Tennessee Board of Regents Thanked for Support & Involvement

For Immediate Release
June 24, 2011
Contact: Julie Brewer
931-372-3318
www.seatbeltvolunteer.org

TENNESSEE BOARD OF REGENTS THANKED FOR SUPPORT & INVOLVEMENT

At the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) board meeting held on June 24, 2011 the Board was thanked for their continued involvement and support of the Ollie Otter Booster Seat and Seat Belt Safety program. The program is made possible through TBR institutions including Tennessee Tech University (TTU), the Regents Online Continuing Education (ROCE), and the 27 Technology Centers across the state.

The Ollie Otter program is implemented by a network of statewide volunteers who work through the TTU BusinessMedia Center in Cookeville to coordinate the elementary school presentations. The BusinessMedia Center has developed, marketed, and implemented the Ollie Otter program since it started in 2006.

All of the volunteers are trained through a free public service course, created at TTU, that is housed through ROCE. This course has allowed the program to gain over 800 volunteers. The unprecedented educational safety campaign has reached 1,113 schools, 17,390 classrooms, and 329,000 children with the help of volunteers from the Tennessee Technology centers across the state.

At the Board meeting Ollie the Otter made an appearance and got to shake the hands of the Board members. Pictured above is Chancellor John Morgan meeting Ollie.