So, relief efforts have been in full swing this week – much of which can be credited to the Nashville music community. Mercy Lounge was able to raise approximately $11,000 from their show on Wednesday and during the Relief Telethon last night many of Nashville’s bigger stars came out and put some serious cash out there (Taylor Swift, regardless of your thoughts on her, donated $500,000).
While everyone that has contributed thus far deserves a quick pat on the back for their work it should be noted that the relief effort is slated to cost approximately $1Billion – so we’ve got a long way to go. Beyond all that, please go through your closet this weekend and cobble together clothes for donation – lots of people lost everything and they’d really appreciate it. You can drop off all sorts of items at Halcyon Bikes this weekend. Read more about that here. Also, keep an eye on Hands On Nashville for ways to volunteer and physically help out.
This is going to be a long process and hopefully people don’t lose momentum as we move along. This site will return to local music news soon enough but expect the occasional post like this one reminding everyone we have to remain diligent to get back up to speed!