Join over 1,000 runners and walkers for the 4th annual WillPower 5K. Listed by Forbes Magazine as one of ‘Three Great Races for New Runners’ this event showcases downtown Franklin neighborhoods and is fun for all ages!
WHEN – April 11, 2015, 7:30am
WHERE – Franklin, TN, Public Square, Downtown.
To register and for more information please visit WillPower 5K.
Tickets are non-refundable.
The Williamson County Association for Family and Community Education (WCA-fce), is requesting the following donations for the Davis House: individual juice boxes and snack packs, reading books, coloring books, crayons, colored pencils, DVDs, puzzles, toys, and new stuffed animals (preferably teddy bears).
The WCA-fce chose to partner with the Davis House in June 2015 in conjunction with their County Cultural Arts theme of “Sugar and Spice, Let’s Be Nice”. The mission of the Child Advocacy Center is to combat child abuse by coordinating services to children and their families in crisis and providing community education focused on prevention and early intervention. Davis House encompasses a four-county service area which comprises the 21st Judicial District. While its primary office is in Franklin serving Williamson County, there is also a satellite office in Hohenwald that provides most of the services for Hickman, Lewis and Perry counties.
The donation for the Davis House is a way for the WCA-fce to introduce the Grassland community to the organization of Family and Community Education. Family and Community Education (fce) is an organization of volunteers who work together to build strong families and communities. Educational materials are created and utilized to strengthen knowledge and skills. Resources are provided to develop leadership skills, enabling people to make a difference. Fce strives to make our communities a better place in which to live.
For more information, contact Patsy Watkins, MPH, CFCS, Williamson County Extension Agent at 615-790-5721 or pwatkin2@utk.edu.
Learn about over thirty types of whiskey with tastings from some of the best in the country. Enjoy sampling and discussion with master distillers. We’ll also have tasty food available from local food trucks. This is an outdoor event, so bundle up!
Your ticket purchase benefits the Westhaven Foundation, which provides grants, scholarships and acts as a catalyst for raising much need funds for charities and organizations serving Westhaven and the surrounding communities.
For tickets and more information please visit Westhaven Foundation.
Taste of Williamson – Sunday, March 6, 2016 – 7 – 9 PM
Taste of Williamson, presented by Nissan, is an annual favorite of the local and regional community, featuring the area’s best food and beverages. All proceeds benefit United Way of Williamson County and its partner agencies.
CoolSprings Galleria hosts this sampling event, where ticket holders meet chefs, sip a favorite beverage, taste local restaurant offerings and enjoy musical entertainment as they stroll from station to station.
For more information please visit Taste of Williamson
Join us for the annual Changing Lives by Making Waves Fundraising Breakfast on March 3, 2015.
For more information, contact Emily Layton at (615) 794-7955 ext. 2128 orelayton@wavesinc.com.
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
7:30 – 8:30 AM
Registration at 7:00 AM
Inspired by the classic country ballad “Wine, Women and Song,” this unique event offers both charity and corporate clients the opportunity to leverage our successful platform to achieve a variety of goals from charity fundraising and cause awareness to team building and client networking. Please visit wine women & shoes to buy tickets and for more information.
Three Blind Vines is an annual wine tasting event presented by the Next Generation Heritage Foundation of Franklin and Williamson County. This party for a purpose continues to give all wine lovers, from a boxed wine enthusiast to a fine wine aficionado, the opportunity to taste different brands of wine while benefiting a great cause: The Old Old Jail, or as it will soon be known, The Big House for Historic Preservation.
Please visit 3 Blind Vines for more information and to purchase tickets.
3BV is an annual wine tasting event presented by The Next Generation Heritage Foundation of Franklin and Williamson County. This party for a purpose continues to give all wine lovers, from a boxed wine enthusiast to a fine wine aficionado, the opportunity to taste different varieties of wine while benefiting a great cause: The Old Old Jail, or as it will soon be known, The Big House for Historic Preservation.
Tickets are $40 in advance, $50 at the door, plus 3 bottles of wine of your choosing. Admission includes entertainment, food from your favorite local restaurants and chefs, and a cleansing bottle of water. The extremely popular Silent Auction will be back this year, as will the cash bar for beer lovers.
Check in begins at 6:00 p.m. and will go until 7:30 p.m. at which time no more wine will be accepted. Teams of 1 to 3 people will bring 3 bottles of wine of their choosing. Two bottles will be collected, disguised, and set out for tasting and voting. The third bottle is set aside unopened to be given to two Grand Prize Winners.
From 7:30 – 9:00 p.m. tasting and voting will takes place. Grab a few different bottles and take them back to your table. Taste and make notes on the space provided in your program and then pass the bottles along to the next table so everyone has the chance to enjoy!
We are excited to announce that this year’s silent auction will be going mobile! You will be able to bid on items from the comfort of your own seat or even the dance floor using your smart phone! The silent auction takes place from 6:00-9:00 p.m. and the bid winners are announced at 9:30 p.m. along with the two Grand Prize winners – each splitting the vault of all the unopened third bottles. You could go home with hundreds of bottles of wine!
Please visit 3 Blind Vines for more information and to purchase tickets.
Take the Polar Plunge for Habitat for Humanity Williamson-Maury!
On Saturday, February 20, Habitat for Humanity Williamson-Maury will hold its first Polar Plunge & Winter Festival at the Westhaven Residents’ Club. This fun, family-friendly event will include children’s activities, a snow machine, community/vendor booths, and food trucks and will culminate with warm-hearted volunteers taking a frosty dip into Westhaven’s outdoor pool to raise funds for Habitat for Humanity’s affordable housing mission.
For more information please visit Polar Plunge & Winter Festival.