Created in 1970, the East Tennessee Community Design Center is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization that works with community groups in urban and rural East Tennessee. The Community Design Center organizes people, ideas and resources to facilitate positive change in economically distressed and isolated communities in the region. The sixteen Tennessee counties served by the Community Design Center are: Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon, Monroe, Morgan, Roane, Scott, Sevier and Union.
View the gallery here. Thanks to Tinah Utsman for photographing the event.
At our regular board meeting on September 17, 2008, the board formally adopted a vision statement for the ETCDC. With 19 board members in attendance, Bruce Anderson and Danni Varlan facilitated a 75 minute discussion about the purpose of a vision statement and what it is intended to do. Examples of other organization’s vision statements were reviewed, along with what the vision statement should mean to the organization. Following a healthy discussion with broad participation, the Board unanimously voted to make “Better Communities By Design” the official vision statement for the organization. The mission statement will remain the same. Our board retreat set for October 30 will focus on crafting a strategic plan that supports our mission and vision. — Chuck Morris
Brian Ewers has been elected as ETCDC’s Vice President, serving the unexpired term of Liz Gassel.
ETCDC also welcomes new board members Barbara Apking, Mike Cohen and Katie Habgood.
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