How To Help Join more than 4,500 active members of Friends of the Smokies and enjoy our membership benefits. Smokies License Plates Friends of the Smokies license plates in Tennessee and North Carolina drive improvements all across Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Find out here how to get your very own.[…] Start A Fundraiser WANT TO START YOUR OWN FUNDRAISER TO SUPPORT FRIENDS OF THE SMOKIES?THANKS, WE APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT! Most fundraisers will require[…] Join the 1934 Society Visionary leaders recognized the extraordinary features of the Smoky Mountains and championed the movement to create Great Smoky Mountains National[…] The 1934 Society Visionary leaders recognized the extraordinary features of the Smoky Mountains and championed the movement to create Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 1934. Today, Friends[…] Volunteering Friends of the Smokies assists the National Park Service in its mission to preserve and protect Great Smoky Mountains National Park by raising funds and public awareness, and providing volunteers for needed projects. We have many volunteer opportunities for those who want to support Great Smoky Mountains National Park. […] Other Ways to Help There are many other ways to help Friends of the Smokies through your everyday choices, from banking to shopping and more. Click here to get started.[…]