Emily Hollingsworth, 17, of Sevierville, a member of the Sevier County 4-H and a senior at Gatlinburg Pittman High School in Gatlinburg, collected more than 11,000  new and gently used books to help restock a Louisiana school library devastated by Hurricane Katrina.  Emily distributed collection boxes to schools and other locations throughout the
community, created an advertising campaign, recruited volunteers, and coordinated a Valentine's Day donation rally.  She then solicited donations to pay for transportation, and delivered the books to the St. Bernard Parish Unified School in Chalmette, Louisiana.

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