Each year, efforts are made to place JLB members at already established as well as new locations in the community to provide volunteer services.
Arts & Music
- Music Appreciation Course, 1950
- Children’s Story Hour at Public Library, 1950-53
- Art Exhibits by Frank DeFioia and John Allan Maxwell, 1951 & 1953
- Art Show in the Schools sponsored for twenty years, 1964-1985
- Drama Day sponsor at Virginia Highlands Festival, 1957
- Sponsored Suzari Marionettes Production, 1960-63
- Established Appalachian Chapter of Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 1962
- Co-sponsor of Bristol Fine Arts Festival, 1966- & 1967
- Vaten School of Crafts, 1967
- Co-Sponsor of Bristol Fine Arts Festival, 1968
- Elementary School Art Education Program, 1961-65 and reactivated, 1969
- Poet in the Schools, National Endowment for Arts, 1974
- Donation to the Tennessee Performing Arts Foundation, Nashville, TN, 1975
- Sponsored Artist In Residence Program for gifted art students in the Bristol Virginia School System, 1976
- It’s Happening, a Bristol Arts Calendar designed, printed and distributed monthly to the community, 1981
- Kaleidoscope, a creative arts experience for children presented by Hallmark, 1981, 1987 & 1993
- Sponsored Junior Art Shows for 20+ years
- Presented the Johnson City Symphony Pops Concert as a special gift to Bristol, 1982
- “Illusion” Artmobile Exhibit sponsored with the Virginia Museum of Art, 1984
- Endorsed and funded Appalachian Artist-In-Residence program for Tennessee Homecoming, 1986
- Children’s Film Festival (November-March), 1995
- Co-Hosted Music In The Meadows at BMS, 2001-03
- Volunteers at William King Art Center, 2003
- Art Auction, 2003 & 2004, 2006
- Donation of $25,000 for establishment of Science Center
- Rhythm & Roots Kids Day
- State of the Arts Kids Day, 2013
- Paramount Theater volunteers
- From Page to Stage at Theatre Bristol, 2014
Recreation & Beautification
- Randolph Field Playground (jointly with Bristol, Virginia City Council), 1953
- Beautification project (jointly with Bristol Council of Garden Clubs), 1958
- Rocky Mount Historical Site, 1961
- Equipped DeFriece Park, 1963
- Contributed $5,000 to YMCA Building Fund, 1964
- Participated in National Junior Tennis League program, 1994-2002
- Playground equipment donated at Sugar Hollow Park, 1999
- Playground equipment donated at Bristol, Tennessee Multi-Purpose Park, 1999
- Volunteer placements with the National Junior Tennis League, 1994-2000
- South Holston Lake Cleanup
- Rhythm & Roots Children’s Day Activities, 2004 – present
- Caterpillar Crawl in downtown Bristol, 2008 to present
- Keep Bristol Beautiful Conservation Camp, 2014
- Splash Pad at Steele Creek Park, Summer 2016
- Sensory Boards at Sugar Hollow Park, installation in 2019
- Sugar Hollow Park, Bristol, Virginia Whitetop Creek Park, Bristol, Tennessee
Health & Education
- Bristol Regional Medical Center Clinic, 1948
- Hospital Snack Corner, 1949-51
- Children’s Story Hour at Public Library, 1950-53
- Bristol Speech & Hearing Center incorporated under Board of Directors, 1963
- Record and Print Lending Service donated to Public Library, 1964 & 1965
- Provisional Class established Bristol Regional Diabetes Chapter, 1978
- Sponsored Discover 1982, a special program for gifted children at King College
- Sponsored Community Issues Seminar at Virginia High School which led to development of task forces on Drug & Alcohol Abuse and Teenage Pregnancy, 1982
- Established a Coalition for Teenage Pregnancy Prevention
- In cooperation with the Bristol Chamber of Commerce, established the Bristol Leadership Tomorrow Program, 1983
- Latch Key Child Program offered in cooperation with the Crisis Center, 1985
- Participated in Food Drive since 1989 to benefit local food banks; co-sponsor with Food City
- Co-Sponsored AIDS Seminar at Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 1992
- Reading Is Fundamental book distribution in area schools, 1993
- Signature Project at Healing Hands Health Center, 2000
- Hospice House Volunteers, 2000
- Contributed “Starter Kits” to the Janie Hammit Home, 2000
- Donation of Sexual Assault Companion Kits for Bristol Crisis Center, 2001
- Read Across America, since 2000
- Began researching the establishment of a satellite Science Center in Bristol, 2001
- Relay for Life, American Cancer Society, volunteers and donations since its inception
- YWCA Adult Day Care volunteers, 2003
- Abuse Alternatives volunteers, 2003+ Party With A Purpose
- Adult Day Care at Central Presbyterian Church, 2003
- New Clothes For Kids, donation of clothing and school supplies, 2003-04 school year
- Bristol Faith In Action volunteers, 2004-05
- Bristol’s Promise volunteers, 2004-05
- Compassion Connection volunteers, 2003-05
- American Red Cross Blood Drive benefiting pediatric patients, 2004
- Friends Buddy Walk, 2005-06
- River’s Way/YMCA Girls, 2005-06
- YWCA Volunteers, 2005-06
- Kids In The Kitchen, 2007-2017
- Every Little Bottom, 2011, 2012, 2013
- Van Pelt Reading Volunteers, 2012 & 2013
- Bristol Public Library Teen and Adult Programs, 2014
- Spirit of Giving Thanksgiving Food Baskets, 2014 -2018
- Books for Break – children’s book distribution for summer 2014 & 2015
- KBB & Upper TN River Roundtable at Conservation Camp – recycline
- Read for the Record, 2014 & 2015
- Little Free Libraries at 6 locations, 2014 & 2015
- Wellmont Hospice House meals and pantry stocking, 2015
- Little Free Libraries were added at the five elementary schools in Bristol, TN., 2018
- All 11 Little Free Libraries were stocked with books in 2018-19
