Alumni News, Events, And Accomplishments Alumni Achievements
Tracy Lawrence (Southern Arkansas '87) Since 2006, country singer Tracy Lawrence has hosted a turkey fry benefiting Nashville Rescue Mission. The mission is to create, promote, and implement the Mission:Possible Turkey Fry to feed homeless men, women, and children and raise awareness to the plight of the homeless. Mission:Possible Turkey has raised over $500,000 for Nashville Rescue Mission and has fried over 5,800 turkeys to provide more than 84,000 meals to the homeless and hungry of Middle Tennessee. 2019’s event alone yielded an impressive 500 fried turkeys which fed approximately 6,000 people. “The annual Mission Possible Turkey Fry is my favorite time of the year,” says Lawrence. “Being able to bring awareness and raise money to Nashville Rescue Mission is such an honor. As the homeless population grows in our country, it’s important that we continue to work toward understanding all of the different situations that lead people down the path of homelessness. Rescue Mission is such an important part of our Nashville community and I look forward to working with them for many more years.” Following the turkey fry held outside the Nashville Rescue Mission, Lawrence headed over to Wildhorse Saloon in downtown Nashville to play a concert. This past event Lawrence was joined by Clay Walker, Rhett Akins, Justin Moore to do a set, then auction items off to also raise money for the Nashville Rescue Mission.
Alumni Achievements
Rich Herrera (CSU-Bakersfield ‘85) Rich Herrera (right) had the opportunity to host on After Hours on CBS Sports Radio. Herrera is the Senior Executive Producer and Pregame Show host of San Diego Padres Radio and broadcast host of MLB Roundtrip on MLB Network Radio on Sirius XM. Herrera has also previously been a host for CBS Radio, Sports USA Radio and broadcast host for Tampa Bay Rays Baseball Club.
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