11-time 2023 Billboard Music Award-winning country performer and East Tennessee native Morgan Wallen has doubled down on supporting his home area after Hurricane Helene’s devastation impacted it.
Via a partnership between the Morgan Wallen Foundation and Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee, a “HELP” campaign has been initiated to raise funds and collect food for Hurricane Helene victims in East Tennessee and Western North Carolina.
The campaign will feature four in-person and online ways to contribute:
Oct. 9’s food and water drive in Knoxville
The Morgan Wallen Foundation and Second Harvest of East Tennessee will accept bottled water, pop-top canned food (no can opener or cooking required) and ‘Open and Eat Now’ Food (i.e.: protein bars, crackers, peanut butter, etc. that do not require cooking) from 6 a.m. – 7 p.m. ET at West Town Mall corner of Dick’s House of Sport at 7600 Kingston Pike in Knoxville.
Oct. 9’s packing of disaster relief boxes in Nashville
Preparing disaster relief boxes to be sent to East Tennessee and Western North Carolina will occur at Second Harvest’s Nashville offices at 331 Great Circle Road from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. CT.
Purchase a limited-edition “HELP” t-shirt
A limited-edition “HELP” t-shirt, inspired by Wallen’s Billboard Hot 100 hit with Post Malone “I Had Some Help,” is available at Shop.MorganWallen.com. 100% of the artist’s proceeds will go to the Morgan Wallen Foundation to support Second Harvest of East Tennessee and MANNA FoodBank of Western North Carolina.
Online food drive
An online food drive for those who can’t join Knoxville food drive efforts in person. To donate, visit http://bit.ly/HELPAfterHelene.
Wallen responds to Hurricane Helene
Sneedville, Tennessee native Wallen shared an Instagram story saying, “My family in East Tennessee are safe, but I know many are absolutely devastated there and in multiple states. All my prayers are geared towards those tonight.’
“Those hills and hollers are very important to me in so many ways,” he continued. “It is going to take a monumental effort and I am in contact with my team and others working on ways I can help.”
That assistance emerged as a donation of $500,000 to the American Red Cross to help East Tennessee. The six-figure gift from the Morgan Wallen Foundation was announced Sept. 30.
“We can’t thank Morgan Wallen enough for his heart and generous $500,000 donation to impact help on the ground now in the areas affected by Hurricane Helene, including his beloved East Tennessee,” Trevor Riggin, Red Cross’ national president for humanitarian services, said in a statement shared with the USA Today Network’s Knox News.
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