Calhoun Elementary

Let’s talk Calhoun Family. In April, one of our sixth graders was in a weekend car accident. When our Calhoun Family learned the details, a prayer chain/text group immediately formed. In addition, we wanted to send something meaningful to this student and finally came up with an idea. This idea meant calling in a huge favor. A member of the Calhoun 8th Grade Class of 1999 willingly jumped at the opportunity to help and went shopping for a special Lane Frost Brand hat. The student is well known for sporting his Lane Frost hats! This favor turned into multiple stops to find a hat the student didn’t already own. The precious purchase was finally delivered to Dolly Parton East Tennessee Children’s Hospital where it was arranged into a snack basket by their gift shop and delivered to the student's hospital room.

Additionally, the family was able to stay at the Ronald McDonald House. Our Calhoun Family contacted 2 Dudes BBQ. The Plasters jumped at the opportunity to partner with us in feeding the entire Ronald McDonald House one night of the family's stay! 2 Dudes handled all the details including delivering to Knoxville!

Our Calhoun sixth grader is home recovering after surgery but was able to come visit his classmates with some wise words of advice! DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE! He and his brother were hit by an intoxicated driver. He has successfully completed sixth grade on homebound and sporting a new hat with a special meaning from his Calhoun Family.

If you have the opportunity to support 2 Dudes BBQ here in McMinn County or Ronald McDonald House, please do so! Calhoun School would like to thank them for working with us through this process!

Here is a link to Ronald McDonald House's Amazon Wishlist: https://ow.ly/Q1i250R5FGS

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