Donations to Community
From left, Prospect, Inc., Senior Director of Operations Shannon Nehus and IT Manager Christy Ziemba display a replica check for $9,600 donated to the nonprofit organization by MTE Customers Care.
October 2008 Donations
Easter Seals Tennessee - Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $10,000
Deer Run Retreat Center - Cannon, Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $10,000
Jay Banks Productions - Cannon, Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $10,000
Oaklands Association - Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $3,000
Discovery Center - Cannon, Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $7,500
Make-A-Wish Foundation - Cannon, Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $10,000
Mental Health Association of Middle Tennessee - Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $5,000
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $2,000
Box 100, Inc. - Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $5,000
Ronald McDonald House Charities - Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $10,000
Prospect, Inc. - Rutherford and Wilson counties - $9,600
Cannon County Emergency Food Bank - $1,250
Love in a Big World - Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $6,000
Total - $89,350
September 2008 Donations
American Heart Association - Rutherford County - $5,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee - Rutherford and Cannon counties - $9,050
Volunteers of America - Rutherford County - $1,250
Exchange Club Family Center - Rutherford County - $10,000
Business Education Partnership - Rutherford County - $3,000
Pastoral Counseling Centers of Tennessee - Rutherford County - $5,000
Cannon County SAVE - Cannon County - $3,000
Sherry's Run - Wilson County - $5,000
CedarCroft Home Inc. - Wilson County - $2,240
Graceworks Ministries - Williamson County - $3,000
Habitat for Humanity - Williamson County - $10,000
Sunset Middle PTO - Williamson County - $5,000
BRIDGES of Williamson County - Williamson County - $10,000
Youth Leadership of Franklin - Williamson County - $1,000
Total - $72,540
August 2008 Donations
My Friend's House - Williamson County - $5,000
Fairview Historical Commission - Williamson County - $10,000
Brightstone - Williamson County - $10,000
Williamson County Cultural Arts Commission - Williamson County - $4,000
St. Clair Street Senior Center - Rutherford County - $4,000
Smyrna/Lavergne Assistance Coalition - Rutherford County - $9,500
Wilson County 4-H Livestock Project Group - Wilson County - $2,000
Middle Tennessee Community Resource Center - Wilson County - $5,000
Mt. Juliet/ West Wilson Senior Citizens - $2,500
Habitat for Humanity of Wilson County - $10,000
Food for Needy Families - Cannon, Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $10,000
Total - $72,000
July 2008 Donations
Branches Recovery Center - Cannon, Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $6,000
Friendship Fishing Club - Wilson County - $300
Project Help - Wilson County - $5,000
Financial Peace University - Cannon, Rutherford and Wilson counties - $10,000
Mercy Children's Clinic - Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $7,400
Parents Reaching Out - Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $10,000
Native American Indian Association of Tennessee, Inc. - Cannon, Rutherford, Williamson and
Wilson counties - $8,000
Tennessee Hemophilia and Bleeding Disorders Foundation - Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson
counties - $10,000
Wilson County Community Help Center - Wilson County - $3,000
Tennessee Junior Dairy Show Foundation - Cannon, Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $10,000
Alert Community Development Inc. - Rutherford County - $5,000
Honor Flight Volunteers - Williamson County - $10,000
The Well Outreach - Williamson County - $5,000
Center for Courageous Kids - Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $9,600
Middle Tennessee Electric Customers Care Scholarships - Cannon, Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $20,000
Total - $119,300
June 2008 Donations
Preserve Area's Rural Qualities — Rutherford and Cannon counties - $250
Cannon County Senior Citizens - $3,500
Challenged Athletes Playing Equally (C.A.P.E.) — Rutherford and Cannon counties - $2,000
Graceworks Health Clinic — Williamson County - $4,295
College Grove Senior Enrichment Center — Williamson County - $8,391.60
The ARC of Williamson County - $1,700
Against the Grain — Williamson County - $9,000
United Way of Wilson County - $8,000
Salvation Army/Wilson County - $3,000
Country K-9 Rescue — Wilson County - $3,147
HomeSafe in Wilson County - $2,238
Wilson County Court Appointed Special Advocates Inc. (C.A.S.A.) - $5,000
Total - $50,521.60
May 2008 Donations
Saddle Up — Williamson County - $10,000
