

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: PROTECT THE CHILDREN: Community Leadership Forum
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 18 Apr, 2026 at 01:30 pm – Sat, 18 Apr, 2026 at 03:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Protect the Children: Community Leadership Forum

Our community must work together to protect children.

Join local advocates, community leaders, and candidates for an important discussion about child safety, prevention, and accountability in Blount County.

This forum will address topics including child sexual abuse prevention, school safety, strengthening laws to investigate crimes against children, and how leadership at the local and state levels can better protect our community’s children.

Featured Speakers

Dr. Melissa Maranville
Founder, DeVille Academy
Child Sexual Abuse Prevention

Trevor Lee
Advocate for Families of Crime Victims
School Abuse in Blount County &amp; Accountability

Dr. Jeff “Cog” Coggin
Candidate for Tennessee House District 20
Strengthening Laws to Prevent and Investigate Child Abuse

Jerry Burns
Candidate for Blount County Sheriff
Law Enforcement, Training, and Zero Tolerance for Child Predators

📍 Blount County Public Library—
Sharon Lawson Meeting Room

📅 April 18

⏰ 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM

Community discussion on protecting children in Blount County.

#ProtectTheChildren
#ProtectingChildren
#ChildProtection
#ChildSafety
#ChildAbusePrevention
#ProtectOurChildren
#BlountCounty
#BlountCountyTN
#MaryvilleTN
#BlountCountyLibrary
#CommunityLeadership
#DeVilleAcademy
#FrontlineOfJustice
#PredatorHuntress
#JerryBurnsForSheriff
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/maryville/protect-the-children-community-leadership-forum/200029818037337
- **Event Categories**: business, workshops, meetups
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 41

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029818037337?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=maryville-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Maryville
- **state**: TN
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Blount County Public Library
- **lat**: 35.758658849036
- **long**: -83.972503524274
- **full address**: Blount County Public Library, 508 N Cusick St,Maryville, Tennessee, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Crystal Dawn (https://allevents.in/org/crystal-dawn/27583662)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 18 Apr, 2026 at 01:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Blount County Public Library, 508 N Cusick St,Maryville, Tennessee, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Crystal Dawn
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** business, workshops, meetups
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about PROTECT THE CHILDREN: Community Leadership Forum ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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