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On the Horizon

February 2 – Mentoring Kick-Off & Table Saw DVD

March 1 – Presentation on the Making of Dulcimers

April 5 – Building a "Mini" Paint Booth for Your Shop

May 3 – Designing Your Woodworking on a PC/MAC

June 7 – Annual "Spring Challenge" Project

Check back at this Web page for details.

Come to the TVW Club meetings to learn more as we develop our programs & our members!

Note: All Possible programs are subject to change!

The Tellico Village Woodworkers Club welcomes anyone interested in woodworking at all levels of experience...even no experience. You do not have to live in Tellico Village to be a member. All you really need is an interest in working with wood and a desire to learn more about the craft.

Community Projects

The Club uses its collective skills to better the community. On a case-by-case basis, projects are taken on by individuals or groups.

The Tellico Village Woodworkers Club members have completed Community Service Projects for the following East Tennessee area organizations:

  • Athens Schools
  • Boy Scouts/Cub Scouts of America
  • Child Advocacy Center
  • Camp Tellico
  • Center for Courageous Children
  • Children's Museum at Oak Ridge
  • Clearfork Community Center
  • East Lakeshore Trail Builders
  • Friendship Kitchen
  • Good Samaritan Center
  • Habitat For Humanity
  • Kiwanis Club
  • Loudon County Chamber of Commerce
  • Loudon County Health Care
  • Loudon County Improvement Council
  • Monroe Area Council for the Arts
  • Monroe County Friends of Animals
  • Rover Run Dog Park
  • Saint Thomas the Apostle Church
  • Shangri-La Therapeutic Academy of Riding
  • Tanasi Lagoons Community Association
  • Tellico Boaters Assistance Response Team
  • Tellico Tappers Dance Group
  • Tellico Village Community Church
  • Tellico Village Community Library
  • Tellico Village Computer Club
  • Tellico Village Golf Course
  • Tellico Village HomeOwners Association
  • Tellico Village New Villagers Group
  • Tellico Village Property Owners Association
  • Tellico Village Quilters
  • Tellico Village Yacht Club
  • The Neighborhood at Tellico Village

Toys-For-Tots Program

The Toys-For-Tots program goes to the heart of the Club. This annual event was started in 1998. Each December members present to the Loudon County Sheriff's Office toys made by individuals or teams of woodworkers.

In the 15 years since the Loudon County Sheriff's / Tellico Village Woodworker's Toys-For-Tots program has been conducted, the Tellico Village Woodworkers Club members have built and donated more than 7,025 wooden toys. The following are some recent statistics:

  • 2011 – 850+
  • 2010 – 625+
  • 2009 – 525+
  • 2008 – 500+

The toys range from the simple to the complex. But rest assured, each toy that is given brings joy to the child, as well as the toy builder.

Other Activities

Other activities throughout the year include an annual picnic, shop tours, tool sale, and field trips. Each Spring the Club hosts a light-hearted competition called the Spring Challenge. Members are given a set of rules that they must honor. Members are given a couple of months to complete their projects, which are presented and judged at the June meeting.