2024 ETSU Elevates is scheduled for Monday October 7 at the ETSU Martin Center for the Performing Arts. Doors open at 5:00 pm and the Pitch event begins at 5:30. Light refreshments are provided
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Past events
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2023
The 2023 ETSU Elevates Pitch Competition took place on Monday, October 9, 2023, at the ETSU Martin Center for the Arts. Nine student teams and their community partners pitched their community service project ideas in front of a LIVE audience and panel of judges.
Student teams pitched projects with the following community-based partners:
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Rise: Healthy for Life
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Mooresburg Community Association
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Frontier Health – Willow Ridge
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Miles for Smiles
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LXI
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Northeast TN National Association of Black Social Workers
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Appalachian Veterans' Festival
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The Manna House
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Hawkins County School District
In addition to receiving $1,500 of seed funding, each projects was eligible for additional funding at the Pitch Event. Judges awarded the ETSU Elevates 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes, while the audience selected the final People’s Choice Award. ETSU Elevates 2023 invested a total of $25,000 to address community needs.Learn more about the Prize Recipients here.
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2019
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ETSU Elevates Drawing - November
Five ETSU Elevates applications were randomly selected LIVE from Second Harvest Food Bank on November 12, 2019:
• Leadership Kingsport: Working for a Fresh Start
• Women’s Suffrage Centennial Celebration Coalition
• ETSU Elevates Housing
• Appalachian Outdoors RecPreneurs
• Johnson City Public Library Teens -
ETSU Elevates Pitch Competition - November
Five teams pitched their service project ideas in front of a LIVE audience at the ETSU Millennium Center on November 18, 2019:
• Leadership Kingsport: Working for a Fresh Start
• Women’s Suffrage Centennial Celebration Coalition
• ETSU Elevates Housing
• Appalachian Outdoors RecPreneurs
• Johnson City Public Library TeensEveryone physcially present at the event had the opportunity to vote and choose the winners:
- Leadership Kingsport: Working for a Fresh Start
- Johnson City Public Library Teens
- ETSU Elevates Housing
Each winning team receieves $5,000 service grants to elevate their projects and our region. Check out the winners page to follow their progress. The two teams not selected to receive ETSU Elevates grants, as well as the applicants not selected during the November drawing, and any new applications submitted, all remain in the running for the January drawing.
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ETSU Elevates Drawing - January
Five ETSU Elevates applications were randomly selected LIVE from the Langston Centre on January 23, 2020:
• Tree Team
• SHEroes
• ART: Blue Plum Gives Back and Johnson City Public Arts
• Unicoi County Animal Shelter Critter Crew
• Inspiring Girls to Become EngineersWatch the January ETSU Elevates Drawing
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ETSU Elevates Pitch Competition - January
Five teams pitched their service project ideas in front of a LIVE audience at the ETSU Millennium Center on November 18, 2019:
• Tree Team
• SHEroes
• ART: Blue Plum Gives Back and Johnson City Public Arts
• Unicoi County Animal Shelter Critter Crew
• Inspiring Girls to Become EngineersEveryone physcially present at the event had the opportunity to vote and choose the winners:
Unicoi County Animal Shelter Critter Crew
• Inspiring Girls to Become Engineers
Each winning team receieves $5,000 service grants to elevate their projects and our region. Check out the winners page to follow their progress. The two teams not selected to receive ETSU Elevates grants, as well as the applicants not selected during the November drawing, and any new applications submitted, all remain in the running for the January drawing.
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