Nashville, Tennessee — A group of Nashville Music Row movers and shakers known as Chicks with Hits recently turned their attention from creating the next chart-topper to lending a helping hand to victims of child abuse. The group put together backpacks for the Keith Edmonds Foundation “Backpacks of Love” program. The backpacks are given to children who are removed from their homes due to abuse or neglect and contain essentials for the child’s immediate needs and items to provide comfort in a traumatic situation such as a stuffed animal, blanket, night light, a book or journal.
In addition, Mr. and Mrs. Eric Church, Chief Cares Fund of The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, donated $10,000 toward purchasing the backpacks and contents.
Keith Edmonds, child abuse survivor and founder of the foundation, said, “The Chicks with Hits group went above and beyond in building backpacks that will go to children that are in immediate need. There is a report of child abuse made every 10 seconds in the United States. Together we are doing our part in showing love to these children that are going through such adverse circumstances.”
Visit https://www.keithedmondsfoundation.org for more information.