Category Archives: Charity

Gloriana, Bucky Covington and more Perform for Autism Sings!

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Tuesday night artists from all over Nashville gathered to celebrate and help raise funds for the fight against Autism at the benefit concert Autism Speaks™ Presents Autism Sings! The night included performances by Gloriana, Billy Dean, Bucky Covington, Jaci Velasquez, Tyler Barham, Logan Blade, Katie Chance, and Austin Webb. The show was emceed by celebrity host Evan Farmer. About Autism Speaks: Over the past five years, Autism Speaks has given back more than $2 million to the state of Tennessee. Funds are used to support local research, science grants, community grants, AutismCares grants, Baker Camp Scholarships and various toolkits that are available for free, including the 100-Day Kit, developed to provide much needed support to families during the initial diagnosis period.

Blake Shelton Hosts Healing In The Heartland

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Blake Shelton Hosts “Healing In The Heartland: Relief Benefit Concert”. Blake Shelton has organized and will headline and host a major telethon, “Healing in the Heartland: Relief Benefit Concert,” this Wednesday (May 29). The concert/telethon/benefit proceeds will be going towards The United Way of Central Oklahoma May Tornado Relief Fund. The benefit will be held at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City at 7:30 pm tomorrow. Tickets for the benefit went on sale Saturday, but will also be televised live on NBC. Other cable networks including Style, G4, Bravo, E! and CMT will air the show on either a live or delayed basis. “Everyone has their way to help, and mine as an entertainer is to perform to help raise money and awareness for this tragedy,” Shelton said. “This is why I want to do this special and especially hod it in Oklahoma City, which is near ground zero.” Shelton will be performing along with Miranda Lambert, Reba McEntire, Vince Gill and more.

Rascal Flatts Host 14th Annual A Home For the Holidays

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Rascal Flatts Hosting the 14th Annual A Home For the Holidays Special On CBS! Rascal Flatts is teaming up with CBS to host the 14th Annual A Home For The Holiday special which focuses on raising awareness about adoption and foster care and their importance as social issues. It will feature stories and testimonies from American families in addition to performances from country stars and artists from other genres! Tune in on Wednesday, December 19th at 9pm ET on CBS. Performances to Include: Rascal Flatts Rachel Crow Melissa Etheridge Matchbox Twenty Phillip Phillip Other Appearances: Wayne Brady Kevin Frazier Jillian Michaels

Alan Jackson Releases Photo Book

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Alan Jackson Is Releasing A Limited Number Of Photo Books With Proceeds Going Towards Colon Cancer Research. It seems like country artists are always doing their part to help others and Alan Jackson is one of them, this time with the cause being very close to home. He will release a limited number of his book Seasons of Sweetbriar – A Photographic Collection of Home by Alan Jackson. The full purchase price of each book will be donated to the Colon Cancer Alliance’s Blue Note Fund, benefitting colon cancer patients in need. “Sweetbriar – created by God, bound by the Harpeth River, and guarded by hand laid rock walls from years ago – this 140 acres of fertile valley shadowed by the Tennessee hills has privileged my family and me with a landscape for living” – excerpt from the book’s Foreward by Alan. The Sweetbriar estate is where Alan, his wife Denise and their three daughters, Mattie, Ali and Dani lived for over 13 years. The original intent when Alan began the photo collection was to prepare a photo journal that his daughters would have to look back on when they moved out on their own. Once the book was complete Alan and Denise realized it was a treasure filled with beauty and significance and shared it with family and a few close friends. The book is a hardbound coffee table piece with more than 200 photographs of the landscape, buildings, ponds, trees, wildlife and other intimate reflections of life at Sweetbriar. The Jacksons sold Sweetbriar in 2010 and just a few months afterwards Denise was diagnosed with colorectal cancer. “That rocked my world, as I’m sure it does every person who gets a cancer diagnosis,” she explains. “That really brought to my attention the CCA and awareness and what the organization does. It became an obvious way for us to be able to do something meaningful with these books and be able to raise money for the Blue Note Fund.” Seasons of Sweetbriar can be purchased through www.alanjackson.com for $25 or $50 for a book autographed by Alan, while supplies last. 100 percent of proceeds will be donated to the CCA’s Blue Note Fund.

JT Hodges Hosts Holiday Charity Event

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JT Hodges Hosts Second Annual Holiday Howler Charity Event! JT Hodges is taking a little time this holidays season to serve as host for the Second Annual Holiday Howler Charity Event benefiting the Brown Dog Foundation, a non-profit that helps pet owners in financial need to provide their furry friends with necessary treatment options (read their “about” story!) “Animals, like people, will get sick or need medical attention at some point in time and as a dog owner, I know those bills can be pricy.” -JT Hodges The Holiday Howler event will take place on Monday, December 3rd at the Gibson Showroom in Nashville! Hodges will of course be performing along with Chris Stapleton, Jonathon Singleton and Whitney Duncan! You can can snag tickets on the website now, or donate $5.00 at the door! If you’re in the Nashville area, this is definitely a good cause!

