West Knox Shrine Club to host annual shrimp boil
Saturday, April 25, the West Knox Shrine Club will put on it’s 4th annual Rebecca Honeycutt Memorial Shrimp Boil from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Pelancho’s Mexican Grill, 1516 Downtown West Blvd.
The money raised from each event is used for the operational costs of the Shrine Club, such as rent and utilities, so that the club can continue its mission of being a “premier fraternal organization for men of good character,” according to Shriner’s International.
The fundraising event is named after the late Rebecca Honeycutt, who tragically was killed in a car accident at the age of 29 in 2022.
Her husband, Jordan Honeycutt, is a member of the club to this day.
“She was the wife of one of our Shriner’s, and we sort of dubbed her the Queen of the Country Boil,” said West Knox Shrine Club Past Potentate Ron Adams. “She enjoyed it, and we kidded her about it.
“We want to keep her name prominent after dedicating it to her. She was a very nice person, and her husband, Jordan, still works hard, especially for this boil. We miss her very much.”
This year’s event location is notably different, as the three previous boils were held at Finn’s Restaurant and Tavern, which was previously owned by Shriner Jon Ferrie.
Adams noted another Shriner owns this Pelancho’s location, as well as the four others across Knoxville, so it worked out well.
“We will try to see if they can’t do the same good works we did at Finn’s,” he said. “The logistics are a little different but we think it will be even better.”
Plates will cost $20 per adult and $10 for each child 10 and under.
Each plate is all-you-can-eat, Adams noted, and there will be drinks provided.
Each member is given 10 to 20 tickets to sell, and there are typically 200 to 250 people at the event.
“We do raise money, but we also get people out that we don’t know and get a couple of petitions for our shrine,” Adams said. “So it has worked out really well for us, and the money we bring in is enough to keep us rolling through the year.”
