FROM:
http://www.usmint.gov/pressroom/index.cfm?action=press_release&ID=891
April 10, 2008
United States Mint Joins Country Music Star Dolly
Parton to Release Young Eaglet into the Wild
Dandridge, Tennessee - On April 10, at 8 a.m. (ET),
Gloria C. Eskridge, the United States Mint's
Associate Director for Sales and Marketing, and country
music legend Dolly Parton released back into the wild
a young eaglet rescued by the American Eagle
Foundation. The release, led by Al Cecere, founder and
president of the American Eagle Foundation, took place
in a ceremony at Douglas Lake located in the foothills
of the Great Smokey Mountains.
"We are proud to be part of this historic day and the
creation of these beautiful commemorative coins that
further the recovery efforts of our Nation's symbol of
freedom," said Ms. Eskridge.