August 8 & 9, 2010
Friends Quarterly Board Meeting at Waynesville Country Club, Waynesville, NC.

August 12, 2010
Friends Across the Mountains Telethon- This is our 16th year! Watch WBIR-TV Channel 10 in Knoxville or WLOS-TV Channel 13 in Asheville at 7:00 p.m. to learn how Friends of the Smokies make a difference in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. CLICK HERE to have your donation counted in our total this year!

October 1, 2010
Join us for Neighbors in the Foothills at R.T. Lodge in Maryville , TN. Please e-mail Sarah Weeks at fotssw@bellsouth.net for more information or to receive an invitation!

October 6, 13, 20& 27, 2010
Get on the Trail with Friends & Missy for the Fall Hikes. See the fall foliage, waterfalls, cascades, and part of the N.C. side of Smokies. It’s great for your health and benefits Friends of the Smokies. These hikes are led by Hiking Fitness Expert Missy Kane and Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers and volunteers.

For more information, click here.

Cost is 15.00 per hike and maps/ goodies will be provided from Friends & Missy. You must register by calling 541-4500 (Covenant Call Center) as space is limited.

Friends of the Smokies would like to thank the Get on the Trail sponsors -Blue Ridge Mountain Sports, Knoxville News Sentinel, ETPTV, Fontana Village, Home Federal Bank, Farm Bureau Insurance, Mountain Laurel Chalets, The Track.

Please e-mail us to receive more information about the upcoming series. Since the series started, Get on the Trail with Friends and Missy has raised more than $80,000 to support the preservation and protection of Great Smoky Mountains National Park!

To view pictures from recent Get on the Trail hikes, visit the website of photographer Jack Goodwin.

The Get on the Trail series has important health benefits, but it can also create new friendships, as well.

Seasoned hikers Ralph Egli, Mary Bond Holt and Jan McWhirter enjoying a gorgeous fall “Get on the Trail” hike in the Abrams Creek area of Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Visit Missy Kane’s Website

January 29, 2011
Evergreen Ball at Cherokee Country Club.