Trinity Health Foundation of East Tennessee hosted the 2023 Silver Lamp Awards on Thursday, January 11, 2024, at The Foundry. This year, Trinity recognized 18 healthcare professionals who received a Silver Lamp Award for continuing education during the 2023 calendar year. Nine hospitals in our area selected up to two individuals who exemplified outstanding leadership and dedication to receive these…
On Thursday, October 19th, the Trinity Health Foundation of East Tennessee awarded over $990,000 in grants to ten nonprofit organizations. These grants result from a year-long effort to stimulate projects related to Trinity’s mission of improving the physical, emotional, and spiritual health of East Tennessee. From 67 proposals submitted in March, 11 large and 12 small Phase I grant recipients…
Trinity is pleased to announce three new board members for 2024: Ola Blackmon-McBride, Taylor Ogle, Jay Slagle, and Kim Wood. Ola brings thirty years of experience and success in developing, administering, and coordinating programs as a social services administrator in the nonprofit community. Taylor has strong ties in the community as a developer and contractor with Five Oaks Development Group. Jay…
On June 1, Trinity Health Foundation of East Tennessee awarded 23 area organizations $200,000 in grants for this year’s Phase I awards. These grants will be used to plan community health-related projects competing for Phase II implementation grants later this year. Close to seventy proposals were received from regional nonprofits and were ranked on impact and merit by the Trinity…
Trinity is pleased to announce three new board members for 2023: Dena Mashburn, Suzanne Schriver, and Kim Wood. Dena serves as the Director of Nursing with the Knox County Health Department. Suzanne is an Executive Director with JP Morgan Chase Bank, and for 11 years, has provided financial solutions to companies in East Tennessee. Kim Wood serves as President of…
Trinity Health Foundation of East Tennessee celebrated with Dr. Tom Kim yesterday for his community service. Dr. Kim has advocated for the medically underserved in our community for 30 years. His opening remarks displayed his compassion as he shared a scripture where Jesus instructs us to “love your neighbor as yourself.” He was honored by renaming the Free Medical Clinic…
Trinity Health Foundation of East Tennessee hosted the 2022 Silver Lamp Awards on Thursday, January 12, 2023, at The Foundry. This year, Trinity recognized 22 healthcare professionals who received a Silver Lamp Award for continuing education during the 2022 calendar year. Each of the 12 hospitals in our area selects up to two individuals who exemplify outstanding leadership and dedication…
On Thursday, October 20th, the Trinity Health Foundation of East Tennessee awarded over $900,000 in grants to eight nonprofit organizations. These grants are the result of a year-long effort to stimulate projects related to Trinity’s mission of improving the physical, emotional, and spiritual health of East Tennessee. From 76 proposals submitted in March, 12 large and 11 small Phase I…
On Wednesday, September 21, Trinity Health Foundation of East Tennessee hosted a community roundtable at The Foundry, facilitated by Jay Morgan and Mark McComas with Epic Pivot. Leaders from the medical community, city and county government, the faith community, and nonprofit organizations in Trinity’s service area participated and identified the most critical needs. To begin the process, participants identified multiple…
On June 1, Trinity Health Foundation of East Tennessee awarded 23 area organizations over $230,000 in grants for this year’s Phase I awards. These grants will be used to plan community health-related projects competing for Phase II implementation grants later this year. Seventy-six proposals were received from regional nonprofits and were ranked on impact and merit by the Trinity board.…