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TANNER
PRESENTS NATIONAL PUBLIC SERVICE
AWARD TO DICKSON STUDENT
Ellie Morse Wins THE BETTER HOUR
Contest for Raising Awareness of
Children’s Plight in Uganda
Editors: This is a photo of
Congressman Tanner with Ellie
Morse, a Dickson County High
School senior, national winner
of THE BETTER HOUR public
service competition, in Tanner’s
Washington, DC, office May 20.
AP moved related copy Friday,
May 15.
Suggested
Cutline: Congressman John
Tanner recently presented THE
BETTER HOUR Teen Public Service
national prize to Ellie Morse of
Dickson in Tanner’s Washington
office. Ellie, who graduates
from Dickson County High School
May 23, was inspired by a
documentary called “Invisible
Children” (www.invisiblechildren.com)
to raise $10,000 to help
children in war-torn Northern
Uganda.
THE BETTER
HOUR Contest for High School
Students is associated with the
documentary film "THE BETTER
HOUR: The Legacy of William
Wilberforce," which airs on
public television, and the
related study guide, “CREATING
THE BETTER HOUR: Lessons from
William Wilberforce,” with
foreword by Rick Warren
(www.thebetterhour.org).
From left, Ellie’s father, Dr.
John Morse, Ellie Morse and Rep.
Tanner.
Contact: Randy
Ford, 202.225.4714,
[email protected] |
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Ellie's father, John, along with
Ellie Morse, Jay Hein, director
of the White House Office of
Faith Based and Community
Initiatives, and Sheila Weber,
VP of Communications for the
Wilberforce Project, in front of
the White House.
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