Impact Cookeville

01/05/2026

January 2026

Dear Supporters & Donors,


We regret to notify you that the 2026 IMPACT Honors Banquet, which was supposed to take place on Sunday February 22nd 2026, has been canceled. Following internal changes from our organizational restructuring, the need to cancel this year’s event is necessary.

We acknowledge that this news is upsetting and truly regret any inconvenience this may have brought about. The great news is that the event will be back for February 2027. We will let you know as soon as we have a date and time set. We hope you will join us on the new date.

Thank you for your understanding. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us through our page or visit IMPACT online at http://www.impactcookeville.com.

We appreciate your patience and ongoing support.

Best regards,


DeePrince

President
IMPACT Cookeville

We believe in community building community and seek to positively impact those that are socially marginalized through inclusion.

04/04/2025

The PEP Foundation event was outstanding!! Putnam Education Partnership Foundation is a non-profit that helps the needs of students and families by providing resources, support and funding to various programs and initiatives. IMPACT - Cookeville will continue to support programs that enhance the quality of life for ALL citizens of our community.

At the IMPACT Cookeville table, joined by President Dee Prince and President Emeritus Jasen Knight are TTU Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach Andrew Steele and TTU Department of Education Administrative Associate Dalen Prince.

03/18/2025

02/23/2025

We are excited to see everyone. We will open doors at 5:30pm for pictures and mingling. We will start the program at 6pm.

02/23/2025

Dress to impress. We are just hours away…

02/22/2025

Tomorrow night is the night for the annual IMPACT honors banquet. Join us as we honor Anthony Earls and Mildred Garrett as well as inducting Damon “Dee” Prince as the 4th President of IMPACT!

TTU multipurpose room Sunday Feb 23rd

01/24/2025

It’s that time of year! Join us as we celebrate two amazing well known members of the community. See you next month at the annual IMPACT Honors Banquet. Tickets are available online.

06/14/2024

Juneteenth community celebration is tomorrow! Event is at the Algood baseball fields!! 11-4

05/16/2024

Spring ‘24 will hold a special place in our history books. Thank you Dr Simone and the students of the first IMPACT Service learning class at TTU. The presentations were phenomenal and the students articulated various diverse opportunities in our community. Mayor Wheaton and Mayor Porter, thanks for being present for the final presentations. Your commitment and support encouraged all of us to keep up the good work.

🟨Students Recognized for IMPACT Service-Learning Course Projects🟪

Tennessee Tech students are making an impact on their campus and in their communities through their service work and projects in a new IMPACT Cookeville Service-Learning (SVCL 4150/6150) course. This course was first offered in spring 2024 by College of Education instructor Kinsey Simone, PhD. On April 8th, students Tyree Cripps, Heather Bertram, and Melody Newman presented on their individual community resource packets, which included resources on equal opportunity, benefits of young adult literature (YAL), and promoting STEM for all to City of Cookeville Mayor Laurin Wheaton and Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter. Each student was gifted an iPad in recognition of their service from IMPACT Cookeville and the College of Education’s Jeffers Technology Endowment. The entire resource packet booklet be viewed and/or printed using this link. For more information, please email [email protected]. Wings up!