Charitable Giving

Recipients

The Blackberry Farm Foundation aims to provide financial support to our local community, focusing on children and sustainable foodways.

Proceeds for the foundation are primarily raised through special events hosted at Blackberry Farm. While immersed in the renowned Blackberry hospitality during concerts, wine and food events, private dinners and other unique experiences like auctions for rare bottles of wine, guests graciously help us in giving back to the community. Blackberry is faithful to helping the community, and this dedication has been shown time and time again. The foundation donated $174,000 in 2022, adding to the over $2 million donated in the last decade. Numerous accredited organizations receive these donations each year.

Recipients

Boys and Girls Club of Blount County

New Hope Children’s Advocacy Center

Pellissippi State of Blount County Culinary Center

Special Growers/Special Opps, Inc.

William Blount High School

Heritage High School Agriculture Department

Recipient Spotlight

Boys & Girls Club of Blount County

To ensure healthy lifestyles of Boys & Girls Club youth, Club professionals teach youth how to grow their own fruits and vegetables in their very own Club garden at the Club site. Club youth harvest the fruits and vegetables they grow, often using these to cook delicious dishes as part of their cooking Club, as well as taking them home to share with their family. The Cooking Club, which meets in the kitchen area of the Club, teaches youth how to eat healthy, as well as how to prepare nutritious snacks and meals. These programs, coupled with our sports and fitness programs at the Club, gives youth the resources and opportunities to develop healthy habits for life.

Boys & Girls Club of Blount County provides life-enhancing and life-changing after school and summer youth development programs to over 500 young people annually, ages five to 17. Located at the Fort Craig School building in Maryville, TN, Boys & Girls Club provides programming to youth five core areas: (1) Character and Leadership Development; (2) Education and Career Development; (3) Health and Life Skills; (4) the Arts; and (5) Sports, Fitness and Recreation. Our organization’s three priority outcomes for youth are for them to achieve academic success, build healthy lifestyles and develop strong character and citizenship skills.

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