Books from Birth of Middle Tennessee — Williamson County - $10,000
International Folkloric Society — Rutherford and Cannon counties - $3,500
Cannon County REACH Program — Cannon County - $4,000
Total - $27,500
April 2008 Donations
Interfaith Dental Clinic — Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $3,000
Murfreesboro Youth Orchestra — Rutherford and Williamson counties - $10,000
Feed America First — Cannon, Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $2,500
Friends of Fiddlers Grove — Wilson County - $2,500
Second Harvest Food Bank — Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $7,500
American Heart Association — Wilson County - $5,000
Lebanon Senior Citizens Center — Wilson County - $4,190
Restoration Community Outreach — Wilson County - $10,000
Mt. Juliet Help Center — Wilson County - $7,000
Total - $51,690
March 2008 Donations
Christiana Volunteer Fire Department — Rutherford County - $10,000
Cool Springs Christian Ministries — Williamson County - $5,000
Trinity PTO — Williamson County - $5,000
Junior Auxiliary of Franklin — Williamson County - $5,000
Total - $28,000
February 2008 Donations
Boys and Girls Club of Rutherford County - $2,500
Read to Succeed — Rutherford County - $2,500
American Red Cross — Rutherford County - $5,000
HomeSafe in Wilson County - $8,000
Salvation Army Wilson County Unit - $3,000
The Humane Association of Wilson County - $7,000
Gladeville Community Center — Wilson County - $5,000
American Red Cross — Williamson County - $10,000
Jobs for Tennessee Graduates — Williamson County - $2,000
The Refuge Center for Counseling — Williamson County - $5,000
The GEAR Foundation — Williamson County - $10,000
Williamson County CASA - $6,900
Total - $56,500
January 2008 Donations
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America — Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $10,000
Tennessee Lions Charities Inc. — Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $10,000
Watertown Volunteer Fire Department — Wilson County - $7,000
Jay Banks Productions — Cannon, Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $10,000
National Center for Fathering — Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $2,500
Character Under Construction — Williamson County - $2,000
STARS (Students Taking a Right Stand) — Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $10,000
Project HELP - Wilson County Community Help Center - $5,000
Total - $56,500
December 2007 Donations
Make a Wish Foundation/ Cannon, Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $10,000
Rutherford Books from Birth/ Rutherford County - $5,000
You CAN Program — Mid-Cumberland Human Resource Agency/ Rutherford County - $5,200
Community Housing Partnership of Williamson County - $5,000
Feed Franklin First/ Williamson County - $5,000
Total - $30,200
November 2007 Donations
Rutherford County Emergency Food Bank - $10,000
Lascassas Volunteer Fire Department/ Rutherford County - $5,000
Smyrna/Lavergne Food Bank/ Rutherford County - $3,200
Cannon County Rescue Squad - $1,200
Child Advocacy Center of Rutherford County - $4,000
Exchange Club Family Center/ Rutherford County - $5,000
Special Kids/ Cannon and Rutherford counties - $1,800
Grassland Middle School Parents' Club Inc./ Williamson County - $5,000
Workforce Essentials Jobs for Tennessee Graduates/ Williamson County - $7,950
College Grove Elementary School PTO/ Williamson County - $5,000
Pinewood Heights Elementary School Boosters/ Williamson County - $5,000
Leadership Wilson/ Wilson County - $1,500
Wilson County Business and Education Coalition - $10,000
15th Judicial District Child Advocacy Center/ Wilson County - $2,430
Habitat for Humanity of Wilson County - $10,000
Mt. Juliet-West Wilson County Senior Citizens' Service Center - $5,000
Mt. Juliet Band Boosters/ Wilson County - $2,000
Big Brothers of Mt. Juliet/ Wilson County - $5,000
Total - $89,080
October 2007 Donations
Lebanon Senior Citizens Center/ Wilson County - $2,200
Pull-Tight Players Theater/ Williamson County - $2,800
Habitat for Humanity/ Williamson County - $10,000
Adopt-A-Book Literacy Foundation/ Rutherford and Williamson counties - $1,000
Discovery Center/ Cannon, Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $3,000
Nurses for Newborns/ Rutherford and Williamson counties - $5,000
The Tennessee Junior Dairy Show Foundation/ Cannon, Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $5,000
Middle Tennessee Choral Society/ Cannon, Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $2,000
Angel Heart Farm Inc./ Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $8,000
Love in a Big World/ Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $7,500
Project HELP/ Wilson County - $5,000
Chapman's Retreat Elementary School PTO/ Williamson County - $1,800
