Lee Equips Rural Students For Success With Backpacks
Students in Clay and Pickett Counties among 15,000 students across the state to receive new backpacks from Tennessee First Lady Maria Lee Lee said the Tennessee Serves initiative has distributed more than 47,000 backpacks to students in rural areas since 2021. Lee said the project aims to help students enter the classroom with confidence while […]
First Lady Donates Coats to Pickett School Children Wednesday
Tennessee First Lady Maria Lee donated winter coats to students in Pickett County Wednesday as part of her Tennessee Serves initiative. Lee said she partnered with the non-profit Operation Warm to help alleviate the financial burdens of struggling Tennesseans. She said she wanted to focus in particular on distressed counties like Pickett County. “Rural communities […]
First Lady Visiting Pickett CCC For Volunteer Project
Tennessee First Lady Maria Lee will join a group of volunteers giving back at the Pickett CCC State Park Thursday. Park Manager Camron Martin said the park applied for and received a $10,000 grant for the project, which will help the park add new equipment. Martin said inviting community members to volunteer alongside the First […]
First Lady Building Hermitage Springs Playground Saturday
First Lady Maria Lee and Governor Bill Lee will be working in Hermitage Springs Saturday, a one-day project to build a new community playground. The project is part of Lee’s Tennessee Serves initiative meant to help a different community in the state each month. Lee said she wants to impact the area in a way […]
Volunteers Needed For Clay Playground Build Saturday
The Clay County Chamber of Commerce hopes to double its 50 volunteers signed up to help build the new Hermitage Springs playground. Clay County Tourism Director Beverly Murphy said the playground, designed by Hermitage Springs Elementary School Students, is coming to life as part of First Lady Maria Lee’s Tennessee Serves initiative. She said volunteers […]
Tennessee First Lady Maria Lee Volunteers With Gainesboro Church
Tennessee First Lady Maria Lee visited volunteers at Gainesboro’s New Hope Baptist Church Thursday morning. The First Lady helped load food and water into local residents vehicles. Lee said many people are in great need for food during these hard times. She hopes by volunteering and meeting the people of Jackson County that the community […]
