August 23rd, 2010
Jimmy Wayne and Bryan Foods have partnered once again to get more than 2500 pounds of food to the hungry, this time coming to the aid of those in the Gulf Coast region affected by the oil spill. The food was recently delivered to the Community Center of St Bernard in Arabi, LA for its Mustard Seed Distribution Program.
“I’ve been really fortunate to be able to team up twice now with Bryan Foods to get food delivered to people in cities hard hit by disasters,” Wayne said.
Earlier this summer, Wayne and Bryan got 2500 pounds of food to the Second Harvest Food Bank in Nashville, Tennessee to help those in need following the devastating floods in May.
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August 19th, 2010
Lady Antebellum is teaming up with Justin Timberlake and a host of music superstars to perform at Timberlake’s benefit show raising money for the Shriners Hospitals for Children. Justin Timberlake and Friends – A Special Evening Benefiting Shriners Hospital For Children will take place at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino’s Theatre For The Performing Arts in Las Vegas on Saturday, October 23 at 8pm.
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August 17th, 2010
Dierks Bentley will host his fifth annual “Miles & Music for Kids” celebrity motorcycle ride and benefit concert on Oct. 17 in Nashville. In only five years, the event has attracted over 30,000 fans and raised an impressive $1.2 million for children’s hospitals in Nashville, Phoenix, Dallas-Fort Worth and Atlanta.
“Miles and Music is one of the greatest things we do all year,” says Bentley. “The Nashville community has been coming out year after year to support us…crazy to think we’ve been doing it for five years now. So many people contribute their time and money to make this a success…looking forward to making year #5 bigger and better than ever.”
This year, the hour-long motorcycle ride will kick off at a new location, Harley-Davidson of Columbia (1616 Harley Davidson Blvd., Columbia, TN), and end at Riverfront Park in downtown Nashville with a concert featuring Bentley and special guests including Miranda Lambert and Jerrod Niemann. More artists will be announced in the coming weeks.
Tickets for the family-friendly event go on sale on Fri., Aug. 20 through Ticketmaster (tickets for Dierks’ fan club, the DB Congress, will be available on Wednesday). Tickets for the ride, concert and commemorative T-shirt are $50, or those looking to attend the concert only can purchase tickets for $20. Special VIP packages are also available. Sponsored by Nationwide Insurance, all proceeds from the Nashville event will benefit the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital.
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August 11th, 2010
ACM Lifting Lives has announced a new monthly web feature called “My Cause,” to drive awareness of artist-supported charitable organizations and support fundraising efforts for those philanthropies.
Erin Spahn, Director of ACM Lifting Lives said: “Artists took time away from ACM Awards rehearsals this year to film short video messages about their favorite causes. Their passion for giving back was apparent from their desire to make these videos, and ACM Lifting Lives is honored to be able to help artists bring awareness and funding to these amazing causes. Stay tuned for a new theme and new artists each month online!”
At the ACM Awards last April, ACM Lifting Lives converted the traditional artist gift lounge into a space where artists could give back to an organization of their choice, instead of receiving gifts themselves. In this lounge, artists stopped by to give a direct-to-camera message about their favorite charity. These videos can now be seen as part of the “My Cause” web feature on www.ACMLiftingLives.org, with new monthly features grouping artists and causes by theme.
The August theme is “Back to School,” dedicated to causes that assist children in need. Donations can be made to each charity using a donate link available with each video. Laura Bell Bundy for the Kreative Kids Foundation, Jack Ingram for Grounded In Music, Reba McEntire for the Oasis Center, Montgomery Gentry for Camp Horsin’ Around and Darius Rucker for Pattison’s Academy are featured.
To watch the videos and donate to these causes, visit www.ACMLiftingLives.org.
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August 10th, 2010
Keith Urban is currently seeking photo submissions for his 2011 calendar to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in honor of the Fans Care for St. Jude Kids program.
All photo submissions MUST be emailed to kucalendar@keithurbanfans.com.
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August 9th, 2010
Capitol Records Nashville artist Luke Bryan will embark on a second Farm Tour run of shows in his home state of Georgia in late September. The idea for the Farm Tour concerts came from Bryan as a way to give back to local farming communities by celebrating and lifting up the American Farmer and offering a fun escape with the outdoor shows. Proceeds from the concerts will go to charities in the farming communities. Deltapine® is the official sponsor of the 2010 Farm Tour.