Cannon County Youth DREAM Inc./ Cannon and Wilson counties - $5,000
Pregnancy Support Center Abstinence Program/ Rutherford County - $500
ABLES Recreation Association Inc./ Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $6,880
Gabe's My Heart Inc./ Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $1,850
Ronald McDonald House Charities/ Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $10,000
Cannon County High School Band Boosters/ Cannon County - $2,000
Total - $81,030
September 2007 Donations
Middle Tennessee Pow Wow Inc./ Wilson County - $4,500
MTE Customers Care Scholarship Awards/ Williamson, Wilson, Cannon and Rutherford counties - $2,000
Total - $6,500
August 2007 Donations
Mt. Juliet Youth Football and Cheerleading/ Wilson County - $1,000
Wilson County Black History Committee - $5,000
Salvation Army/Wilson County Unit - $2,500
Community Help Center of West Wilson County - $2,500
Kittrell Volunteer Fire Department/ Rutherford County - $5,000
Walter Hill Fire Department/ Rutherford County - $5,000
Primary Care and Hope Clinic/ Rutherford County - $5,000
Community Servants Inc./ Rutherford County - $4,795
Pastoral Counseling Centers of Tennessee/ Rutherford County - $5,000
Williamson County Cultural Arts Commission - $2,000
J.L. Clay Senior Citizens Center of Williamson County - $6,000
Crime Stoppers of Williamson County - $5,000
Heritage Elementary School PTO/ Williamson County - $8,600
Ravenwood High School Band/ Williamson County - $4,000
Total - $63,395
July 2007 Donations
Feed America First/ Rutherford, Williamson, and Wilson counties - $7,500
Fairview Historical Commission/ Williamson County - $5,000
T.R.A.C. Inc./ Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $10,000
Community Homeless Outreach and Support Inc./ Wilson County - $5,000
Independence High School - Habitat for Humanity/ Williamson County - $4,000
Murfreesboro/Rutherford Center for the Arts/ Rutherford County - $2,500
Easter Seals Tennessee/ Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $10,000
Native American Indian Association of Tennessee Inc./ Rutherford, Williamson, and Wilson counties - $6,000
Friendship Fishing Club/ Wilson County - $300
Financial Peace University/ Rutherford and Wilson counties - $10,000
Parents Reaching Out/ Cannon, Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $10,000
Project Help/Wilson County Community Help Center - $5,000
Deer Run Retreat Center/ Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $10,000
Buchanon Community Recreation/ Rutherford County - $3,000
Scales Elementary PTO/ Williamson County - $5,000
Page Middle School PTO/ Williamson County - $5,000
Smyrna High School Band Booster/ Rutherford County - $7,500
MTE Customers Care Scholarship Awards/ Wilson, Williamson, Cannon and Rutherford counties - $10,000
Total- $115,800
June 2007 Donations
BRIDGES of Williamson County - $7,000
The Arc of Williamson County - $4,784
Williamson County Library Foundation - $5,000
Green Room Projects Inc./ Williamson County - $3,000
Dispensary of Hope/ Rutherford County - $10,000
Rutherford County Rescue Squad - $10,000
American Red Cross -Heart of Tennessee Chapter/ Cannon County - $1,000
Business Education Partnership Foundation/ Rutherford County - $2,500
International Folkloric Society Planning Council/ Rutherford and Cannon counties - $3,500
Smyrna Senior Citizens/ Rutherford County - $10,000
Generation for Creation/ Rutherford and Cannon counties - $5,000
Tennessee Valley Winds/ Rutherford County - $5,000
Total - $66,784
May 2007 Donations
Mercy Children's Clinic/ Williamson County - $5,000
Franklin's Charge Inc./ Williamson County - $5,000
Williamson County Child Advocacy Center - $5,000
Tennessee Animal Resource Center/ Williamson County - $3,000
Boys and Girls Club of Rutherford County - $2,500
Dr. and Mrs. J.F. Adams Memorial Library Association/ Cannon County - $2,500
Mt. Juliet-West Wilson County Senior Citizens Service Center - $3,000
Salvation Army/ Wilson County - $2,500
American Heart Association/ Wilson County - $5,000
Total - $33,500
April 2007 Donations
Middle Tennessee Writing Project/ Cannon County - $1,764
Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee/ Cannon, Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $7,500
Byars-Dowdy PTO/ Wilson County - $5,000
Domestic Violence Intervention Center/ Rutherford and Williamson counties - $2,500
Music 4 Tennessee Kids/ Wilson and Williamson counties - $2,985
Friends of Bethesda Library/ Williamson County - $4,318.98
Lascassas Elementary PTO/ Rutherford County - $2,000
League for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing/ Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $5,000
Friends of Fiddler's Grove/ Wilson County - $5,000
Dekalb West Elementary PTO/ Wilson County - $5,000
Family Resource Center/ Wilson County - $4,600
