THRIVE Knoxville held their Fourth of July planning meeting Thursday to help gather volunteers as well as brainstorm ideas for the summer event.

THRIVE will hold a Spring Into Parks planning meeting on Monday as well for their upcoming spring event. Cassi Pearson with THRIVE tells KNIA/KRLS News she hopes to clean up area parks during the event while possibly planting a few trees and finish the day with a social gathering. Pearson says she is hoping to schedule the event to possibly coincide with Earth Day on April 22nd. The Spring Into Parks planning meeting will begin at 5 p.m. and will be held at the Knoxville Schools Administration Building.