Michael Humphries, Cameron Patterson, John Patterson and Jarrod Brown
A MUSICAL EVENING at River Oaks Country Club raised $600,000 for Nashville-based nonprofit Mission Lazarus, which funds transformational development work in Honduras and Haiti.
The “Songs on a Mission” gala, an annual event since 2017, kicked off with cocktails in the foyer, where guests browsed a selection of silent auction items before heading into the ballroom for dinner. Emcee Bryan Simpson, a singer-songwriter, introduced himself along with the other musical guests, Zach Crowell and Ben Johnson, who together have written hits sung by Dierks Bentley, Tim McGraw, Blake Shelton and many others. They performed their chart-toppers for the enthralled crowd of 200.
After the jam sesh, the live auction kept the energy high, with prizes like a Caribbean yacht trip and a resort weekend at Horseshoe Bay; the raffle and door prizes contributed greatly to the evening’s total till as well.
Zach Crowell, Bryan Simpson and Ben Johnson
Andi and Chad St. Jean
Traci Morrow, Tiffany Morrow and Kim Jenkins
Bret and Angela Strong
Shari and Ed Wood
Bryan Simpson, Zach Crowell and Ben Johnson on stage
Robert and Stacy Beasley
Gabi and Jarrod Brown
Herb and Alice Burtrum
Rex and Pam Lindberg
Justin and Casey Pollard
Niki Smith and Terri Tarwater
Mia and Jeff Calvert
Lindsey and Carson Tomalin
Mercedes and Ben Ahiabor
Mark and Rhonda Norville, Jeanae King and Mike Aldridge
ISHIDA Dance Company with Juliet Doherty and John Wannehag (Photo by Amitava Sarkar)