Clubs

Our special activity clubs are available to all active employees, spouses, alumni and Eastman contractors.

They are normally low-key, recreational and social clubs that offer a way for members to get together and enjoy a common interest. Clubs are primarily noncompetitive and offer many exciting opportunities for socialization and enjoyment.

Clubs include:

Board games

Board Games Club offers members a chance to meet others, play together and rent games from our collection.

Standard gameplay meetings are on the second Monday and last Thursday of each month from 5 to 9 p.m. Annual club dues are $5 for employees and dependents, and retirees may join at no cost.

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Bowling

Bowling Club offers a mixed league on Monday nights at Warpath Bowling Lanes in Kingsport. Enhance friendships within the Eastman community while competing in the lifelong sport of bowling.

Annual club dues are $3 for employees and dependents.

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Bridge

Bridge Club plays sanctioned, open duplicate bridge every Monday at 12:30 p.m. and Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the Toy F. Reid Eastman Employee Center. The Monday lessons and novice game begin at 5:30 p.m. and end around 8 p.m. A sanctioned, novice intermediate duplicate game is played on Thursday afternoons at 12:30 p.m.

Bridge Club membership is free, but members must pay $3 for each game. Nonmember guests are always welcome.

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Camera

Camera Club has several activities in the Toy F. Reid Eastman Employee Center for members. Camera classes are held periodically to provide a better understanding of how to take quality pictures and the long-lasting memories a person can get from a great photograph or video.

The club also rents camera equipment, including 35 mm cameras, video cameras and tripods.

Annual membership dues are $2 for employees and dependents, and non-Eastman affiliates may join for $10.

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Camping

Camping Club has 52 campsites available at Bays Mountain for use by club members. All sites have sewer taps and electricity and water hookups. Refer to the picnic shelter guidelines and camping club guidelines for details.

Annual membership dues are $6 for employees.

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Car

All spectators are welcome to enjoy the show and food trucks. Show entries only accepted from active car club members. Donations accepted on behalf of Meals on Wheels​.

Annual membership dues are $5 for employees.

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Disc golf

An emerging new club for disc golf enthusiasts is in the early stages of forming. Learn more about it and how to become a founding member.

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Garden

The Garden Club is a newly established Eastman Recreation offering. New members are needed and welcomed. You do not have to be an expert in gardening; just have an interest and enthusiasm! You are encouraged to contact a club officer to get "grafted in" on club activities. Watch this page for updates and join the club to help guide our future.

Annual membership dues are $5 for employees and dependents.

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Golf

Golf Club organizes several golf tournaments and trips and offers lessons taught by a local PGA professional. Members also participate in the annual, two-day Eastman Golf Challenge with Eastman and contractor alliance golfers.

Annual membership dues are $5 for employees and dependents.

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Hiking and canoeing

For outdoor enthusiasts, the Hiking and Canoeing Club offers several scenic trips each year. Members can rent tents, sleeping pads, backpacks and other hiking and camping gear. The club also maintains 134 miles of the Appalachian Trail in Tennessee and North Carolina.

Annual membership dues are $5 for employees. Program affiliates may join for $10 per year.

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Hunting and fishing

Hunting and Fishing Club meets each month for contests and field trips. The club also holds monthly fishing tournaments on different lakes and sponsors various activities throughout the year.

Annual club membership dues are $6 for employees and dependents.

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International

The International Club celebrates different cultures through special events and activities, including language lunch clubs for English speakers seeking to learn new languages.

Annual membership dues are $2 for employees and dependents.

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Radio

The Bays Mountain Radio Club is open to anyone interested in amateur radio. The station is W4ZJA and is affiliated with the Kingsport Amateur Radio Club.

Annual membership dues are $3 for employees and dependents.

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Running and cycling

Running and Cycling Club provides opportunities to explore scenic areas of East Tennessee with co-workers and community members.

Annual membership dues are $5 for employees, retirees and dependents.

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Square and round dance

Square and Round Dance Club coordinates evening dances on the first and third Saturdays of each month at the Eastman Lodge. Typically, dancing begins at 7 p.m. and ends around 9:30 p.m.

Annual membership dues are $8 for employees and dependents.

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Table tennis

Table Tennis Club meets regularly for games. Players meet for table tennis (also known as ping-pong) at the Eastman Lodge on Tuesday and Thursday nights from 6:30 to 10 p.m.

Annual membership dues are $1 for employees and dependents.

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Tennis and pickleball

Tennis Club hosts a World Tennis Team (WTT) league each spring/summer. The club also hosts the Eastman Open doubles and singles tennis tournaments each year for tennis and pickleball in the spring and fall. Join for friendly competition on the courts.

Annual membership dues are $5 for employees and dependents.

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Woodworking

Woodworking Club holds classes and completes special projects during the year. The club hosts speakers on different topics of interest during monthly meetings.

Annual membership dues are $5 for employees and dependents.

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