Country music legend and philanthropist, Tracy Lawrence, has announced the return of his wildly successful charity event, the 15th Annual Mission:Possible Turkey Fry and Benefit Concert. Since the event's conception in 2006, it has helped to raise nearly one million dollars and prepared approximately 93,000 meals. This year, the two-part event will take place on November 24th in Nashville with the turkey fry kicking off the day in the parking lot of Nashville Rescue Mission.
Due to current health and safety guidelines, this year's concert portion will be a virtual livestream event from the Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville via streaming platform, Talk Shop Live. The star-studded benefit concert will feature Tracy with special guest performers, to be announced at a later date.
For the first time ever the Mission:Possible Benefit Concert livestream will be free to watch HERE with exclusive merchandise now available on the Talk Top Live platform where proceeds will go to feeding the homeless.
Proceeds from Mission:Possible Turkey Fry will go to the Nashville Rescue Mission as they continue their vital work within the homeless communities of Nashville, TN.
Continuing the spirit of giving this holiday season, Tracy will also be hosting an online auction that will run from November 17th – December 2nd, just in time for Giving Tuesday.
*All Mission:Possible events closely follow all COVID safety guidelines per Health Department protocol.
Tracy Lawrence recently announced his 12th annual "Misson Possible Turkey Fry" will be taking place on Tuesday, November 21 at the world famous Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville. This years special guest performers include Luke Combs and Halfway to Hazard with more being announced soon.
The event benefits the Nashville Rescue Mission and helps provide a warm Thanksgiving meal and necessary items to help them through the holiday.
Tickets go on sale this Friday, September 22 at 11AM CT. Click here for tickets.
NASHVILLE, TN - November 27, 2013 - Weathering the cold and freezing rain in Nashville on Tuesday (11/26), Tracy Lawrence rallied the community to come to together during the 8th annual “Mission Possible” Turkey Fry. The annual event cooked more than 500 turkeys to help feed those in need during this Thanksgiving holiday season.
“The real heroes are the volunteers,” said Tracy Lawrence. “I am so humbled each year by the outpouring of support from the community, to the sponsors and volunteers that stood in freezing rain to cook turkeys giving back to others in need. It's a wonderful feeling."
Launched in 2006, the Tracy Lawrence “Mission Possible” Turkey Fry has brought in close to 7,000 turkeys and provided more than 46,000 meals to help the Nashville Rescue Mission feed the homeless in Middle Tennessee.
Sports And Music Celebrities Lend A Hand To Benefit The Nashville Rescue Mission
NASHVILLE, TN – November 21, 2013 – Thanksgiving just days away, country music superstar Tracy Lawrence is set to host the 8th annual “Mission Possible” Turkey Fry on Tuesday, November 26 from 8:00am to 5:00pm to benefit the Nashville Rescue Mission.
Launched in 2006, the Tracy Lawrence “Mission Possible” Turkey Fry has brought in close to 6,500 turkeys and provided more than 40,000 meals to help the Nashville Rescue Mission feed the homeless in Middle Tennessee.
Each year Lawrence gets a little help from entertainment and sports celebrity friends to prepare food and fry turkeys. The event has been supported by some of music finest such as Jason Aldean, John Rich, 3 Doors Down front man Brad Arnold, and Restless Heart. Sports celebrities such as Tennessee Titans Rob Bironas, Daniel Graham, and Jordan Babinaeux have donated and prepared turkeys to the event. This year NFL Titans players Rob Bironas, Andy Lavitre, and the Titans Cheerleaders will be on deck to support the cause. As part of the annual tradition, music artists from multi-genres will lend a hand during the charity event.
“The Nashville Rescue Mission is a blessing to our community,” says Lawrence. “Each year I am humbled by the outpouring of support from friends who give their time to be part of the Turkey Fry. This special day allows us the opportunity to help raise awareness of the great services the Mission provides everyday to the homeless and those in need.”
The event is free and open to the public, though donations are appreciated. If you can’t make it, follow @NashvilleRescue on Twitter for updated information throughout the day, as well as LIKE the Mission’s Facebook page: www.facebook.com/nashvillerescuemission to see photos of your favorite celebrities frying turkeys.
Nashville Rescue Mission Needs Turkey Donations To Help Feed Homeless During Thanksgiving
NASHVILLE, TN – November 14, 2012 – As Tracy Lawrence prepares to host the 7th annual "Mission Possible" Turkey Fry on Tuesday, November 20, the Nashville Rescue Mission will need an estimated 1000 Turkeys that will serve more than 5000 meals to feed the homeless in Middle Tennessee this Thanksgiving holiday season. The Nashville Rescue Mission has only received a small amount of turkey donations to date. Lawrence is urging everyone to bring turkeys, cash donations, and clothing by simply dropping off the items to the Nashville Rescue Mission.
In addition, the singer released a documentary style video on YouTube that tells the story of just how important the Nashville Rescue Missions work is to the community:
Launched in 2006, the Tracy Lawrence “Mission Possible” Turkey Fry has brought in close to 6,000 turkeys and provided more than 35,000 meals to help the Nashville Rescue Mission feed the homeless in Middle Tennessee.
This year’s Turkey Fry is Tuesday, November 20th from 8 am to 5 pm in the parking lot of the Nashville Rescue Mission—located at 639 Lafayette Street, Nashville, TN. Tracy’s goal is to fry over 500 turkeys for the homeless and hungry during this year’s annual event.
Each year Lawrence gets a little help from entertainment and sports celebrity friends to prepare food and fry turkeys. The event has been supported by some of music finest such as Jason Aldean, John Rich, 3 Doors Down front man Brad Arnold, and Restless Heart. Sports celebrities such as Tennessee Titans Rob Bironas, Daniel Graham, and Jordan Babinaeux have donated and prepared turkeys to the event. This year Tennessee Titan player Rob Bironas and the Tennessee Titan Cheerleaders will be on deck to support the cause.
“The Nashville Rescue Mission is a blessing to our community,” says Lawrence. “Each year I am humbled by the outpouring of support from friends who give their time to be part of the Turkey Fry. This special day allows us the opportunity to help raise awareness of the great services the Mission provides everyday to the homeless and those in need.”
The event is free and open to the public, though donations are appreciated. If you can’t make it, follow @NashvilleRescue on Twitter for updated information throughout the day, as well as LIKE the Mission’s Facebook page www.facebook.com/nashvillerescuemission to see photos of your favorite celebrities frying turkeys.