The Farm Tour shows will be held at the Coffee Weed Plantation in Valdosta on September 28, the Hurricane Branch Plantation in Statesboro on September 29, the VFW Fairgrounds in Carrollton on September 30 and on October 1 at Luther Williams Field in Macon, Georgia.
“I come from an area just like those we have chosen to perform in,” said Bryan. “I grew up working on my father’s peanut farm and know how hard these farmers work. We hope to give them a chance to take a break and enjoy themselves with a night of music.”
Farm Tour tickets will be available starting today at www.lukebryan.com and through local area retail outlets soon.
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August 5th, 2010
Charlie Daniels with The Charlie Daniels Band will perform at the 2010 Wilson County Fair, August 16th in Lebanon, TN to benefit Joseph’s Storehouse Food Ministry.
The Award Winning 2010 Wilson County Fair will take place August 13th thru 21st and will feature its third Country Music Concert sponsored by Burchett Ford Lincoln Mercury. This year’s concert will feature an evening with The Charlie Daniels Band. The CDB concert will be held in the Exposition Center and will feature some of the band’s award winning music including rock, country, bluegrass, blues and gospel with a great Southern touch. Daniels, a Wilson County resident, has always been known for giving back to the community where he lives and has chosen Joseph’s Storehouse Food Ministry as the charity to benefit from this concert.
Joseph’s Storehouse Food Ministry (Lebanon, TN) distributes food to needy families in Wilson County (Tennessee). Joseph’s Storehouse Food Ministry started in 1999 giving food to 22 families and in 2009, 2.3 million lbs. of food was distributed to Wilson County residents. For more information on Joseph’s Storehouse Food Ministry, go to www.JosephsStorehouseTN.com.
Admission to the fair on this date will be increased by $1.00, with the additional $1.00 going to Joseph’s Storehouse Food Ministry. Canned or non-perishable food will be collected for Joseph’s Storehouse Food Ministry at all gates to the fair.
Hale Moss, President of the Wilson County Fair stated, “We are so honored to have The Charlie Daniels Band for this year’s Wilson County Fair concert as it will greatly benefit our fair as well as ones in need. Charlie has a big heart and this exemplifies his strong desire to help the county where he lives. Charlie and his wife, Hazel are great citizens of our community. We are also very fortunate to have Burchett Ford Lincoln Mercury sponsor this event, as they have done now for three years.”
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August 4th, 2010
Tide has announced Faith Hill as the new ambassador for its Tide Loads of Hope program. In 2005, the devastation of Hurricane Katrina inspired the launch of Tide Loads of Hope, a mobile laundry service that provides clean clothes to families affected by disaster. For nearly five years, Tide Loads of Hope has offered free laundry services to communities in the wake of major disasters like Hurricanes Katrina, Gustav, Ike, the California wildfires, and most recently the floods in Middle Tennessee and Pike County, KY. For Faith Hill, who was born in Mississippi and now lives in Nashville, the Tide Loads of Hope program serves as an example of what people and companies can do to provide basic services to individuals in need.
Since 2005, Faith has quietly and tirelessly committed herself to the needs of those affected by Hurricane Katrina. In addition, through charity concerts, fundraisers and donation drives, Faith and her family have contributed goods, services and funds to many around the world affected by tragedy.
“As a Mississippi native, I have witnessed the damage, both physical and emotional, that Hurricane Katrina inflicted on the Gulf Coast. Since then I have been a champion of the work Tide does to restore a sense of hope and normalcy to those affected by disaster through providing a basic necessity – clean clothing,” says Faith Hill. “And with the recent flooding in Nashville, Tide was on hand again to provide relief to those affected here. I am honored to join Tide Loads of Hope as it embarks on its fifth year of supporting communities in times of great need.”
As the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina nears, Tide will host a live concert on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 in New Orleans featuring Faith Hill. Tide Loads of Hope Presents: A Celebration of Hope with Faith Hill will serve to honor the resilient spirit of Gulf Coast residents and demonstrate Tide Loads of Hope’s ongoing commitment to New Orleans. The concert will be free for residents of New Orleans and the surrounding area to celebrate how far the community has come in its rebuilding efforts since Katrina.
