SEVIERVILLE, TN – Wilderness at the Smokies “Funds for Food Drive” is returning October 25, October 28- November 1, and November 4-8. During these days, from 10 am to 8 pm, TN residents can purchase a day pass to our indoor waterpark for just $12 plus tax and all proceeds will go to Sevier County Food Ministries. Passes can be purchased at the Base Camp in River Lodge.

Sevier County Food Ministries is a voluntary interfaith ministry founded in 1992 in downtown Sevierville to help assure that no one in Sevier County goes hungry. Food and monetary donations to purchase food are contributed by caring individuals, churches, businesses, clubs, groups and many other persons and organizations. Their mission is to feed the hungry. The program is an emergency food resource for persons experiencing a food shortage. Those in need may come once a week for as long as they are experiencing difficulties. In addition to practical support, this ministry offers prayer and counsel for those who request it.

“Sevier County Food Ministries is doing wonderful work to help our neighbors who for whatever reason are struggling,” said Pete Tennis, general manager for Wilderness at the Smokies. “We are so grateful to have them in our community and are really proud to be helping them again.”

In 2018, Wilderness at the Smokies donated $6,650 to this wonderful organization. For more information on Sevier County Food Ministries visit seviercountyfoodministries.org.

Wilderness at the Smokies, located at 1425 Old Knoxville Hwy, Sevierville, TN, is the Smoky Mountain region’s largest waterpark resort and family entertainment center. It is located in Sevierville, TN, and is situated in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, whose famous national park is the most popular in the United States, welcoming over 11 million visitors a year.

The resort features 234 Stone Hill guest rooms; 472 River Lodge suites and 7 Villas; an always 84-degree, year-round indoor waterpark; two seasonal outdoor waterparks; an indoor family entertainment center; a variety of dining and shopping options; a 36-hole championship golf course; and more than 200,000 square feet of meeting and convention space. It is owned by Wilderness Resort and Waterparks, a Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin-based hotel and hospitality development and management company, which also operates Wilderness Resort, Glacier Canyon Lodge, Wilderness on the Lake and Sundara Spa all in Wisconsin Dells.

Wilderness at the Smokies has created hundreds of jobs in the greater Sevierville community, attracting year-round tourism, and has a major impact on sales tax and room tax generated for the City of Sevierville since opening its doors in 2008. For more information visit WildernessattheSmokies.com or call 877-325-9453.