It’s more important than ever for everyone to have basic digital literacy skills. With support from AT&T and Digitunity, SPARK will be providing a free digital literacy program with training on: The...
Can you believe more than half of 2023 is gone?! At Spark, we’ve been busy processing donations of used durable medical equipment, computers and assistive devices for those with mobility, vision and hearing loss. Then we redistribute them to persons with disabilities...
Spark Stories – How your donations make a difference! Have you ever struggled to see small print, such as on your phone, or squinted to read a menu in low lighting or even had trouble getting out of bed due to an injury or a strenuous workout? So many of us have...
We are excited to start sharing stories with you that we hope you find heartwarming, inspiring and informative about the things we’re doing at Spark to help people in our community. We are so happy to be able to assist those in need, especially during a...
Toy Tech 2020 drive-thru event was a BIG success! Spark partnered with KnoxMakers™ to give 100 adapted toys to children with disabilities. Not only did we bring Joy through Toys during a difficult pandemic, but we set a record for the most toys given at Toy...
Thank you to everyone who came to Toy Tech, and thank you to everyone that helped. We had an absolutely marvelous event. Our Toy Tech 2019 video is live! Big thanks to Eric Vreeland for the donation that made recording this event...
Sparky Much of our work at Spark involves helping individuals reach tangible goals. Usually this goal involves gaining or regaining an ability—to see their work as they knit, to use a computer for work, to shower on their own. Sometimes the work we undertake involves...
No Matter How Many Times It Takes, Spark’s Lead Innovator Committed to ‘Go Back and Make It Better’ It’s taking more than a little trial and error, but for Gatlin McPherson, it’s literally a game-changer. McPherson, 34, of Powell, is a University of Tennessee...
Some in the crowd knew what was on the easel, hidden underneath a cloth that was about to whisked away. Others were pleasantly surprised.At the Art for ETTAC fundraising auction last week, Mayor Madeline Rogero joined ETTAC Executive Director Mary Thom Adams and...
