June Board Meeting & Bon Voyage Party

The June board meeting Bon Voyage Party (delegation send-off) will be at Main Event. Come meet our delegates and leaders who will travel this summer while raising money for our Chapter! Need Last minute Merch? It will be available!! Must haves for trading! Wear your favorite CISV clothing for photo ops! What's Included? For our delegates and leaders:…

Welcome Home Party (Delegation Debrief)

Order of Events: 12 - 12:30pm- Set Up 12:30 - 1:00pm- Arrival 1:00 - 2:00pm- Presentations (1pm-2:30pm on Zoom) 2:00 - 2:30pm- Small group/family swim 2:30 - 3:30pm- All swim 3:30 - 4:00pm- Clean up For presentations: We will ask delegations some questions for a 5-10 minute presentation on their program. Examples below: Camp location…

International Day of Peace – Peace Cranes

Each year, our chapter partners with OREPA to observe International Peace Day by folding origami cranes known as "Peace Cranes," in honor of Sadako Sasaki, who died after the bombing of Hiroshima during World War II. You can watch a short 8-minute documentary on Youtube about Sadako here.   OREPA and CISV Smoky Mountain will be at Union…

National Junior Board Meeting 2023

National Junior Board Meeting will be in person this year and hosted by the Chattanooga chapter. It will be open to all JBers but activities will be geared to JBers holding leadership positions within their chapters. This will be an excellent opportunity for JBers to learn about the functions of the national and international JB…

CISV In Motion

CIM will be held virtually this year Oct 21 - 22 Check back here later for more information and how to register!

Delegation Celebration, Parent Training, and JB Service Activity

Join us as we celebrate our delegations that will be traveling this summer! We will also have parent training while the JB discuss their service activity. JB will also be doing merch inventory from 1-2 pm. If you need the location, email smokymtncisv.program@gmail.com or smokymtncisv.communications@gmail.com for more details.

International Day of Peace and Peace Crane Folding with OREPA

  Each year, our chapter partners with OREPA to observe International Peace Day by folding origami cranes known as "Peace Cranes," in honor of Sadako Sasaki, who died after the bombing of Hiroshima during World War II. You can watch a short 8-minute documentary on Youtube about Sadako here.   OREPA and CISV Smoky Mountain will be at…

CISV USA Photo Contest

CISV USA is hosting its annual Photo Contest. If you have a gem from a CISV event or camp, please submit it to win money for our chapter! Also, send it to smokymtncisv.communications@gmail.com to see it appear in a newsletter, on the website, or other promotional material in the future! Deadline is October 10! Winners…

CISV Connect, National Junior Board Meeting, and Program Football Pool

This is our first year to hold CISV Connect (formerly held as National Convention or CISV in Motion) and we lucked out having it in our home state in Nashville! CISV Connect will combine camp activities with experiential educational activities. The intent is to gather and energize your chapters at a minimal cost--it's such a…