NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — First lady Maria Lee has announced that Tennessee elementary and middle school students in Scott and Morgan counties will receive recent winter coats.
In accordance with a news release, the coat delivery is a component of a partnership with Operation Warm and Tennessee Serves, Lee’s initiative that promotes volunteers throughout the state.
Scott and Morgan counties are currently federally designated as distressed.
“Students in our distressed counties face unique challenges, and these recent winter coats will provide a source of heat and luxury for years to come back while alleviating financial stress for families during this season,” Lee said in a press release.
Coats were distributed to Huntsville Elementary and Oneida Elementary schools on Tuesday. More coats will probably be distributed later this month to the next schools: Burchfield Elementary School, Coalfield School, Fairview Elementary School, Huntsville Middle School, Oakdale School, Petros-Joyner School, Robbins Elementary School, Sunbright School, Wartburg Central Elementary School, Wartburg Central Middle School and Winfield Elementary School.
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“As winter approaches, it’s our goal that these children have what’s needed to remain warm no matter their family’s current financial circumstance,” said Grace Sica, executive director of Operation Warm.
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