LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY TEENS

The Governor's League of Extraordinary Teens is a statewide initiative seeking to engage Tennesseans ages 13 – 19 in the financial and logistical support of the 95 Tennessee counties offering Dolly Parton's Imagination Library -- a program that mails a new, age-appropriate, hardcover book each month to children from birth to age five, at no cost to the family and regardless of income.

League Membership requires teens to personally register a minimum of 10 children and raise a minimum of $135 to cover the cost of including those children in their county’s Imagination Library for one year.

As a return on their efforts, Extraordinary Teens receive a certificate of appreciation signed by Gov. Phil Bredesen, are recognized on the Governor’s Books from Birth Foundation (GBBF) Web site, and listed in a recurring Extraordinary Teens section inside GBBF's quarterly newsletter, Signpost. (PDF)