TOP PHOTO: Carl Blankenship (left) with Big Rock Tavern and Sue Russell of Sugar Hollow Marina are getting ready to surprise the students at La Follette Elementary School on Friday morning.

Carl Blankenship with Big Rock Tavern is armed with a mask and 1,000 sport water bottles. On Friday morning, the Big Rock Tavern and Sugar Hollow Marina teamed up to deliver the bottles to the students at La Follette Elementary School.

LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF) – Carl Blankenship loves children, and it shows. Carl and Leigh Blankenship’s Big Rock Tavern partnered with Tony and Sue Russell’s Sugar Hollow Marina to surprise the students at La Follette Elementary School with a gift.

Tucker (left) and Adalie (right), students in Tiffany Gwin’s Pre-K class, were the first two students in the school to receive their sport water bottles.

Each student received two sport water bottles as Carl Blankenship and Sue Russell went from room-to-room handing out the bottles on Friday morning.

The cup reads “La Follette Owls – It’s Possible.”
Carl Blankenship (left) hands Gerald a cup while Sue Russell (right) passes over the lid to Gerald’s cup.

“We were so excited when we received the email this morning telling us about the special visit. This is such a nice gesture,” said kindergarten teacher Andrea Wilson. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED – 03/01/2021-6AM)

2 Replies to “Owl cups for kids are a hit from Big Rock Tavern & Sugar Hollow Marina”

  1. Wonderful people of our community!I know this put a smile on these kids faces!Thank you!

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