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$230,500 RAISED FOR A MITCHELL TENPENNY’S 10PENNY FUND
Nashville, Tenn. – (October 11, 2024) – In the last two weeks, CMA New Artist of The Year nominee, Mitchell Tenpenny has raised $230,500 for his 10Penny Fund with his third annual Music Row Cornhole Tournament, an in store at jeweler David Yurman, online auctions, sponsor and partner donations and an incredibly generous -and surprise -donation from Jordan Davis.
Last week, Mitchell participated in an instore signing at David Yurman as they donated 10% of their store sales that day to the Fund and the following day held his third annual cornhole tournament at Sony Publishing on Music Row. Additional partners and sponsors have contributed monetary donations or merchandise items for an online auction to help with the grand tally, with the bidding ending today.
In Toronto last week Mitchell, a special guest on Jordan’s “Damn Good time Tour,” was asked to return to the stage where he was surprised with the $200,000 donation. The contribution was not only from the Toronto show but from every stop on the tour this year. Jordan’s donation brings the total amount raised this month for the 10Penny Fund to $230,500.
Mitchell’s third annual Cornhole Tournament was held in the parking lot of Sony Music Publishing on Music Row. The event included Gavin Adcock, Graham Barham, CMT’s Carissa Culiner, Ryan Charles, Reid Haughton, Caleb Lee Hutchinson, Travis Denning, LANCO, Tracy Lawrence and Chris Young. The winning cornhole team went to songwriters Jared Mullins and Matt Alderman.
The cornhole event was made possible by these sponsors: Black Tie Moving, Bold as Love Photobooth, Brocoff Photo, Cocktail and Key, Compoveda Tequila, Happenstance Whiskey, Kelsey Rae, LED Marquee, Lennon & Luxe, Molson Coors, Nashville Predators, Nashville Stars, Orca Coolers, Red Light Management, Riser House, Rosie Day Collective, Sony Music Nashville, Studio 154, Swanky Balloons, Titos, Turtlebox Speaker, Twisted for Sugar, VAVO, Village of Flowers with a special thanks to Sony Music Publishing for hosting for the third consecutive year.
Additional fundraising efforts and auction items included help from Lennon & Luxe, Richards & Southern, Country Swag, Oris and Southern Grist.
ABOUT THE 10PENNY FUND
Mitchell Tenpenny created the 10Penny Fund in 2018 out of his own personal experience with cancer, losing his father to the disease in 2014. He has a sincere desire to help to provide inspirational support to cancer patients and their families beyond traditional medical treatment. The Fund invests in sustainable + meaningful programs that motivate patients, encourage healing and build a community of support.
Year-round Mitchell supports the fund by bringing awareness to the fight against cancer as well as hosting fundraisers whether that be proceeds from a live concert, sporting event, merchandise sales and more. Over the years he has teamed up with Sarah Cannon, the Cancer Institute of HCA Healthcare, on multiple projects in Nashville. To donate and learn more: www.10pennyfund.org
ABOUT MITCHELL TENPENNY
Platinum-selling, CMA New Artist of The Year nominee Mitchell Tenpenny has seen his career explode in the past 12 months. His success as a touring artist has grown from recent guest slots on the road with Jason Aldean, Luke Combs and Jordan Davis to his own headline tour, “Woke Up In A Dream.” From the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to the Today Show, he has performed his music to an ever-growing legion of fans, reached the top of the charts with two #1 singles in the last year and added to his gold and platinum selling status. Mitchell’s career and artistry is indeed in the rise.
His newly released his third studio, 20-track album The 3rd is a testament to his personal growth and artistic evolution as the music resonates with his own experiences and emotions. This honest and empathetic collection showcases his maturity as a man, singer, songwriter, and storyteller and invites listeners to join him on his creative journey through life and music. The album contains his current radio single “Not Today.”
Since the release of his debut 3-times Platinum #1 hit single “Drunk Me” the multi-faceted entertainer, singer, songwriter, producer and performer has surpassed the One Billion streams threshold, now at 2.3 Billion global streams and growing. His additional #1 singles are “Truth About You” and “At The End Of A Bar” with Chris Young. At the time, Mitchell made chart history with shortest span between these #1 songs since 1982 with just three weeks between them.
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