Gulf Coast residents will have the chance to win free tickets to see Faith perform live on August 24th at the Mahalia Jackson Theater, an iconic New Orleans performing arts center, which was recently rebuilt after closing its doors following Hurricane Katrina. Tickets will be distributed through local radio stations in the New Orleans, Baton Rouge, LA; Biloxi, MS; Lafayette, LA; and Jackson, MS areas.
“Since we launched Tide Loads of Hope, we’ve been inspired by the spirit of the communities we’ve touched. As we approach the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, we continue our promise to bring back the comfort of clean clothes to those in need,” says Suzanne Watson, Tide Associate Marketing Director. “It is the same sense of compassion that inspires Faith Hill’s charitable spirit so we could not be more thrilled that Faith Hill has chosen Tide Loads of Hope as a cause worthy of her involvement.”
The Tide Loads of Hope program features a truck outfitted with 32 energy-efficient Frigidaire® Affinity™ washers and dryers that can do 300 wash and dry cycles a day. Relief workers, first responders and individuals in areas affected are able to drop off their laundry to be washed, dried and folded by the Tide Loads of Hope team, free of charge. To date, Tide has washed over 36,000 loads of laundry for more than 27,000 families.
For more information on Tide Loads of Hope please visit TideLoadsofHope.com.
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August 4th, 2010
Willie Nelson has announced that the annual Farm Aid concert will take place in Wisconsin for the first time. Marking its 25th anniversary, the fundraising event is scheduled for Oct. 2 in Milwaukee. Nelson and co-founder John Mellencamp will reveal more details on the Farm Aid website on Monday (Aug. 2). Farm Aid’s mission is to build a vibrant, family farm-centered system of agriculture in America. Since 1985, organization has raised more than $37 million to support programs that help farmers thrive, expand the reach of the Good Food Movement, take action to change the dominant system of industrial agriculture and promote food from family farms.
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August 2nd, 2010
Jimmy Wayne arrived in Phoenix Sunday with a broken foot after walking approximately 1700 miles over the past seven months. A high school marching band and dozens of fans walked with Wayne down the home stretch as he approached his destination at HomeBase Youth Services.
Wayne started the “Meet Me Halfway” campaign Jan. 1 in Nashville with the goal of walking halfway across the country for at-risk youth, specifically for those in danger of aging out of the foster care system with no support or resources. He was a homeless teen, in and out of foster homes, until a couple took him at age 16.
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July 30th, 2010
Carrie Underwood and Mike Fisher were united in marriage on July 10th. Leave it to the generous couple to think of others on their big day. People magazine purchased exclusive rights to the couple’s wedding photos. Rumor has it that the transaction more than covered the cost of the wedding.
According to the Tennessean: “Underwood’s reps would not confirm the amount, it was confirmed that the couple donated proceeds from the sale of their wedding photographs to charity.” We wish the happy couple many blessings. Kudos to them for thinking of others on their special day!
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July 30th, 2010
Darryl Worley will host the Ninth Annual Tennessee River Run Sept. 16-18 near his hometown of Savannah, TN. The three-day charity festival includes An Evening With Darryl Worley & Friends Songwriter Round & Fish Fry, a golf tournament, a 5k run/walk, the Motorcycle Poker Run, a rock concert with the Marshall Tucker Band and an all-star country concert with Worley, Danny Gokey and more artists TBA. All proceeds benefit the Darryl Worley Foundation, which supports regional and national non-profits.
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July 29th, 2010
On July 22, Gary Allan raised $225,000 for children with DiGeorge Syndrome. The concert was held at the House of Blues in Chicago and was sponsored by the Ryan and Jenny Dempster Family Foundation, to honor their 15-month-old daughter, Riley, who was born with DiGeorge syndrome. The concert also featured Jaron and the Long Road to Love as the opening act. Also present at the event were many professional players from the Chicago Cubs, Bears and hockey teams.
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July 28th, 2010
Warner Bros Recording Artist James Otto and Republic Nashville’s Sunny Sweeney will perform an acoustic set in Akron, OH on August 19 with proceeds benefiting the Akron Police K9 Unit. The show will begin at 7pm at The New Buffalo Hill Bar and Grille.
Tickets are $10 and are on-sale now. Click here for more information.
