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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 29, 2005
FY05-58
OAK RIDGE, Tenn.—Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) employees are reaching out to the community again, and this time it’s benefiting the Aid to Distressed Families of Appalachian Counties (ADFAC) program. ORAU is wrapping up a campaign in which employees partner with ADFAC to supply local children with back-to-school supplies. ORAU donated approximately $2,800 of school supplies for families, and twenty-seven employees are volunteering at the distribution center to deliver materials to students this week.
This is the sixth year ORAU has assisted ADFAC, which is an independent, nonprofit organization that reaches out to underprivileged families within the community, providing basic survival necessities and striving to improve or replace existing substandard housing. ADFAC’s goal is to restore pride and stability to neighborhoods.
Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) is a university consortium leveraging the scientific strength of 97 major research institutions to advance science and education by partnering with national laboratories, government agencies, and private industry. ORAU manages the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education for the U.S. Department of Energy.

ORAU employee Martha Hammond displays some of the supplies available at the ADFAC school supply distribution center.

ORAU employee Martha Hammond helps a community member select items on the school supply list for her son’s middle school classes.
Pam Bonee
Director,
Communications
Work: 865.576.3146
Cell: 865.603.5142
Pam.Bonee@orau.org
Wendy West
Manager,
Communications
Work: 865.576.0028
Cell: 865.207.7953
Wendy.West@orau.org
Nicole Merrifield
Communications Specialist,
Communications
Work: 865.241.0482
Cell: 865.323.5762
Nicole.Merrifield@orau.org