Doug Ellington

Imperfect human saved by grace; retweets and likes are mostly personal reminders

[Greenwood Middle School @GwoodMS]

Mr. Brewer is showing his support ahead of tonight’s game!!! 🏈

[Woodmen Strength @StrengthWoodmen]

Nathanael Miller is the August Iron Woodman. There is no one nicer or no one who works harder. Everyone loves Nathanael. I’m proud of you. Well earned and well deserved!

[Woodmen Strength @StrengthWoodmen]

Kennedy Rollings is the August Iron Lady Woodman! She’s apart of a great family legacy, but she has become her own person, running her own path, and she’s doing it amazingly. She’s an awesome person, teammate, and worker. I’m proud of you. Well earned and well deserved!

[Matt Van Swol @mattvanswol]

In 1988 Dolly Parton pulled every 7th and 8th grader in Sevier County into a room and told them to pick a buddy.

She made them sign a contract.. if BOTH graduate, she hands you both $500. One fails, nobody gets paid.

The county dropout rate went from 35% to 6%.

She handed out the checks herself.

In 1989 she offered $500 to every kid in the county who wanted to go to the local college.

When Gatlinburg burned in 2016, she sent 900 families $1,000 a month for six months.

You've probably heard that part.

Here's the part you haven't:

The fund raised more than expected, so she showed up in May and handed every one of those families another $5,000 on top.

Then she quietly put $3 million into the recovery group that handles the years after the news trucks leave.

She built her county an entire hospital.

She played a benefit concert in 2007, Dollywood and the Stampede matched it, and LeConte Medical Center opened in 2010 with a birthing unit and a women's center in it.

In 2022 she started covering 100% of tuition, books, and fees for Dollywood employees.

Full-time, part-time, AND seasonal.

In 1991 she paid for a bald eagle sanctuary because the birds couldn't be released back into the wild, no press release.

And when Hurricane Helene came through here in Western North Carolina, she wrote a personal check for $1 million and her companies matched it.

She didn't owe North Carolina anything, but she helped us anyway.

She started the Imagination Library because her daddy couldn't read or write. Before he passed, he told her it was the most important thing she ever did.

Rest in Peace, Dolly 🇺🇸

[Woodmen Strength @StrengthWoodmen]

I watched an incredible soccer match today at GHS! 0-0 tie against a really good Perry Meridian team. It was a great team effort, but an incredible performance by Braden Reynolds in goal! Proud of you boys!

[Rand Paul @RandPaul]

I have two bills that will help prevent a future pandemic:

​​1️⃣ Royalty Transparency Act requires federal agencies to publicly disclose royalty payments to government scientists, addressing potential conflicts of interest like those raised in the Fauci investigation.

2️⃣ Risky Research Review Act calls for comprehensive review and stricter oversight of all federally funded high-risk biological and gain-of-function research, including projects linked to the origins of COVID.

[Kyle Neddenriep @KyleNeddenriep]

Cooper Andreas beat cancer. Friendship with Indy Eleven keeper Eric Dick played a part https://t.co/9V84MAZ5NT via @themarcszn

[Woodmen Strength @StrengthWoodmen]

Leaving is easy. Staying to finish the fight is legendary. Easy sucks!

[Woodmen Strength @StrengthWoodmen]

I was sent some pictures from the WORK we got some today at Westwood. I’m still blown away by how many showed up and how hard everyone worked to get the job done. WOODMEN WAY.

[Woodmen Strength @StrengthWoodmen]

I’ll put the character of our kids up against anyone. This group was amazing today. I can’t thank you enough or appreciate you any more than I do! GIVE > GET.

Not pictured: Henry Wood. He worked his butt off here, but hard to leave early to go to his job.

[Woodmen Strength @StrengthWoodmen]

My little girl. ❤️

[Woodmen Strength @StrengthWoodmen]

Happy birthday to Olivia Bustos! She’s as nice as anyone you will ever meet, but she’s also pretty tough and a super hard worker! I’m proud of you! I hope you have the best day ever today!

[Woodmen Strength @StrengthWoodmen]

Happy late birthday to the legendary Lola Trent! She’s one of the best kids we have here and has never given her teammates anything less than her best. I’m proud of you! I hope you had an amazing day yesterday!

[Jon Gordon @JonGordon11]

Good leaders talk about culture. Great leaders bring the culture to life and keep it alive!

[Woodmen Strength @StrengthWoodmen]

We are moving speed and conditioning to the SAC this morning and not Freedom Park. Still going from 9-10:00 am. The hill is wet and slick from the rain. PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD ON THIS CHANGE!

[Doug Ellington @doug_ellington]

@emmitonair Joe Torre

[Woodmen Strength @StrengthWoodmen]

Happy birthday Leland Morton! Big things ahead for this young man! I hope you have an awesome day today brother!

[Jon Gordon @JonGordon11]

Commitment will cost you but not committing will cost you even more.

[Doug Ellington @doug_ellington]

@Travis1 Shaun Phillips

[Doug Ellington @doug_ellington]

@VinnysCorner1 Steve Rogers