Project H.E.L.P./ Rutherford County - $6,500
Books from Birth of Middle Tennessee/ Williamson County - $5,000
Page High School PTO/ Williamson County - $5,200
Winstead Elementary PTO/ Williamson County - $5,000
Westwood Elementary PTO/ Williamson County - $5,000
The Arts Center of Cannon County - $3,000
Total - $80,867.98
March 2007 Donations
Hard Bargain Mt. Hope Redevelopment/ Williamson County - $10,000
Arrington Fire Department/ Williamson County - $8,050
The GEAR Foundation/ Williamson County - $2,000
Junior Auxillary of Franklin - $8,500
Literacy Council of Williamson County - $3,020
Saddle Up/ Williamson County - $2,800
The Arc of Willilamson County - $1,496
Prospect, Inc./ Wilson County - $7,000
Country K-9 Rescue Inc./ Wilson County - $2,000
Restoration Community Outreach Inc./ Wilson County - $6,000
Lebanon Senior Citizens Center - $4,000
Child Advocacy of Rutherford County - $5,000
Legal Aid Society/ Rutherford and Cannon counties - $5,000
Cannon County REACH Program - $5,000
Total - $73,366
February 2007 Donations
Cedarcroft Home, Inc./ Wilson County - $5,000
Challenged Athletes Playing Equally (C.A.P.E.)/ Rutherford County - $1,500
Rutherford County Volunteer Fire Department - $6,000
Boys and Girls Club of Franklin/ Williamson County - $10,000
Old Glory Chapter - Daughters of the American Revolution/ Williamson County - $3,000
The Refuge Center for Counseling/ Williamson County - $10,000
Total - $35,500
January 2007 Donations
Wilson County CASA - $10,000
Project HELP/Wilson County Community Help Center - $5,000
Trinity Elementary PTO/ Williamson County - $8,000
Franklin High Parents Association - $10,000
Pinewood Heights Elementary School Boosters/ Williamson County - $5,180
Greys Matter Greyhound Adoption/ Williamson and Wilson counties - $2,000
Arts Council of Williamson County - $5,000
Jay Banks Productions/ Williamson and Wilson counties - $4,500
Cannon County Rescue Squad - $5,000
Total - $54,680
December 2006 Donations
Oaklands Association/ Rutherford County - $3,500
Special Kids/ Rutherford County - $7,000
Generation for Creation/ Rutherford County - $5,000
Wee Care Day Care Center/ Rutherford County - $5,000
National Kidney Foundation of Middle Tennessee/ Williamson County - $2,000
Franklin Lions Club/ Williamson County - $5,000
United Way of Williamson County - $990
The Arc of Williamson County - $3,720
Against the Grain Ministries/ Williamson County - $10,000
Total - $42,210
November 2006 Donations
Make-A-Wish Stories of Light/ Rutherford, Williamson, Wilson and Cannon counties - $10,000
Fosterville Volunteer Fire Department/ Rutherford County - $2,500
Cannon County S.A.V.E. - $3,000
Rape Recovery and Prevention Center/ Rutherford County - $2,000
Box 100, Inc./ Rutherford County - $1,500
Community Housing Partnership of Williamson County - $10,000
Waves, Inc./ Williamson County - $10,000
My Friend's House/ Williamson County - $5,000
Midsouth Ballet Theater, Inc./ Williamson County - $5,000
Cool Springs Christian Ministries - $6,000
Big Brothers of Mt. Juliet - $5,000
Habitat for Humanity/ Wilson County - $5,000
Total - $65,000
October 2006 Donations
Nurses for Newborns of Tennessee/ Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $10,000
Muscular Dystrophy Association/ Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $2,500
Elders First Adult Day Services Association/ Rutherford County - $10,000
Cannon County Youth DREAM/ Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $5,000
Ronald McDonald House/ Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $7,500
Woodbury Grammar School Jr. Beta Club/ Rutherford and Williamson counties - $1,000
Total - $36,000
September 2006 Donations
Saddle Up/ Williamson County - $3,200
Cannon County Senior Citizens Center - $3,500
Bradley Nursery School/ Rutherford County - $3,500
Business Education Partnership/ Rutherford County - $2,500
Stones River Pony Club/ Rutherford County - $500
Civil Air Patrol, Smyrna/ Rutherford County - $1,466.85
American Heart Association/ Wilson County - $7,000
Total - $21,666.85
August 2006 Donations
Bradley Academy Museum and Cultural Center/ Rutherford County - $2,000
Read to Succeed, Inc./ Rutherford County - $1,000
Community Helpers of Rutherford County - $4,800
Sam Davis Memorial Association/ Rutherford County - $4, 500
Cannon County REACH - $2,500
Little Shepherd Child Care, Inc./ Wilson County - $5,000
Salvation Army/ Wilson County - $2,000
United Way of Wilson County - $1,250
Total - $23,050
July 2006 Donations
Rutherford County Emergency Food Bank - $10,000
Winstead Elementary PTO/ Williamson County - $8,520
Easter Seals Tennessee/ Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $10,000
Walnut Grove Elementary PTA/ Williamson County - $10,000
Project HELP/ Wilson County - $5,000
Senior Transport Partners/ Williamson County