The country music community rallied in a big way to support Tracy Lawrence’s mission to feed the homeless this Thanksgiving after a broken refrigerated truck spoiled 650 of the 3,600 turkeys set aside for donation. Once Lawrence shared the setback on social media and asked Middle Tennessee locals to help, the response was immediate and also overwhelming.
Fans, friends, and fellow artists stepped up with 2,400 donated turkeys, pushing the new total to 5,350 cooked and frozen turkeys distributed this season. Thanks to the generosity of the community, Lawrence’s annual effort has now surpassed 50,000 meals provided to those in need.
Artists including Jamey Johnson, Tucker Wetmore, Charles Esten, Dustin Lynch, Meghan Patrick, John Crist, Rodney Atkins, Clint Black, Rhett Akins, Frank Ray and more all played a part in the try fry on Tuesday morning.
Wetmore even surprised Lawrence by dropping off more than 100 turkeys, while Patrick also donated and encouraged her followers to join in. Additional turkeys came from Steve Wariner, Atkins, Black, Akins, Esten, and others.
The support didn’t stop there. Later that night, fans packed into Luke Combs’ Category 10 for a special benefit concert featuring Tracy Lawrence, Gretchen Wilson, Chris Cagle, Eric Paslay, and Halfway to Hazard. The event shattered records, raising $355,000 for Mission:Possible through ticket sales, silent auction items, major artist contributions, and more. A check for $250,000 was presented to the Nashville Rescue Mission.
For the first time, the show also included a canned food drive benefiting Second Harvest Food Bank, helping local families facing food insecurity. One lucky supporter even walked away with a signed guitar thanks to the food drive raffle.
“I cannot imagine a better 20th anniversary for the Mission:Possible Turkey Fry and Concert,” Lawrence shared. “What started as a day of uncertainty turned into a day of our community coming together in a way I couldn’t have imagined. Between the fry itself and the benefit concert with my friends Gretchen, Chris, Eric and Halfway to Hazard, I was blown away once again by the kindness of our neighbors.”
Monetary donations can still be made to Mission:Possible here.
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