October 26th Update - Homecoming 2018

Come Connect at Cumberland Avenue for Homecoming 2018

October 28 - November 3

The University of Tennessee's 102 Homecoming is next week and the Cumberland Avenue Merchants Association (CAMA) and the City of Knoxville have been working in partnership for some fun and volunteer filled activities. This year's theme is "Sweet As Soda Pop" taken of course from "Rocky Top" by the Osborne Brothers! 

There are two great opportunities for the whole Community to enjoy this special time of year!

Thursday, November 1 starting at 2 PM, The Cumberland Avenue Day of Service is a partnership between UTK, CAMA, and Keep Knoxville Beautiful (KKB) to have a Cumberland Avenue Cleanup event. #CAMA Cares – this is a follow up event to the Cleanup held in May where more than forty people participated! The event will start at the Baker Center Courtyard where volunteers - including Alumni, students, prospective students, merchants, and community members - will get safety vests, gloves, garbage grabbers and bags to make sure Cumberland looks great for Homecoming. Stay for the after party with food, prizes and fun at the Baker Center!

Be sure to sign up for this event so KKB can bring enough supplies! 
Business and Community members sign up with Volunteer East Tennessee, here.
UT Affiliation sign up here.

Friday, November 2 the Homecoming Parade steps off at 4:00PM from Circle Park, down Volunteer Boulevard to Cumberland Avenue, exiting at 18th Street! This year’s parade is another collaboration with UTK, CAMA and the City of Knoxville.

Knoxville Police Department and Public Service will close Cumberland to through traffic between 19th Street and James Agee starting at 3:30PM and lasting until 5:00PM.

In conjunction with the Parade, CAMA will be hosting the Pop Up Prize Zone in the parade route along Cumberland from Volunteer Blvd. to 18th Street. CAMA members have volunteered to collect and hand out more than $1,500.00 worth of prizes to Parade Attendees selected at random. Merchants have volunteered coupons, gift cards, t-shirts, and other swag from their businesses. You could be a lucky winner just by showing up to enjoy the parade!

For more on all the activities visit UT's Homecoming website. 

UT takes on the 49ers of Charlotte in the Homecoming matchup on November 3, 2018! Kickoff time is at 4:00 PM. GO VOLS!!!

As always, thanks for your interest in Cumberland Avenue - have a safe and fun filled weekend! 

June 1 Update

Cumberland Avenue Merchants Association (CAMA) - Monthly Meeting

Date: Wednesday, June 6

Time: 3:00 - 4:00 pm 

Location: Copper Cellar, 1807 Cumberland Avenue

What: The merchants and other interested stakeholders meet to discuss items of interest or concern and ways to promote and market this district.

There will also be discussion of upcoming events and opportunities for business participation. 

 

Parking: Available parking is located at Copper Cellar. 

Hope to see you there. Bring a neighbor or a friend! 

 

Cumberland Avenue Cleanup was a Big Success!

Thanks to everyone who came out to pick up trash along Cumberland Avenue, May 22nd! Keep Knoxville Beautiful did a great job getting the word out, getting volunteers signed up and providing supplies for the event. CAMA had a great turn out of merchants and staff to help; including free biscuits and coffee from McDonalds! There were over 35 volunteers who picked up litter for 2 hours! Plus many thanks to the City of Knoxville Public Service crew for picking up bags of trash and recyclables and properly disposing of them!

 

The Cleanup started at 9:00 AM under cloudy skies with a warm welcome from Councilwoman Stephanie Welch, District 1 representative. She noted that Cumberland is a gateway to Third Creek and how important it is to protect our watersheds. Councilwoman Welch also announced the social media campaign #CAMA Cares. Businesses along Cumberland that participate in this initiative are pledging to have their staff clean up around their property 5-10 minutes a day. It may not sound like much, but the benefits are so important.

 

Here are some images from the cleanup!