdrop of the city, but is the closest thing to a tree farm experience without the drive. It’s the perfect place to take family photos under the warm bistro lights and among the soft evergreens and crisp hay. Or enjoy roasting a s’mores by the firepit and a cup of hot chocolate while you peek through the Fraser Fir woods, looking for the perfect family Christmas tree. Turn your Christmas tree shopping into a magical and memorable tradition with Raise the Tree this year! Raise the Tree sells only premium grade Fraser firs, wreaths, and garlands, and portions of all proceeds go to support area non-profits, including The Restoration House, KARM, and True Purpose.
The grand opening is November 20th, and we will be open until trees sell out! We are expected to sell out the first weekend in December. The hours of operation are listed below:
1pm-7pm Sunday-Friday, and 11am-8pm Saturday. More information can be found at www.raisethetree.org.
Follow us on social media to learn more about events and giveaways (and learn where and when Santa is showing up!)
After such a crazy year so far in 2020, we are thrilled to try to bring an experience that is full of peace and joy (and naturally outdoors and socially distanced) and that brings us together this Christmas and holiday season.
SANTA WILL VISIT 11/28 From Noon-4Pm!
Come join us for a very fun festival to raise funds for Remote Area Medical! We’re continuing to grow to be the largest annual tequila and taco festival in the country! We have some of the biggest names in tequila showcasing their signature products and the best food in East Tennessee. Join us to taste hand-crafted tequilas, margaritas, cocktails and beer, listen to some great music & eat some tacos! for more information on the charity, visit https://www.ramusa.org/.
Turkey Creek stores are NOW HIRING!
Work for YOUR favorite store in Turkey Creek! Walk-in Wednesday for the Job Fair scheduled October 20th from 4pm-8pm! See the list below and then apply at each store where you would like to work! We hope to welcome you to the Turkey Creek family!
Allied Universal Security Services
Gavino’s Pizzeria & Restaurant
Don’t see your favorite store on the list? Chances are they may be hiring, too! Just reach out or walk-in to find out. Click HERE for the Turkey Creek directory.
Click HERE to download the Turkey Creek App.
Turkey Creek stores are NOW HIRING!
Work for YOUR favorite store in Turkey Creek! Walk-in Wednesday for the Job Fair scheduled October 20th from 4pm-8pm! See the list below and then apply at each store where you would like to work! We hope to welcome you to the Turkey Creek family!
Allied Universal Security Services
Gavino’s Pizzeria & Restaurant
Don’t see your favorite store on the list? Chances are they may be hiring, too! Just reach out or walk-in to find out. Click HERE for the Turkey Creek directory.
Click HERE to download the Turkey Creek App.
The majestic Budweiser Clydesdales will be here on Wednesday, December 1st from 3pm-7pm in the JCPenney parking lot in the Turkey Creek shopping center!
Join us for free photos with the Clydesdales, live music with The Tenos, hot chocolate, food vendors and more!
Please park on the West side of the parking lot to allow for JCPenney shoppers to park nearest to the store. Thank you!
Mission of Hope and Turkey Creek Shopping Center will join forces to collect school supplies for Children in need at Mission Pack the Bus. The school supply drive is Tax Free weekend, July 29 – 31 at OfficeMax in Turkey Creek and OfficeMax on Kingston Pike. Families can drop off their school supply donations from 10am to 6pm at the school buses parked in front of OfficeMax located at 11012 Parkside Drive and 7111 Kingston Pike. For the past 8 years, Turkey Creek shoppers have packed the bus full of pencils, paper, notebooks, backpacks, crayons, but most importantly, with love, generosity and HOPE for the Children of rural Appalachia.
“We absolutely love the Mission Pack the Bus event because it offers the opportunity for parents to take their children to buy wonderful school supplies for students who need them who will never get to say thank you,” says Mission of Hope Executive Director, Emmette Thompson. “It’s a great lesson for those who are blessed to help other students begin the new school year on an equal playing field, and with two collection locations, it’s easier for families to drop off school supplies that make such a difference for these deserving students. We are so grateful Mission of Hope Friends deem us worthy of these donated items,” says Thompson.
As a way for Turkey Creek and the Mission of Hope to express gratitude, those who make school supply donations will receive free pizza from Blaze Pizza and free frozen yogurt from Sweet Frog.
This is the ninth year Turkey Creek has organized the school supply drive to benefit the Mission of Hope. The donated school supplies help more than 12,000 rural Appalachian Children at 29 schools served by the non-profit. The Little Bus Co. provides the school buses used to collect all the donations at the OfficeMax locations.
About the Mission of Hope
Since 1996, the Mission of Hope has ministered to the people of various rural depressed counties in Southeast Kentucky, Northeast Tennessee, and Southwest Virginia from which many of the residents no longer have jobs in the coal mining industry. In their first event in 1996, they were able to assist 150 Children. Last year because of the generosity of so many people, the Mission of Hope was able to help over 15,000 Children and their Families with Food, Clothing, Toys, Hygiene Bags and other items.
The Taste of Turkey Creek is BACK! On October 8th from 6-9pm, sample cuisine from nearly two dozen of the top restaurants in Knoxville, TN. Plus enjoy adult beverages, great music, silent auctions, and so much more! Grab your friends and head over to the Pinnacle Turkey Creek for this annual East Tennessee event benefitting the Pat Summitt Foundation.
