The History of Sunset Gap - page 8
     Kaye Davis organized a girls club in the form of a Scout Troop. She used affiliation with Girl Scouts as a means of having the girls in this small community identify with young girls all over the world.
      Kaye's training in early childhood development enabled her to establish Sunset Gap's Pre-school for 3, 4 and 5 year olds.
      First taught by Kaye with the help of local mothers, the teaching duties have since passed to two women from the community.
      In 1969, Kaye Davis began working with the federally financed Head Start program, developing the program in seven counties in Eastern Tennessee. While the emphasis was on the young, activities involving adults had their place in the life of the community center.
      Sunday School continued to serve families in the community, with local adults assuming the class teaching duties.
      The women's sewing club continued their efforts to support the center by making and selling quilts. Today, several women in the club have become semi-professionals, whose quilts, embroidery, and other sewing items are sold at craft fairs and in local shops.
      Traditional activities involving the whole family such as community suppers and picnics slide shows, and special programs and celebrations still have an important place on the monthly calendar.
      Perhaps the most popular addition to the array of activities designed for adults was the
opening of a bargain sale Thrift Shop.  Run by three community women, the Thrift Shop occupies a large room in the Schoolhouse basement and accommodates crowds at weekly sales.
      From their first year here, the Davis' began to orient the summertime programs around the children in Bogard, Middle Creek and Wilhite communities. A day camp type program evolved which emphasized the teaching of art, crafts, and music. To run this program, Bob Davis called upon the services of summer volunteers from the United Presbyterian Church. These volunteers, usually college students, would come from many areas of the country.

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      In 1966, the first summer staff, numbering four, began the summer community newspaper and operated a branch outpost of the Nolichucky Regional Library.
      By the summer of 1972, the size of the volunteer staff had increased to eight, and out-reach recreation teams traveled to Grassy Fork and Hartford.
      From the ranks of these summer volunteers, Bob Davis was able to find one or two full time volunteers to stay year-around and help develop the entire community center program.
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