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Nashville Predators Foundation

Nashville Predators Foundation

Our mission is to build philanthropic partnerships within our community to successfully leverage the unique assets and skills of our entire organization to improve the lives of youth and their families.

Our vision is to use our distinctive set of assets to support the youth and their families in the community that we call home.

Foundation Opportunities

Nashville Predators Foundation Board of Directors
     

Chairman:
Gerry Helper

Chairman Emeritus:
Jack Diller

President:
Sean Henry

Vice President:
Rebecca King

Secretary:
Scott Hickman

Treasurer:
Beth Snider

Board Members:

    
Deryl Bauman Mark Blaze Jack Burk
Andrea Conte Laura Currie Maria DeVarenne
Philip Dobbs Scott Hamilton Kristen Laviolette
Jeff Lipscomb Andy Marshall Ralph Perrey
Ronald Roberts Ron Samuels Ralph Schulz
Mike Smardak Michael Sontag Ellie Westman Chin
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The Nashville Predators Foundation is a 501 (c)(3) charity organization devoted to funneling the excitement of professional sports towards the needs of this community. Since its establishment, the Nashville Predators Foundation has indeed made a significant impact on the Middle Tennessee community. We appreciate any contribution you will compelled to give to our organization. 

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Preds Foundation Mystery Pucks & Drives
Date Mystery Puck Theme Drive Night
Thursday, Oct. 3

Home Opener

  
Saturday, Oct. 5

Smile Day

  
Saturday, Oct. 19

Smash's Birthday

  
Tuesday, Oct. 29

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

  
Thursday, Oct. 31

Halloween

  
Saturday, Nov. 2

Hockey Fights Cancer Night

  
Monday, Nov. 25

 

 Second Harvest Food Drive: Canned goods or cash
Wednesday, Nov. 27

Thanksgiving

  
Tuesday, Dec. 10 Holiday  
Saturday, Dec. 14   Toy Drive
Monday, Dec. 23 Red Cross Red Cross Blood Drive
Saturday, Jan. 18 Mental Health America Mental Health America: Backpacks, school supplies, books and children's clothing (underwear, socks, t-shirts)
Sunday, Feb. 1 Groundhog Day  
Thursday, Feb. 13 Valentine's Day  
Sunday, Feb. 16 Read to Succeed Read to Succeed: Picture books, chapter books and young adult books. (Preferably new)
Tuesday, Feb. 18 Pride Night  
Saturday, Feb. 22 Hockey Fights Cancer Hockey Fights Cancer Night

Monday, March 2

 Military  

Thursday, March 5

 Military  

Saturday, March 21

   The Sports Fund: Used sports equipment
Thursday, March 26 AWAKE Tennessee AWAKE Tennessee: Blankets for children and adults
Wednesday, April 1 Nashville Dolphins Nashville Dolphins: Goggles, flippers and pool toys
Saturday, April 4 Season Finale  

Note: Dates and items subject to change without prior notice

Each season the Nashville Predators Foundation spotlights four grant recipients that do tremendous work in the Nashville and Middle Tennessee community. These organizations will receive exclusive opportunities throughout the season including in-arena drives, Predators participation in events, tickets to home games, recognition in team publications as well as other unique opportunities.

Mental Health America of the MidSouth

Drive date: Saturday, Jan. 18

Website: www.mhamidsouth.org

Drive Item: Backpacks, school supplies, books, and children's clothing such as underwear, socks, t-shirts

Mission Statement: Mental Health America of the MidSouth improves the lives of persons living with mental health challenges by advocating for improved public policy, educating health service providers, and connecting individuals to the right help at the right time. 

Counties Served: All 95 counties in Tennessee

About: Founded in 1946, MHA of the MidSouth promotes mental health and wellness through our Erasing the Stigma, school-based program, and our Multicultural Outreach Program, caregiver support through our Aging and Alzheimer's program, suicide prevention through the Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network, continuing education through our Mental Health Academy, and employee support through our Workplace Wellness program.

Did You Know? 

One in four Tennesseans have a diagnosable mental illness, and half of all lifetime mental illnesses begin by age 14. Suicide is the second leading cause of death in children and youth aged 10-19 in Tennessee. Mental illness is treatable, and every life matters.

How Will Funds Be Used? For our multicultural outreach families, funds received will support other needs for children such as legal assistance, public transportation costs, and counseling. For our school-based, Erasing the Stigma program, funds received will allow MHA of the MidSouth to purchase more curriculum/books to serve more than 20,000 children annually.

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Read to Succeed

Drive Date: Sunday, Feb. 16

Website: www.readtosucceed.org

Drive Items: Picture books, chapter book, YA (young adult) books. Preferably new.

Mission Statement: Read To Succeed improves lives in Rutherford County by offering free literacy programs in events for adults and youth. 

Counties Served: Rutherford County  

About: We believe that literacy is the foundation of success starting with early literacy through adults age 99+. By offering free literacy programs, tutoring for adults and literacy events for youth, we continue to help those in our community break the cycle of illiteracy. We strive to place books in the hands, hearts and minds for children of all ages. Our mission is accomplished with the help of community partners and volunteers.

Did You Know?

  • Read To Succeed donated 12,500 books to children helping them build their home library.
  • 4,000 children and youth participated in engaging Read To Succeed literacy events in Rutherford County.
  • AdLit programing provides high quality, culturally relative books that communicate to middle and high school students that their voices and stories matter - #youthsmatter.
  • Read To Succeed offers basic English one on one tutoring and adult English as Second Language Classes (ESL) for free.

How Will Funds Be Used? Funds from this drive will be used for our Youth and Family Literacy Programs to increase awareness of the importance of literacy.

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AWAKE Tennessee

Drive date: Thursday, March 26

Website: awaketn.org

Drive Item: Blankets for children and adults.

Mission Statement: AWAKE advocates for the advancement of women and kids through education and policy change.

Counties Served: AWAKE serves women and children across Tennessee.

About: AWAKE brings an incredibly strategic and bi-partisan approach to advance the issues that we champion on behalf of the women and children living in Tennessee. There is a significant lack of female representation within the Tennessee state legislature. Without these female voices, there is a void and lack of priority around addressing those critical health and safety issues facing women and children. As a result, we feel strongly that AWAKE's educational and advocacy efforts help fill this gap so that these critical needs are addressed. In the past five years, AWAKE's advocacy achievements have resulted in policies and programming that have had broad implications in the reduction of instances of violence against women, child abuse, and childhood disease. 

Did You Know?

  • TN consistently ranks in the Top 10 of states with the highest murder rate of women.
  • TN ranks 43rd in the overall health of women and children.

How Will Funds Be Used? AWAKE will utilize funds raised in partnership with the Preds to grow educational and advocacy efforts across all 95 counties in Tennessee.

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Drive date: Wednesday, April 1

Website: nashvilledolphins.org

Drive item: Goggles, flippers and pool toys

Mission Statement: To bring the physical and emotional benefits of swimming to people with special needs regardless of age, ability or financial circumstances.

Counties Served: Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Cheatham, Sumner, Wilson 

About: The Nashville Dolphins provide free swim programs year-round to children and adults with special needs. We have three programs, The Future Dolphins, The Junior Dolphins and the Nashville Dolphins Swim Team. 

Did You Know?

  • All of our programs are offered at NO COST, no matter what!
  • We do not have an age-out policy.
  • We currently swim in 7 different pools.
  • We hope to have a home pool by 2022. 

How Will Funds Be Used? Funds will be used to rent additional pool space, train volunteers, & hire additional lead instructors. 

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