City of Knoxville

NEWS RELEASES
City of Knoxville, Tennessee
Bill Haslam, Mayor

Furniture needed for evacuees in Knoxville

09/21 - Furniture Needed for Knoxville Evacuees

09/21 - Red Cross to Close Civic Coliseum Shelter

09/16 - "Humanity for Hurricane Relief" Event

09/13 - KPD & KFD Respond to Calls for Help

09/13 - Hurricane Katrina Photos by KPD and KFD

09/13 - 6,000 Evacuated Families Served

09/09 - Three Planeloads of Evacuees Arrive

09/08 - 160 Evacuees Expected Friday Night

09/08 - Warehouse Halts Acceptance of Donations

09/07 - Knoxville Remains on Standby

09/06 - Four Planes of Evacuees Expected

09/05 - 750 Evacuees Expected

09/02 - Mayor's Announce Knoxville's Response

09/01 - Donate to Red Cross at Boomsday

08/31 - Knoxville Sends Rural / Metro Ambulances

Knox Responds

Compassion Coalition

Second Harvest Food Bank

Knoxville Red Cross

American Red Cross

Salvation Army

Local Hurricane Katrina Headlines in Knoxville

News from New Orleans

Help Hurricane Victims

GIVE TO AMERICAN RED CROSS
Call 865-584-2999 or
Donate Online - CLICK HERE

GIVE TO SALVATION ARMY
Call 1-800-SAL-ARMY or
Donate Online - CLICK HERE

GIVE TO SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK
Mail check or deliver in person to:
Second Harvest
922 Delaware Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37921

GIVE FURNITURE TO COMPASSION COALITION
TWO LOCATIONS: Cokesbury Center, at 9915 Kingston Pike Monday through Friday, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. - OR - Old Hill's building at 4825 North Broadway, next to Big Lots Monday through Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
More Info

September 21, 2005 - The Compassion Coalition is urgently seeking donations for furniture and household items for Hurricane Katrina evacuees who are moving into housing in the Knoxville area.

The coalition is operating two warehouses. They are located at Cokesbury Center, 9915 Kingston Pike, and the old Hill's building, 4825 North Broadway, next to Big Lots. The Cokesbury Center is open Monday through Friday, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Broadway warehouse is open Monday through Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Volunteers will be at both locations to receive the furniture and make it available to those in need. (Household items only, no office furniture please.) Tax receipts for donations are available.

Please donate only items that are in pretty good shape.

The following good, used furniture items are needed immediately:

dressers

beds (everything but king size)

chests of drawers, dressers

appliances (no built-ins, and must be in good working order)

kitchen or dining room tables and chairs

living room sofas and chairs

lamps, coffee tables, end tables, and other furniture items to make a house a home.

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