Dear Editor:

The 2010 GradFest Volunteers would like to thank the following for all their contributions that made GradFest a huge success.

Gradfest Volunteers

Those who donated food and supplies were:

Bojangles, Wendys, Hardees, Pizza Hut, Papa Johns, Pizza Plus-Newport, Pizza, Plus-Parrottsville, Shoneys, Mountain Crest Inn, Burger King, Shirleys, Subway, Piece Of Cake Bakery (Amanda Cole), Sagebrush, Food City East, Food City West, East Tn Coffee Co., Waffle House, Backyard Burgers Knoxville, Farmers Market, KFC, Monterreys and McDonalds.

Those donating money to the event include: National Bank of Tennessee, Newport Lions Club, Jefferson Cocke Utility, Tom & Karen Inman, Brockwell Construction Company, Louise Denton, Iliff McMahan, Jr., Jabo's Pharmacy, Kiwanis Club, Jimmy & Sherry Strange, Smokey Mountain Health & Hospice, Pizza Plus of Newport, Lowland Credit Union, Hodge Hardy Insurance, EastPort Market & Deli, Kathy & Jimmy Kelley, Lincoln Avenue Baptist Church, Morristown Hamblen Healthcare System, Manes Funeral Home, The Family Practice Center, Newport Pediatrics, Newport Utilities, Susan Vadala, Derrick Woods, Chrystal Parker, Delta Kappa Gamma Society, Rural Medical Services Inc., Drs. Foster & Steele, Baptist Hospital of Cocke County, Sharon Styles, Attorney Derrick Whitson, Terry &, Tracy Strom, Rhonda Colby, Rusty Wallace Ford, Newport Internal Medicine, CF Group, Wal-Mart of Newport, Northport Baptist Church, Steve & Theresa Parks, Jerry & Melissa Grooms, Randy Winters, Jason Howell State Farm, Terri Denton, Jeff & Montye Neas, Nail Paradise, Ball Corporation, Cocke County High School, Stinnett Chevrolet, Cosby Elementary School, Brenda Beauty Shop, South Side Baptist Church, Life & Praise Worship Center, Newport Federal Bank, Tennessee State Bank, and Newport Business Women's Club.

Janie H. Valentine