Look To The Stars News: Trisha Yearwood

Graham Nash Donates Our House To Charity

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:45:00 +0000

Singer-songwriter Graham Nash is making his 1970s song, “Our House,” available for purchase in support of Habitat For Humanity.

All proceeds from the sale of “Our House” on iTunes through January 2012 will help Habitat’s rebuilding efforts in Haiti.

“We have to share our good fortunes with those who don’t have any,” said Nash of his support for Habitat’s work in Haiti. “We need to share the love.”

Garth Brooks Builds Houses For Haiti

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:00:00 +0000

Country music stars Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood were in Haiti with Habitat For Humanity last week, where they were among the 500 volunteers who helped to build 100 homes in partnership with families affected by the 2010 earthquake.

Garth Brooks helps move a wall into place during Habitat for Humanity’s 2011 Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project in the Santo community in Haiti.

Meryl Streep To Attend National Women's History Museum Charity Gala

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:00:00 +0000

This coming November, Meryl Streep will be special guest at a gala honoring women from the past and present who have shaped history.

Streep will be attending the National Women’s History Museum’s de Pizan Honors in November in Washington DC. The Museum’s mission is to educate the public about the women who have significantly shaped our world; the National Women’s History Museum will honor history-makers to ensure that their legacy remains alive. Each year, NWHM will pay tribute posthumously to selected women with an award in their name presented to a contemporary counterpart.

The lives and contributions of the recipients of the de Pizan Honors will have a permanent presence, exhibited within the soon-to-be-constructed world- class National Women’s History Museum, at the National Mall in Washington, DC, which will ensure that these women have a permanent place in history.

Garth Brooks Raises Charity Cash And Helps Economy

Mon, 03 Jan 2011 13:30:00 +0000

Country music legend Garth Brooks not only raised millions of dollars for charity last month, but also boosted the local Nashville economy.

The singer performed a nine shows at the Bridgestone Arena with his wife, Trisha Yearwood, in December, which raised over $3 million for the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee to benefit those affected by the Nashville floods in May that killed 22 people and caused $2 billion damage.

City officials have estimated that – by taking into account hotel revenue, parking and other services – the shows have generated a further $10 million to the city’s economy.

Garth Brooks Breaks Ticket Records With Charity Concert

Mon, 08 Nov 2010 15:00:00 +0000

A charity concert planned by Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood set a Tennessee record for ticket sales on Saturday.

140,000 tickets were sold in one day to the concerts, which will benefit victims of Nashville’s devastating floods that killed 22 people and caused $2 billion damage in May. Ticket sales have already raised $3.5 million for the charity.

For the first time since 1998, Garth Brooks is returning to Nashville to perform Friday, December 17th, 7:00 p.m., at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, benefiting The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee in support of all those affected by the disastrous flooding this past spring.

Chely Wright's Annual Charity Concert Attracts Stars

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:30:00 +0000

For the 10th year, Chely Wright hosted her Reading, Writing and Rhythm benefit concert in Nashville on Tuesday, June 8.

Since its inception, her non-profit organization has raised more than a million dollars for music education in public schools, mostly through the proceeds of her annual all-star concerts. This year, funds will go to the Nashville schools that lost their musical instruments in last month’s flood.

“I couldn’t be more surprised or more pleased. It’s just a testament to country music fans and the amazing artists that have come out,” she says. “Everybody who is anybody has come out and donated their time and their talent to this event. Again, we’ve got a great lineup. It’s shocking how well this non-profit has done.”

Trisha Yearwood Builds Homes On Mother's Day

Tue, 12 May 2009 12:30:00 +0000

For the fourth time, Trisha Yearwood has signed on to Habitat For Humanity and set out to build homes for the homeless.

Encouraged and motivated from her previous Habitat experiences building walls in New Orleans, protective structures in Mississippi and putting up siding in California, she gathered her mother, sister and niece together to spend Mother’s Day building in Georgia for National Women Build Week, the 10-year-old project of Habitat For Humanity.

The week of May 2 to 10 saw 200 crews of women building in Oklahoma and Atlanta. Habitat For Humanity has built over 300,000 homes in America over the past 30 years, and women have provided the muscle for about 1,400 of them.

Trisha Yearwood's Favorite Things

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:30:00 +0000

Country music star Trisha Yearwood has recorded her own version of “My Favorite Things” to support Sears’ Heroes at Home program.

By going to the Sears’ Heroes website to download the song for free, fans will be drawn to letters written by servicemen and women outlining wishes for their families back home at Christmas.

The letters are personal, modest and touching: