Together, Morgan Wallen, the Morgan Wallen Foundation and Second Harvest Food Bank donated over 140,000 pounds of food to hurricane Helene relief.
Morgan Wallen, the Morgan Wallen Foundation and Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee proved that “teamwork makes the dream work” with their “HELP” campaign. Together, Wallen, his foundation and the food bank along with the community collected essential food items during the Second Harvest food drive throughout Tennessee.
Wallen and comedian Theo Von were on hand in the country superstar’s hometown of East Tennessee on Wednesday (Oct. 9) to greet volunteers donating food and their time, as well as tour some of the affected areas in East Tennessee.
According to Second Harvest of East Tennessee’s Senior Manager of Engagement and Marketing, Michael Torano, Wallen and his Morgan Wallen Foundation were able to donate 6 semi-trucks full of food, totaling 143,423 lbs of food.
Ahead of the Second Harvest food drive, members of Wallen’s booking agency, The Neal Agency, and management company, Sticks Management, volunteered for the Morgan Wallen Foundation to pack disaster relief kits in Nashville and Smyrna Second Harvest Food Bank locations.
The volunteers were able to pack over a dozen pallets that included more than one thousand disaster relief boxes (filled with food and a can opener). Each of the disaster relief boxes provides six meals, equaling to 6,552 meals and 16,380 lbs of food deployed from Middle Tennessee to affected areas.
In addition, the Morgan Wallen Foundation’s virtual food drive has also already led to over 100,000 meals to those impacted by Hurricane Helene in East Tennessee, North Carolina and other affected regions. Virtual donations are still being accepted HERE.
To further support relief efforts, limited-edition “HELP” t-shirts are still available at Shop.MorganWallen.com to help raise additional funds. The white t-shirt, inspired by “I Had Some Help,” Wallen’s chart-topping collaboration with Post Malone, features “HELP” on the front and the Morgan Wallen Foundation logo on the back with a silhouette of the Tennessee and North Carolina state outlines and “Hurricane Relief TN & NC.”
According to the foundation, 100% of the artist’s proceeds will go to the Morgan Wallen Foundation to support Second Harvest of East Tennessee and MANNA FoodBank of Western North Carolina.
Upon first learning about the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene, the 31-year-old country superstar shared a heartfelt message with fans on social media.
“My family in East Tennessee are safe, but I know many are absolutely devastated there and in multiple states. All my prayers are geared towards those tonight. Those hills and hollers are very important to me in so many ways. It is going to take a monumental effort, and I am in contact with my team and others working on ways I can help,” Wallen shared on Sunday, September 29.
After hearing the news, Wallen generously donated $500,000 to the American Red Cross (via the Morgan Wallen Foundation) to assist the victims in East Tennessee affected by the tragic storm, according to The Knox News.
“We can’t thank Morgan Wallen enough for his heart and generous $500,000 donation to impact help on the ground now in the areas affected by Hurricane Helene, including his beloved East Tennessee,” Trevor Riggin, Red Cross’ National President for Humanitarian Services, shared in a statement.
For more information on The Morgan Wallen Foundation or the “HELP” campaign, visit www.morganwallenfoundation.org.