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• For the third consecutive year, Grayson Subaru has chosen Ijams Nature Center as its Hometown Charity for the Subaru Share the Love® Event to help raise funds to expand the Ijams Nature Playscape at Grayson Subaru Preserve and the Mead’s Quarry swim area.
From Nov. 20 to Jan. 2, 2026, Subaru of America will donate $250 for every new Subaru vehicle purchased or leased at participating retailers nationwide. Donations will support several national charities and more than 830 hometown charities chosen by local Subaru retailers.
• Lori Humphreys, vice president of Child Care Services at the YMCA of East Tennessee, recently was honored as one of only three inaugural recipients of the Bright Start Tennessee Network Change Maker Awards. The statewide awards program, launched by Tennesseans for Quality Early Education, honors dedicated and visionary leaders for their impact on the lives of Tennessee’s youngest learners and families.
Surprised during the Align: Early Childhood & Family Policy Summit Monday, Nov. 17, in Nashville, recipients of the award are recognized for going above and beyond to advance early childhood care and education systems through one or more of the three Bright Start domains: early learning, health/mental health and family supports.
