Cumulus Nashville Radio Stations Collect Thousands of Christmas Gifts at ‘Toy Field’
Cumulus Nashville radio stations NASH FM 103.3, 104-5 The Zone, 92Q, i106, Super Talk 99.7 WTN and 95.5 NASH ICON in conjunction with Sudden Service Convenience Stores collected thousands of toys and gifts for those in need at the annual Toy Field event to benefit The Salvation Army’s Forgotten Angel Program at Nissan Stadium.
Cumulus Nashville’s partners in the successful event included Sudden Service Convenience Stores, State Water Heaters, Metro PCS, ESCU, Iron Tribe and Ferguson Bath, Kitchen & Lighting Gallery.
Pictured (L-R): Santa and Major Ed Lee, Area Commander – The Salvation Army Nashville Area Command.
CMA Foundation Makes Donation To W.O. Smith Nashville Community Music School
The CMA Foundation recently donated $75,000 to benefit music education programs for low-income students at the W.O. Smith Nashville Community Music School – a 50 percent increase over 2014 and the fourth year the Foundation has supported the school.
To date, CMA and the CMA Foundation have committed more than $13.6 million to support local and national, in-school and after-school music education programs on behalf of the country artist community. Support for programs includes purchasing instruments, but the Foundation is also focused on supporting teachers and creating sustainable music education programs that make a difference in a child’s life. The figure includes a recent $1 million grant to Metro Nashville Public Schools for instruments and teacher development initiatives.
Pictured (Front, L-R): W.O. Smith students Jean Carlo Arias Neda, age 10; Whitney Thai, age 8; and Gabriel Barreda, age 11. (Back, L-R): Tiffany Kerns, CMA Community Outreach Manager; Ron Samuels, CMA Foundation Board Chairman; Sarah Trahern, CMA Chief Executive Officer; Jonah Rabinowitz, W.O. Smith School Executive Director. Photo: Kayla Schoen / CMA
MusicRow Panel Station Wraps 16th Annual Food Drive
MusicRow panel station KRKT in Albany, Oregon, wrapped up its 16th Annual Scott and Angie’s Food Drive. Together with a local corporate match sponsor Coastal Farm and Ranch Store, the station raised $39,540. Roughly translated, this will provide enough food for 197,700 meals over the coming months. All food and money went to Linn Benton Food Share.
Pictured (L-R): Angie Foster (with son Braddock), KRKT; Amanda Peaslee, Coastal; Scott Schuler (with son Anthem), KRKT; Jess Ropp, Coastal.
Chuck Wicks Honored By Susan G. Komen Foundation
Chuck Wicks — recording artist and co-host of nationally syndicated “America’s Morning Show with Blair Garner”– was selected as one of Susan G. Komen’s “Pink Tie Guys” Class of 2016.
“To be selected as a ‘Pink Tie Guy’ is nothing short of an honor,” Wicks said. “To be among a group of gentleman — all with the same goal and purpose — is a great thing that can only bring hope, promise and faith that one day together we can and will beat cancer.”
Wicks joins nine other gentlemen representing a cross section of athletes, doctors, celebrities and leaders from corporate and philanthropic sectors in and around the Greater Nashville area. Wicks was selected after he raised more than $5,000 for Susan G. Komen through a “Pull Up Challenge” on “America’s Morning Show.” “Blair Garner saw Mark Wahlberg do 22 pull-ups in 30 seconds on Ellen the day prior and challenged me — on the air — to beat Mark’s record. The next day I brought a pull-up bar into the studio and, with the help of listeners across the country, we raised $5,000 by doing 28 pull-ups in 30 seconds. Yeah, I beat Mark Wahlburg, but who’s counting? It was all for a great cause,” Wicks said.
The 2016 “Pink Tie Guys” will be recognized at the “Pink Tie Party” in Nashville on Thurs., Feb. 25, the day before Wicks releases his sophomore album Turning Point. The evening will include dinner, cocktails, a silent auction and more.
Chuck Wicks
Dave Pomeroy’s 16th Annual Nashville Unlimited Christmas Concert Set For Dec. 15
Dave Pomeroy
The 16th Annual Nashville Unlimited Christmas Concert, which raises funds for Nashville’s Room In The Inn homeless program, is slated for Tuesday, Dec. 15. The event will begin at 7 p.m. at Christ Church Cathedral, located at 900 Broadway in Nashville.
This year’s guests include Emmylou Harris, Three Ring Circle, Mary Gauthier, The Tennessee Mafia Jug Band, The Don Juans, the Nashville Mandolin Ensemble and more.
Hosted by session bassist and producer Dave Pomeroy and singer-songwriter Don Henry, the concert is free, with a suggested minimum donation of $20. Seating is first come, first serve and the doors open at 6 p.m.
Since 1992, Pomeroy’s holiday concerts have raised over $260,000 for Room In The Inn.
Christmas 4 Kids Lineup Revealed
The Christmas 4 Kids organization has announced its lineup of participating artists for this year’s annual tour bus show to be held at the Hendersonville, Tenn. Walmart. On Monday, Dec. 14 from 5 to 9 p.m. stars will gather on parked tour buses to meet fans and give them an inside look at a country artist’s home on the road.
This year’s participating artists include Darryl Worley, the Bellamy Brothers, Shenandoah, Lonestar, Trick Pony, Craig Wayne Boyd, 3 Doors Down, .38 Special, Lucy Angel, Guy Gilchrist, James Robert Webb and more.
For more information, visit christmas4kids.org.
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