Iconic Support

ICONIC SUPPORT

Some of Tennessee’s iconic and big-name brands back veterans through MTSU’s Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center.

Roar of the Crowd

IndyCar’s thrilling Big Machine Music City Grand Prix, already a tradition heading into its fourth running in 2024, has embraced the Daniels Center from the start. Freedom Friday features the MTSU center and its military-connected students and families prominently. Last year during the festivities, the Daniels Center picked up $350,000 in combined contributions from Southern Company and the Harbaugh Foundation.

Double Shot

The maker of Jack Daniel’s famous Tennessee whiskey invited Army LTG(R) Keith M. Huber to meet with its employee veterans during the company’s recent Veterans Day events. The Daniels Center even set up the distillery’s veterans with a Veterans Service Officer on campus in November 2023 to help with their Veterans Affairs claims.

Red, White, and Blue

The Grand Ole Opry, the Nashville-based broadcast show that popularized country music nationwide, first spotlighted the Daniels Center as part of its Opry Salutes the Troops performance in 2019. The event each May features a pre-show red carpet parade, honors MTSU-connected military members or student veterans, and gives Huber the Opry stage to promote the center’s work over TV and radio airwaves across the country.

Center Ice

The NHL’s Nashville Predators pro hockey team established The General’s Fund through the Daniels Center to help support MTSU student veterans struggling financially and to recognize Huber’s military career. As part of its Ford Military Salute Week, the club solicits contributions by holding a Daniels Center pregame ceremony on ice, hosting MTSU, and picking a fan captain from among the ranks to fire up fans during intermission.

On the Pitch

Nashville SC, a hot ticket now at beautiful Geodis Park, has allowed the Daniels Center to pick the veteran of the match for every home game the last several years. The Major League Soccer club supplies veterans with tickets and food and highlights their service in front of the crowd.

Making the Rounds

The Nashville Sounds minor league baseball club holds an online auction of its Military Appreciation Jerseys to benefit the Daniels Center and recognizes the MTSU center and student veterans as part of its Salute to Armed Forces game each spring.

Nashville Superspeedway and Rackley 200 NASCAR sponsor Rackley Roofing of Carthage donate a portion of discounted tickets sold to the MTSU community and promote the Daniels Center at the annual June race weekend while honoring current and former military.