Have your read the latest Letter from our esteemed SHA president? If not, please go to the Board page. IT'S SCHOLARSHIP TIME The Sevierville Hospitality Association will be awarding five scholarships again this year. Four $1200 scholarships will be awarded to seniors graduating from Sevier County High School. One $1500 scholarship will go to an enterprising employee in the hospitality industry. GRADUATING SENIORS! Four are for graduating seniors at Sevier County High School. To be eligible, students must fill out an application form, want to pursue studies in hospitality or a hospitality-related subject, OR have a parent working for a hospitality company and his/her employer is a member of the Sevierville Hospitality Association. Students must have a grade-point average of 2.7 or have an ACT score of 19 or above. DOUG BISHOP EMPLOYEE SCHOLARSHIP! Deadline for 2012 Scholarship: This scholarship is for any employee working in hospitality in Sevier County, who would like to study hospitality at Walters State Community College. SHA members, PLEASE tell your employees and their families about these scholarship opportunities. Anyone wanting more information, should please contact the SHA Board President. AND THE 2011 WINNERS ARE . . . The Sevierville Lodging Association is very pleased to honor the following talented recepients of our $1,200 Scholarships: STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS - Congratulations to the four winners of the SLA’s 2011 Scholarships. Each student graduated from Sevier County High School. Included below are the names of the colleges they are attending, their field of study, and their relationship to the lodging/tourism industry. Brianna DeYo Amber Goldbert Ryan Hammon Andrew Newton DOUG BISHOP EMPLOYEE SCHOLARSHIP - The 2012 scholarship was awarded to Chelsea Teague, the receptionist at the Sevierville Chamber of Commerce. Because of the support offered by the SLA, this talented young lady was able to continue her education at Walters State Community College for the spring semester. CONGRATULATIONS STUDENTS! WE WISH YOU MUCH SUCCESS AS YOU EMBARK ON YOUR CHOSEN CAREER PATHS. |
AND A FUN TIME WAS HAD BY ALL! The 8th Annual SLA Mini-Golf Tournament took place on a beautiful, sunny day on September 28 at the Ripley’s Old MacDonald’s Farm Mini-Golf. We raised $6,200 to support SLA’s Scholarship Program and TPAC!!!
Thanks to everyone who helped make our fundraiser such a great success, including players, sponsors, donors, and volunteers! Congratulations to the 2011 Winners! 1st Place: Ripley’s Entertainment 2nd Place: Walters State Community College 3rd Place: TN Smokies Baseball Highest Scorers: Riverstone Rentals More Golf Photos: Many thanks to our 26 teams, 12 $100 Hole Sponsors, our two Silver Sponsors - Sevierville Chamber of Commerce and Wilderness Resort, AND our two Gold Sponsors - Dollywood and IMEG!!! (See full list on the Meetings Page.) Many thanks also to our Donor Sponsors: Allegra Print & Imaging, Collier Restaurant Group, Food City Print Shop, Marble Slab Creamery, Ripley’s Old MacDonald’s Farm Mini-Golf, and Walters State Community College!!! The food and dessert were soooo delicious, and having colored logo signs gave our sponsors added visibility. Thank you, too, to all those businesses who gave such great doorprizes. Many thanks to our many volunteers who worked to make everything run smoothly, including our M.C., Jack Cook. And especially, thank you to the efforts of the Mini-Golf Fundraising Committee, who made the 8th Annual SLA Mini-Golf Tournament such a success: Kelly DeBord (chair), Lauren Chesney, Nicole Lane Sutton, Kristy Becker, Kristy Reynolds, Eric Bradley, Beth Gray, Jack Cook, and SLA’s treasurer, Emily Whaley! |
