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Maren Morris, Florida Georgia Line Play ‘Feeding Nashville’ Benefit

Maren Morris, Ryan Hurd, Florida Georgia Line, Nelly, and more played to a packed house this week for “Together: Feeding Nashville” a benefit concert at FirstBank Amphitheater, near Franklin, Tennessee….

Maren Morris, Florida Georgia Line Play 'Feeding Nashville' Benefit
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Maren Morris, Ryan Hurd, Florida Georgia Line, Nelly, and more played to a packed house this week for "Together: Feeding Nashville" a benefit concert at FirstBank Amphitheater, near Franklin, Tennessee.

Organizer and Tyler Hubbard's wife Hayley Hubbard told the crowd, “We’re still on cloud nine and feeling overwhelmed with all of the love that everyone poured into TOGETHER: FEEDING NASHVILLE. So many lives will be impacted by the incredible generosity from our community and we are forever grateful.”

She added, “We’ll be reliving this special night for a long time and dreaming up the next one!”

Hayley posted to Instagram, We’re still reliving Tuesday night and feeling so GRATEFUL for everyone that bought tickets, showed up, and contributed to making Together Feeding Nashville happen on Tuesday and selling out the very first show @firstbankamp 🎶. It took a village for this night to come together, so before I share anything else, we owe a huge special THANK YOU to everyone involved from the artists to hosts, and band & crew, to all the many people behind the scenes."

The event raised over $450,000 for Feeding Nashville.

Founded in April 2020, Feeding Nashville is focused on continuing to provide healthy meals to at-risk students, low-income patients, and homeless individuals locally, while utilizing a network of regional chefs. With the help of main chef Ryan Reisdorf, Founder of in-home restaurant Placemat.

Feeding Nashville has prepared and delivered meals to 70,858 individuals since its launch.

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