Purchase a Pocket Knife Now and 50% is Donated to UT Medical Center!

The University of Tennessee Medical Center extends its sincere appreciation to Smoky Mountain Knife Works president, Kevin Pipes, for the creation of the Support the Cause pocketknives. As of January 2009, the program has raised more than $78,000 in support for the prostate and breast cancer outreach and screening programs of the Cancer Institute at the University of Tennessee Medical Center.

We greatly appreciate the compassionate support given by Pipes and the Smoky Mountain Knife Works employees.

Support the Cause pocketknives still are available for purchase.

For more information and availability, please contact the Development Office at 865.305.6611 or development@utmck.edu.  

About the Pocketknives

The fight against cancer touches us all, whether personally or through someone we know. For the past few years, Smoky Mountain Knife Works President Kevin Pipes has battled prostate cancer. We are happy to report that Kevin is a cancer survivor, but there is still much work to be done before cancer is destroyed for all and for good.

Fourteen styles have been created. Seven are blue knives with the prostate cancer awareness logo and the other seven are pink with the breast cancer awareness ribbon. Most of the knives feature stainless steel blades with "support the cause" imprints, smooth bone handles, brass pins and liners, nickel silver bolsters and shields and custom packaging.

Fifty percent of the proceeds generated by the sale of the knives will be donated to the Cancer Institute at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, TN. Click here to view the selection of Smoky Mountain Knife Works’ Support the Cause pocket knives.

Knives are stocked in the Office of Development at UT Medical Center and, therefore, shipping is not required if you would like to pick them up.

The Cancer Institute is committed to providing cancer patients and their families with comprehensive, coordinated and compassionate care. As one of the most innovative and successful cancer treatment programs in the country, the Cancer Institute offers access to state-of-the-art technology; cutting edge treatment and research, including clinical trials and a multidisciplinary team ready to meet the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of each patient.

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