in 1952. Several companies have recently opened stores or warehouses in the area, most notably SYSCO Food Services's distribution center. Thrive Lonsdale Thrive Lonsdale is an after-school and mentoring program for the youth of the neighborhood. It is located at 1317 Connecticut Avenue and formerly operated as SOAR Youth Ministries. The non-profit is explicitly Christian and serves over 130 Lonsdale youth daily. We Love Lonsdale We Love Lonsdale is an initiative of Thrive Lonsdale to bring together all the people, businesses, churches, and organizations that love Lonsdale and desire to see it thrive. Fellowship Church's "Camp Reach" Every year for one week in June and one week in July, Fellowship Church (located just under 7 miles southeast of Lonsdale) sponsors a "vacation Bible school" where volunteers are sent out daily for that week to Lonsdale on busses to pick up Lonsdale youth for the day camp. References External links Lonsdale Redevelopment and Urban Renewal Plan Neighborhoods in Knoxville, Tennessee