The University of Tennessee has offered a four-year scholarship to a fourth-grade boy in Florida who was bullied by his classmates for making a homemade Volunteers shirt.
According to the University's press release:
"Alumni, fans, and honorary Volunteers have stepped up in response to this story. So far, more than 50,000 shirts featuring the boy's design have been pre-sold by the VolShop. All proceeds from the sale of the shirts will go directly to the charity Stomp Out Bullying. The university will cover the cost of the scholarship separately."
UT Interim President Randy BoydI was touched to learn of a young Florida school student’s heart for the University of Tennessee, and I LOVED his imagination behind designing his own shirt.