Well the flood came and went and cleanup continues here in Music City USA. After contacting several of our vendors, we received close to 70 large boxes of pants, shorts, knits, dress and sport shirts, sweaters, coats, socks, and shoes. We were amazed at the response we received from all of our brands and have had several customers ask us which of those were so generous to those in need here in the Middle TN area.
Jody, Heather, & Stephen helping unload a portion of the boxes of donations we received
So we’ve compiled a list for those of you interested: Ballin, Bills Khakis, Byford, Corbin, Cole Haan (via their Nike affiliate), Gitman Brothers, Goodhew, Hiltl, Martin Dingman, Psycho Bunny, Robert Talbott, Scott Barber, Southern Tide, Tiger Mountain, Touch Shirts, Trafalgar, Turtleson, & W. Kleinberg. Whoo! That’s a mouthful.
Not to mention the lovely ladies at both Boutique Bella & The French Shoppe off of West End Avenue who provided an incredibly generous donation of ladies clothing and shoes at the last minute. It is amazing the amount of ladies who were helped by the items both of these great shops were able to donate!
Our crew setting up one of the tents of men's clothing for Nashville flood victims
We ‘set up shop’ on Saturday, May 29th at Bellevue Baptist Church and, although the numbers are a bit rough around the edges, we believe we were able to help at least 400 people replenish their wardrobes to some extent. We were blessed with good weather and a great turnout and encouraged by the enduring spirit of so many Middle Tennesseeans who had lost so much.
The line began to form an hour before our event began, thanks to all the media outlets who got the word out for us!
Mike & Jim crossing paths between helping those in need
Thank you to all who helped make the event successful. We have to give props to Metro Parks & Rec for providing the pop up tents, Kroger, Harris Teeter, and Jet’s Pizza for providing refreshments and Bellevue Baptist Church for opening up their doors to us. A big thanks also to all of the media outlets who helped us spread the word to flood victims: News Channel 4 WSMV, News Channel 2 WKRN, News Channel 5, Anna Marie Ritter at Mix 92.9 , Nashville Scene, Joshua Greene at Psi Mysteri Nashville, Her Nashville, and all of our good friends and customers!
Keep a look out, we might have another event for flood victims in the works as well!
J. Michaels Staff & Family All Volunteered For The Event: Left to Right: Jamie Brandon, Debbie Brandon, Jim Brandon, Miranda Priest, Mike Mahaffey, Kelle Linville, Don Linville, Jody Markle, Lisa Lopp Markle, Nick Birch, Casie Clark, & Blake Lopp. Not pictured: Stephen & Heather Houle as well as Michael Barrett & Dennis Moore, who held down the fort at the store.
You spelled my name incorrectly, but thanks for the acknowledgement of Psi Mysteri World-Wide Promotional Company. Anytime you all need our services in help promoting a community event, please Miranda Priest, contact us. Thanks!