News Release
For Immediate Release —January 6, 2011
UT Institute of Agriculture Delivers Happier Holidays to Area Needy
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Happier Holidays: That’s what faculty, staff and students with the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture achieved for Knoxville-area needy.
UT AgResearch collected 230 toys for the Helen Ross McNabb and Child and Family Tennessee. Students in the Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications collected 115 coats for the needy, too, which are helping to ease area residents through winter’s frosty weather.
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The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture provides instruction, research and public service through the UT College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources; the UT College of Veterinary Medicine; UT AgResearch, including its system of 10 research and education centers; and UT Extension with offices in all 95 Tennessee counties.
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Contact:
Dr. Margot Emery, UTIA Marketing and Communication Services, 865-974-7141, memery@tennessee.edu