Blount County Education Foundation

08/31/2026

Support your school at the Trot for Education!

Choose your school when you register, and your participation counts toward school prizes and an ice cream party drawing!

Elementary schools: $750, $500 and $250 + trophies for the top three schools.

Middle & high schools: $750 + trophy for the top school.

Register at bceftn.org/trot

Saturday, November 14 | Eagleton College & Career Academy

New location. Same turkey.

08/28/2026

What a fun morning at the Campaign Kickoff for United Way of Blount County. We’re proud to be part of a community that shows up and supports one another!

08/15/2026

🎉 REGISTRATION IS OPEN! 🦃🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

The BCEF Trot for Education is officially back—and this year, we’re shaking things up!

📍 NEW LOCATION: Eagleton College & Career Academy
🗓️ November 14
🏃‍♀️ 5K + 1 Mile Fun Run
🌞 Morning race

New location. Same turkey. MORE FUN! 🦃

We’ve got some exciting updates planned for this year’s Trot, and we can’t wait to share more with you soon! 👀

Registration is NOW OPEN! Get signed up and be part of one of Blount County’s favorite traditions!

👉 Sign up at: https://runsignup.com/trot4ed

Let’s make this year’s Trot the biggest and best one yet! 🦃💙

08/14/2026

🦃 SOMETHING NEW IS COMING TO THE TROT…
New location. Same turkey.
And we’re adding something this year that you are going to want to know about. 👀

Registration opens TOMORROW.

08/06/2026

A huge thank you to Eagleton College & Career Academy for hosting the Blount County Education Foundation Board Retreat! We are so grateful for your hospitality and the opportunity to spend the evening on your campus.

One of the highlights of our retreat was hearing firsthand about the impact BCEF’s Mini Grant Program has had at ECCA. Seeing how these grants are creating meaningful learning experiences for students is a powerful reminder of why this work matters.

Thank you to the ECCA team for sharing your story and for all you do to inspire and prepare the next generation. We can’t wait to see what this school year brings!

07/31/2026

Thank you to the Blount County Young Professionals for hosting such a meaningful Skill Swap! We were honored to have our Executive Director, Renee Poole, join such an outstanding group of speakers to share strategies for navigating difficult conversations.

We’re grateful for the opportunity to connect with young professionals and invest in building a stronger community together.

07/18/2026

Welcome New Educators!

07/07/2026

We are proud to partner with Blount County Schools on this exciting new endeavor!

Teachers! Are you gearing up for the 2026-2027 school year? 🎒✨ We are thrilled to open our new Teacher Depot this Saturday, July 11!

📍William Blount High School's Freshman Academy
⏰ New Educators Early Access: 7:30 AM
⏰ All District Educators: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Come stock up on crayons, notebooks, binders, and everyday classroom essentials, completely free! Huge shout-out to our incredible partners who made this possible: the Blount County Education Foundation (BCEF), the Blount County Principals Association, American Paper & Twine, Newell, and our anonymous donors. See you there! 🍎✏️

07/06/2026

Congratulations to the Leadership Blount Class of 2027! 🎉

We’re especially excited to see BCEF Board Member Laura Snoderly and Blount County Schools’ April Walker Herron and Stacey Hoxworth among this year’s class. Wishing them and all of the members a wonderful year of learning, leadership, and connection!

Pull up a chair and pour yourself some coffee, because we’ve got news worth sharing. The Leadership Blount Class of 2027 is officially official. Let’s Be Blount is thrilled to ...

07/04/2026

🇺🇸 Happy Fourth of July! 🇺🇸

Today, we celebrate the freedoms we enjoy, the communities that make our country strong, and the people who invest in the next generation.

Thank you to our educators, families, supporters, and community partners for helping us build brighter futures for the students of Blount County Schools every day. ❤️🤍💙