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Way to go, boys!
Country music act Rascal Flatts (including band mate Joe Don Rooney, an Okie from Picher) donated $829,581 in proceeds from a Friday night concert at Nashville’s Sommet Center to the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.
The donation becomes the largest solo fund-raising event ever for the hospital for a third consecutive year, besting their 2006 donation of $817,000.
During a pre-show party, the members of Rascal Flatts -- Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus and Rooney, presented a check to Kevin Churchwell, hospital CEO.
LeVox, lead singer for the band, expressed that it was a community effort from the concert ticket buyers and also shared “know that when you leave this place tonight, you have made a difference in someone’s life.”
The freestanding 222-bed children’s hospital is dedicated to high level pediatric, sub-specialty treatment and trauma care.
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