up a plan to volunteer your time in The Love Kitchen. Twin sisters Helen Ashe and Ellen Turner started the kitchen in 1986 and have been dishing out love to those in need ever since. The kitchen opens on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 8:30am. Visit thelovekitchen.org to learn more about how you can help.

the world with Earthjustice, a non-profit public interest law firm dedicated to protecting the magnificent places, natural resources, and wildlife of this earth. With hundreds of victories, this team of lawyers is protecting our planet one case at a time.

your sisters. Make it possible for women and girls of color to attend notable events around the country with Event Scholarships through SisterSong, a reproductive justice group.
 

a life with your sweet pup. Therapy dogs are used for many things, from helping children get comfortable reading aloud to brightening up residents at assisted living communities.

a friend, fellow room mom or student to run for office with She Should Run. The project was started by the Women’s Campaign Forum after various studies showed that women don’t think to run for office unless someone asks. Women win at the same rate as men, get more in the pipeline!

a woman in another part of the world with Women to Women International. The group will match you up with a woman to provide financial support for job skills and rights awareness and your letters will send hope to another part of the world.

is running out. One of the oldest natural landscapes in America is disappearing...mountaintop by mountaintop. Help stop mountaintop removal mining with a donation to earthjustice.org (“because the earth needs a good lawyer”).

it to the Knox County Public Library and help deliver and pick up library books for homebound adults. Stop by 500 W. Church Ave. or call 865.215.8721 for more details.

a stream. The Knox Area Water Quality Forum has initiated a citizen-based monitoring and litter prevention program to protect the health and serenity of local waterways. Their efforts hope to inspire change through stream health monitoring, awareness of water quality, and trash cleanups along our waterways.

 over a new green leaf this summer by taking "small steps" to a greener lifestyle. Start by purchasing paper products made from recycled fiber instead of trees. Join Marcal and make a personal pledge to help the Earth. 

up for the health of nature’s rivers and streams by signing the petition to support the Clean Water Protection Act. Your signature will help protect our waters from being polluted with waste from mountaintop removal mining.

personal stories and support children at the Star 102.1 FM Radiothon, May 14 and 15, for East Tennessee Children’s Hospital at West Town Mall. Listen to patient interviews, share your experiences, make a pledge or participate in a silent auction. Funds will benefit Children’s Hospital Home Health Care and the CarePages service. 6am-6pm. 865.541.8441.

up the tree of Best Friends Animal Society. Support their belief that kindness to animals builds a better world with a gift of membership, memorial or sponsorship. All donations are tax-deductible and help give thousands of animals a second chance at life. Every $25 donation includes a one-year subscription to the magazine, Best Friends. bestfriends.org.