The annual Tim Kerin memorial drive will be held at the UT vs Georgia game on October 10, 2009. Second Harvest volunteers will be selling UT-power towels outside each gate to the stadium. Towels are $5 and support Second Harvest Food Bank. Please support Second Harvest and honor the memory of a great UT-athletics trainer.
Joining us this year will be Celebrity Nick Lachey, who is touring the country in support of Feeding America Food Bank affiliates.
Knoxville, TN – The 18th Annual Tim Kerin Memorial Drive will be held on Saturday, October 10th before the UT v. Georgia home game. Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee, volunteers, staff and the students of the University of Tennessee Ministers Council will be collecting donations and distributing the UT Power Towel for a suggested $5 donation.
The orange and white Power Towels will be available outside of every gate at Neyland Stadium, two hours prior to kickoff. Second Harvest Food Bank is asking fans to make a donation in exchange for the Power Towel or give $1, enough to provide 3 meals.
“We are so grateful to the University of Tennessee and their fans for supporting Second Harvest Food Bank and this outstanding fundraiser in Tim Kerin’s name,” said Elaine Streno, Executive Director of Second Harvest.
Tim Kerin made a huge impact on UT and the Knoxville community. He came to UT in 1976 as the Head Athletic Trainer. Kerin was honored as Trainer of the Year by the Tennessee Athletic Trainers Society in 1992 and was elected posthumously into The National Athletic Trainers Association Hall of Fame in 1993.
Sponsors of this year’s Tim Kerin Memorial Drive are Arby’s, Brown Squirrel, Comcast, and Clayton Bank.
