Restore a vintage sign: Apply for a "Save Our Signs" grant today!

In 2010 JFG Coffee and Knox Heritage announced a new joint initiative called Save Our Signs (SOS) Knoxville.  The initiative will help preserve East Tennessee’s endangered historic signs that add both texture and a sense of place to the community.

Knox Heritage Announces First SOS Grant for Harriman's Princess Theatre

The SOS fund will be administered by Knox Heritage and will cover Knox County as well as the 15 surrounding counties (Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson, Loudon, Monroe, Morgan, Roane, Scott, Sevier, and Union).  Knox Heritage will make all decisions regarding allocation of fund resources and selection of projects.  Applications for SOS grants will be accepted on a rolling schedule throughout the year.  Applications deadlines are quarterly (March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31) and are reviewed by a panel of local experts.  For more information about SOS and to download the application, please see the attachments below.

JFG is donating $15,000 to the SOS fund.  The donation was generated from purchases of JFG Coffee in grocery stores and in restaurants throughout the Knoxville area between August 24 and December 31, 2010.  Also, all proceeds from sales of original light bulbs removed from the JFG sign will be directed to this fund.  Click here to purchase a light bulb.