Camp Southern Ground Says It’s Thank You Wednesday

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Camp Southern Ground Benefits From Giving Tuesday. For Camp Southern Ground, today is Thank You Wednesday. A grand total of $7,612 was donated for the camp from the efforts of people contributing during Giving Tuesday. “We simply cannot express our immense gratitude for the absolute outpouring of support you all showed on Giving Tuesday…You also raised a massive amount of awareness about this cause. Please accept our most heartfelt thank you for all you’ve done and continue to do to help support Camp Southern Ground.” -CSG Camp Southern Ground was founded by Zac Brown and created to “operate a camp to allow children to overcome academic, social and emotional difficulties so they may reach their full potential by providing them with the opportunity and tools necessary to achieve excellence in all facets of their lives.” For more information CLICK HERE.

Ronnie Dunn Performs At Third Annual Holiday Bash

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Ronnie Dunn Does His Part To Help The Children. On November 8, Ronnie Dunn performed to a sold out Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center in Bowling Green benefiting the charities of the third annual Holiday Bash. The Holiday Bash charity began in 2010 as a joint venture of Commonwealth Broadcasting, WBKO-TV and United Country Auctions to raise much needed money for children’s charities in the weeks immediately before Christmas. In a tremendous outpouring of support, the Southern Kentucky community has embraced Holiday Bash with open arms to the benefit of local charities including Boys and Girls Clubs, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, United Way, and many more. Many of the children who are directly impacted by the generosity of the local community through these charities were on hand to meet Dunn and thank him in person prior to his performance. “This is an extraordinary collaboration of efforts to the great benefit of all charities involved and in turn, to all the children and families who rely on the work done by these charities,” shares Dunn. “I’m happy to do my part and hope for the continued success of Holiday Bash.” In addition to the Dunn concert, Holiday Bash will host a dinner at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green on November 30 with both a live and a silent auction. Select auction items, including University of Kentucky tickets, trips to New York City, Las Vegas, Hawaii, and Florida, autographed memorabilia from Charlie Daniels, Tim McGraw, and Rascal Flatts are open for bidding now on proxibid.com . Additional auction items will be posted and open during live bidding for those unable to attend. For tickets, questions or more information on Holiday Bash, please visit wbko.com or contact event coordinator, Paula Kirby (pmoorenky@aol.com). If y’all are in the Kentucky area or just love to help a good cause look into this dinner!

The Roys Join The Pink Arrow Project

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The Roys Team Up with The Pink Arrow Project to Help Fight Cancer The Roys have joined The Pink Arrow Project to help fund cancer research and to help cancer survivors and their families. Mary J. Hale, founder and CEO of Pink Arrow Project is excited about their recent addition to the family of supporters. “We are so proud to have brother/sister duo, Lee and Elaine Roy, help represent the Pink Arrow Project. They are such sweet and talented people, and we are so happy to have them on board.  We recently announced THE ROYS’ label-mate and acclaimed vocalist Carrie Hassler as our first musical artist to help introduce our organization to the music world.  We are extremely proud to have THE ROYS also bringing awareness to folks that might otherwise never have known about our project. ” -Mary J. Hale Head on over to The Pink Arrow Project to find out how you can help The Roys support cancer research.

Josh Abbott Band Sorority Spirit Contest

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The Josh Abbott Band Does Their Part To Contribute To Charities With A Spirited, Sisterly Competition. The second annual Josh Abbott Band Sorority Spirit Contest is currently in progress. The contest has gotten a huge response and a lot is thanks to Twitter. Since the kick off, Josh has been receiving over 160 tweets an hour from coast to coast from sorority sisters doing their part to raise some money for their philanthropy. Prizes for this contest include a Josh Abbott Band performance, $10,000 in award money to the winning houses philanthropy, as well as prizes from Dior Cosmetics, Kendra Scott Jewelry and Gigi’s Cupcakes. Sorority Chapters from all directions have registered including Tampa Florida, Pennsylvania State University, University of Oregon, Northern Arizona University, Louisiana State University, Texas Tech, University of Wisconsin-Madison and more! There are 3 phases of the contest and phase 2, Finals Week, begins tomorrow! The 10-15 chapters who had the most people “join” their spirit page and have shown the most creativity will advance into Finals Week. Those finalists will have November 13-15 to submit a skit, via video, with a theme of the bands choosing. Grand prize winners will be chosen from that group based on creativity, entertainment value and effort. Phase 3, The Showdown, will have the videos displayed publicly to raise awareness of the finalists philanthropies. The final winners of this year’s JAB Spirit Contest will be announced the week of November 19. For more information on the contest click HERE. Watch the video below of how last year’s, the first ever, JAB spirit contest turned out!

The Marshall Tucker Band Aids Sandy Victims

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The Marshall Tucker Band Provides Donations for Hurricane Sandy Victims. The Marshall Tucker Band is collecting donations for Hurricane Sandy victims, and you can help! Starting TODAY, Nov. 8th, you can bring your donations to the southern rock group’s tour truck in Spartanburg, SC. Marshall Tucker Band lead-singer, Doug Gray, feels a personal connection to the hurricane victims. “People in that part of the country have supported The Marshall Tucker Band for over 40 years. We’ve made a lot of friends up there, have watched people’s families grow and have grown with them. So, on a personal level, I know a lot of their pain.” -Doug Gray The band will be in front of the Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium from 4:30-7:30, and then they’ll depart to donate the items to victims in the Northeast. They are currently working on more donation trucks for Anderson and Chesnee, SC. They ask that you bring winter necessities such as blankets, coats, and gloves.