Carrie Underwood photo by Andrew Eccles, courtesy of Arista Nashville.
Aug. 20, 2009 — Country artists generally get high marks for their efforts in reaching out to the community. Carrie Underwood, Rodney Atkins and Tim McGraw are the latest examples of the genre's stars doing some sort of good work by linking with charities or simply making public appearances.
Carrie, Rodney and songwriter Craig Wiseman — author of Kenny Chesney's "Summertime" — are all contributing in their own ways to non-profit agencies that support people or animals in need. Tim is the first artist on board to return to Canada to make up for the loss of a festival concert that was cancelled in the wake of the storm that injured Billy Currington and some of his band members and killed a fan who was crushed under a speaker.
The details follow:
• Carrie has established new foundation to back causes in her hometown, Checotah, Okla. The agency is named C.A.T.S.: Checotah Animal, Town and School Fo undation. "My hometown is extremely supportive of me," Carrie says, "and I feel blessed to be able to create something as a way of giving back, to say thank you."
• Rodney visited East Tennessee on Tuesday to perform for 70 kids at the Holston United Methodist Home for Children, The Greeneville Sun reported. His appearance helped honor a new renovation to the facility, where he resided as an infant before he was adopted by Allan and Margaret Atkins, who were on hand for the event. One of the residence halls on the Holston Home campus has been named after Rodney.
• Craig is holding his fifth annual Stars For Second Harvest fundraiser Sept. 29 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville with Rodney, Phil Vassar and Heidi Newfield already signed up. Other acts are expected to come on board for the show, which raises money for the Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee. Among those who've taken part in the past: Keith Urban, LeAnn Rimes, Ronnie Dunn, Dierks Bentley and Taylor Swift.
• Tim will appear Sept. 17 at Rexall Place in Edmonton, according to The Edmonton Journal, in a show that's set aside for ticket holders from the Big Valley Jamboree in Camrose that was cut short by a major storm. More than 70 people were injured in the tragedy, which caused the death of one fan, and Billy and a band member were both hospitalized after they were hurt when the stage collapsed. Promoters cancelled the rest of that night's show as well a s the next day's concert, squelching performances from Tim, Gary Allan, Kevin Costner and Tracy Lawrence, among others. Tim is the first act named for the makeup date; others are expected to be added.
• Rodney visited East Tennessee on Tuesday to perform for 70 kids at the Holston United Methodist Home for Children, The Greeneville Sun reported. His appearance helped honor a new renovation to the facility, where he resided as an infant before he was adopted by Allan and Margaret Atkins, who were on hand for the event. One of the residence halls on the Holston Home campus has been named after Rodney.
• Craig is holding his fifth annual Stars For Second Harvest fundraiser Sept. 29 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville with Rodney, Phil Vassar and Heidi Newfield already signed up. Other acts are expected to come on board for the show, which raises money for the Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee. Among those who've taken part in the past: Keith Urban, LeAnn Rimes, Ronnie Dunn, Dierks Bentley and Taylor Swift.
• Tim will appear Sept. 17 at Rexall Place in Edmonton, according to The Edmonton Journal, in a show that's set aside for ticket holders from the Big Valley Jamboree in Camrose that was cut short by a major storm. More than 70 people were injured in the tragedy, which caused the death of one fan, and Billy and a band member were both hospitalized after they were hurt when the stage collapsed. Promoters cancelled the rest of that night's show as well a s the next day's concert, squelching performances from Tim, Gary Allan, Kevin Costner and Tracy Lawrence, among others. Tim is the first act named for the makeup date; others are expected to be added.
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