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A Giving Spirit…

Welcome to your resource for planned giving!

It's no secret that the programs of Knox Area Rescue Ministries depend upon your goodwill. We've created this easy-to-understand Web site to help you dream a little, about our future and yours. There are many easy giving options from which you can choose—strategies that enhance your personal well being, as well as KARM.

If you're not sure where to begin, try our Build Your Gift planner. By answering a few basic questions, this interactive tool steps you through the process of narrowing down your choices. It's fun and easy to use!

If you already have gift options in mind, click on Compare Gifts to see how your choices match up or click on eBrochures to request specific information on a planning option. If you get lost, rest assured that we're always here to help. Simply contact Libby Merickel at 865-633-7642 or libbymerickel@karm.org with any questions.

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I thank the Lord for everyone who helps KARM…

because without them I don’t know what I’d being doing right now. They have helped me a whole lot.

– Tanya

I am grateful for a place like KARM…
that provides a safe place for me and my children. Thank you for what you do to make this possible.

– Sarah

Thank you for helping get my life back together.
I had a heart attack and became severely depressed. Then I lost my job and turned to alcohol. Hunger, hopelessness and homelessness followed. Then I came to KARM. The mission gave me tools to work with. Today, my life has more peace. My family and I are talking. I found a church to go to and I can look up and say “thank you, God, for giving me today.”

– Allen