A City Where Everyone’s Invited to the Table

On Monday, November 23rd, Causeway shut down the block of Martin Luther King Boulevard between Miller Park and Miller Plaza for our second annual city-wide Thanksgiving potluck, One Table.

The space between Miller Park and Miller Plaza seems like a symbol of the things that often separate us. One Table is Causeway’s attempt to remove barriers and bring people together from across Chattanooga to get to know each other and build understanding and friendship. Chattanooga is quickly becoming known as a place where ideas turn into action through our growing tech, entrepreneurship and creative scenes. As our city grows in size, we hope to also grow into a place where the playing field is level, and everyone has the opportunity to build their own community.

Monday was a beautiful picture of just that.

“The table stretched a full city block, parting only for a single tree. An estimated 800 people lined the street at some point: innovators and machine operators, caretakers and creative directors, tiny toddlers and the disabled, the homeless and a lone self-described hobo.”

Read the full Washington Post article by Mitra Malek here.

It’s a unique idea among U.S. cities … because it pivots from the tradition of merely feeding the downtrodden. Instead, food is used as a way for people who don’t normally hang out to meet one another as part of Causeway’s mission to make Chattanooga more connected.”

Read the full Chattanooga Times Free Press article by Ellis Smith here.

Here are a few of our favorite pictures from the day by the talented Our Ampersand Photography.

Thank you, A. Bonds Productions for capturing the event through video:

We could not have made One Table happen again this year without our incredible sponsors. Thank you for all you do to make Chattanooga great!

Zone Sponsor
First Tennessee Bank

Contributing Sponsors
The Camp House
Chambliss
Cornerstone
Delegator
Dish t’ Pass
Henderson, Hutcherson & McCullough
Lamp Post Group
Vayner Media

General Sponsors
DeGaetano Law Firm
The Enterprise Center
EPB
The Patten Group
WCA

Food and In-Kind Sponsors
Alleia
The Camp House
The City of Chattanooga
Community Pie
Field + Flora
Lupi’s Pizza
M&M Productions
Niedlov’s Breadworks
Our Ampersand Photography
River City Company
Summit Pianos
Sunnyside Cup

Small Business Sponsors
BikeTours.com
Zipflip

To learn more about Causeway’s mission and programs visit causeway.org or follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.