Business leaders, esteemed educators, and other COMPASS supporters filled the auditorium of Hendersonville First Baptist Church to celebrate the story of COMPASS Monday, August 30th.  United States Senator Bob Corker joined the festivities as keynote speaker. 

The COMPASS fundraiser luncheon was a huge success!  We are thankful for our existing partners and are pleased to have new investors joining daily! 

A special thanks goes out to our Trailblazer Sponsors:  Sumner Regional Medical Center, Lifepoint Hospitals, Huntington Learning Center, Bluegrass Beverages Wine & Spirits, Freedom Title Services, Re/Max Choice Properties, The Farmers Bank, Curtis Builders, LLC, Forward Sumner Economic Council, Southeastern Building Corporation, Dollar General, Hendersonville Medical Center, TEAMHealth Midsouth, Jennings & Clouse, PLC, State Representative Debra Maggart, Heritage Financial Group, LLC, Volunteer State Bank, Keystone Business Solutions, State Senator Diane Black and Dr. David l. Black, TVA, and Volunteer State Community College.

L-R (Back Row) Len Silverman; Bill Sinks; Rep. Debra Maggart; Paul Goode; Bill Kemp; Corky Jennings; Frank Freels, Jr.; Steve Botts; Marty Cook; John Pennington; Angela Alexander. (Front Row) Lisa Crockett; Kara Arnold; Mike Fussell; Janet Carr; U.S. Senator Bob Corker; Rae Collier; David Kimbrough; Pat Conner; Melissa Hollins; Shelley Ames

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COMPASS stands for 
Community Outreach Making Partnerships At Sumner Schools

Our MISSION at COMPASS is to promote student success by developing partnerships between the business community and Sumner County Schools.


We realize our mission by focusing on the following goals:

• Provide money, materials, volunteer time & talent to augment the curriculum and resources of Sumner County Schools and to assist educators in improving student success
• Assess and compile the individual needs of each school and seek out complimenting community resources
• Support the Sumner County Schools' mission to "provide a safe environment in which all students will be given challenging learning opportunities to foster responsible, productive, and respectful citizens for a changing world"
• Improve the quality of life in our community by increasing and strengthening school-community connections, providing volunteer opportunities, and supporting teachers, families and students