Akima Club honors past president with Foundation grant

The late Patty Thompson, long-time member of the Akima Club of Knoxville and past president of the organization, has been honored by the club with a scholarship in her name to the Pellissippi State Foundation.

“Patty was one of the most revered members who ever served in Akima,” said Akima president Lorna Norwood. “Patty’s leadership and impact on the club will always be remembered, and the loss of her kindness, understanding and compassion may never be filled. To keep her memory alive, we wanted to honor her years of service to the community by renaming our support to the Foundation the Patty Thompson Memorial Akima Club Scholarship.”

“The Akima Club of Knoxville has been a College supporter since 1992 and recently increased its annual gift from $1,000 to $1,500,” said Les Fout, director of major gift development of the Pellissippi State Foundation. “We appreciate their support of our goals for higher education.”

Akima Club, established 60 years ago, is a women’s service organization that has given more than $600,000 back to the community in just the last two decades and provides thousands of volunteer hours annually to community agencies and organizations. Akima Club presented this year’s gift to the Foundation at a luncheon May 17 at The Foundry in Knoxville.

Since 2002, the Foundation has raised more than $3 million dollars to support the school.

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