More than 600 Knox County seniors came out to Tommy Schumpert Park for the 5th Annual Healthy Living Senior Appreciation Picnic. Senior citizens were treated to a free barbecue lunch with sides, live music, free Mayfield Ice Cream, and a mini-health fair. Green Mountain Coffee also provided coffee for the event.

“Our seniors have spent their lives working and serving their community and their country, and they deserve to be thanked for all they have done and continue to do,” Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett said. “The Knox County Senior Center staff, our private sponsors and volunteers all came together to make this year’s picnic a great event.”

The mini-health fair included free blood pressure checks, information about estate planning, and senior health and fitness education.

The picnic was completely funded by private sponsors. They are:

Platinum Sponsors
Mercy Health Systems

Gold Sponsor
Amerilife

Silver Sponsors
Covenant Health
Hosenfeld Chiropractic
Shepard Exposition Services
Helping Hands Home Assistance
Senior Financial Group
Humana
Senior Home Assistance of Tennessee

Bronze
Windsor Gardens
Tennessee Valley Audiology
Rose Mortuary
East Tenn Personal Care
Corryton Community Club
Health Springs
HomeWatch Caregivers
Aid and Assist at Home, LLC
Clinch River Home Health
Walgreens
NHC Assisted Living (Farragut)
Mayfield
Northaven Health Care
Trinity Hills
Halls Business & Professional Assoc.
Halls Crossroads Women’s League
Medi Home Private Care
Allergy, Asthma, and Sinus
Atria Assisted Living