November 6, 2006, Cotton Incorporated concluded their 2nd annual “Dirty Laundry Tour” on NC State’s campus. The fourteen university coast-to-coast tour is an exciting one-day event that fuses music, games, style and fashion with cotton. This festival-inspired tour’s purpose is to inform college students about natural and recyclable fibers like cotton.

This year’s tour focused on a denim drive entitled “Cotton. From Blue to Green.” Denim that was donated by students would be turned into insulation to help rebuild schools in Louisiana that were damaged by Hurricane Katrina.

The Kappa Chapter of the Delta Kappa Phi Textile Fraternity at the College of Textiles led the denim drive which raised over 2,750 pieces of denim. With the help of many generous local businesses, such as Wrangler of the VF Corporation, NC State was the top donating university for the tour, topping second place Fresno State University. This was an amazing feat considering that Fresno State enrolls over twice as many students as NC State. Event coordinator for Delta Kappa Phi, Amber Foster Smith, was extremely pleased with the efforts of the university. “Cotton Incorporated has given so much to the College of Textiles over the years we are so excited we had a chance to give back not only to them but to the communities that were impacted by Hurricane Katrina. We are thrilled at the amount of participation and dedication put forth by the College, the University and its students, faculty and staff. We can not wait for the tour to stop by our campus next year!”

Cotton Incorporated, whose world headquarters are located in Cary, North Carolina is funded by the U.S. growers of upland cotton and importers of cotton and cotton textile products. Cotton Incorporated is the research and marketing company representing upland cotton. The Mission of Cotton Incorporated is to increase the demand for and profitability of cotton through research and promotion.

The main purpose of the Cotton:. From Blue To Green denim drive was to inform college students that denim is a cotton product and that it is recyclable. Once they no longer have use for an old pair of denim, they can be recycled into natural cotton fiber insulation. This eco-friendly natural fiber insulation, called UltraTouch, will provide building material for construction in a school in Louisiana through the organization Advance Baton Rouge.

The Kappa Chapter of Delta Kappa Phi Fraternity strives to live up to the initial purpose set forth by their founding brothers. Since 1979, the Kappa Chapter at NC State's College of Textiles has continually focused on advancement of the aims and interests of the University. For their Brothers, Delta Kappa Phi helps to promote positive character enhancement and high scholastic achievement while earning a degree in their chosen field. By actively participating in functions of both the College and the University, Delta Kappa Phi is able to advocate social and professional bonds with industry leaders.

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Raleigh, NC 27695-8301
Telephone: (919) 515-6646
FAX: (919) 515-3733
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