Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} Tracy Lawrence and some friends held their 3rd Annual Turkey Fry yesterday to benefit the Nashville Rescue Mission. The event was held in rather brisk weather in the parking lot of the Rescue Mission in Nashville. 
Tracy was joined by friends including Brad Arnold from 3 Doors Down, Lorrie Morgan, actor David Keith, and others (including yours truly) throughout the day. “I’m so honored to have the chance to do this for the third year in a row. I’m very appreciative of the opportunity to give back to the Nashville area and hope we’re able to help a lot of people over the holiday season,” 
Lawrence and his crew deep fried 400 turkeys, which translates to 6,500 meals to feed the men, women, and children served by the Nashville Rescue Mission during the holiday season. The Tennessee Titan’s Cheerleaders were on hand to collect donations of canned goods, clothing, personal items, or cash to be dropped at the Mission’s parking lot drive-through. The first 100 donating received a signed Tracy Lawrence CD (his current album “For the Love” or his Christmas album entitled “All Wrapped Up In Christmas.”) 
“We are grateful for Tracy's efforts in raising awareness for the poor and hurting in the Middle Tennessee area. In the midst of this economic downturn, this awareness, as well as some good eating, has enabled the Mission to continue serving those arriving at its doors seeking help,” says Cliff Tredway, Marketing Director of the Nashville Rescue Mission. Along with Lawrence and his friends, many national, as well as local sponsors were there to lend a hand. This year Dan McGuiness Irish Pub, Bass Pro Shops, Tyson Foods, Walmart, Blue Rhino, Master Built Fryers, Crisco, Printing Unlimited, TLE, Inc., and Rocky Comfort Records have all donated their services. The Nashville Rescue Mission feeds on average 1,300 people daily, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. It is a discouraging statistic but as Lawrence says, “A mere $1.92 is all it takes to feed an individual; for $19.20, the price of a turkey, you can feed a family of five and five of their friends. I know these are hard times for all of us, but if we all pull together we can make this mission possible.”
