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OCTOBER 10, 2024 | VOLUME 36 | NUMBER 40
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Hurricane relief efforts continue nearly two weeks after ‘historic’ storm ravages East Tennessee HAMILTON MATTHEW MASTERS
Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee CEO Hal Cato
PHOTO: NICOLLE S. PRAINO
Community Foundation to implement Imagine Nashville recommendations Four main goals, 30 action items emerge from study of more than 10,000 Nashvillians NICOLLE S. PRAINO After revealing the results of a study of more than 10,000 Nashvillians in February, the Imagine Nashville team took seven months to engage residents and experts in creating more than 30 ideas for action. Imagine Nashville co-chairs Dr. Alex Jahangir and John Faison Sr. joined Mayor Freddie O’Connell for his Friday media roundtable to unveil the group’s recommendations. “We wanted to create a unified vision
for the next decade driven by shared values of Nashvillians and providing a road map for policymakers, nonprofit leaders, philanthropists, business, community and neighborhood groups alike,” Jahangir said. “As we stand before you today, I’m really proud to say I think we’ve reached our goal.” “It was reassuring to discover that their data deep-dive reinforced what we had heard from voters across the city all year,” O’Connell said. “Keeping our transition
process and the Imagine Nashville process linked was an important decision for us. After a campaign built on making it easier for Nashvillians to stay and thrive here, we worked through the first year of this administration to improve quality of life and make Nashville more affordable.” The four areas of focus laid out Friday morning included creating pathways for a higher standard of living, moving people around the city safely >> PAGE 2
Tennesseans, non-profit organizations and government agencies are stepping up to donate and distribute aid to those impacted by what is being described as “historic” damage from Hurricane Helene, which caused widespread devastation to East Tennessee and surrounding states over the weekend. The then-Category 4 hurricane made landfall in Florida on Sept. 26 and traveled north into Georgia, Tennessee and the Carolinas. First responder agencies from across the state have deployed to the region, and Bristol Motor Speedway has also been designated as the Northeast Tennessee Disaster Relief Center, which is receiving and storing donations from across the nation for the foreseeable future. Anyone wishing to volunteer to help the continued cleanup efforts can sign up on the Tennessee Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters website. Monetary donations are being collected by a variety of groups including the East Tennessee Foundation, United Way of East Tennessee Highlands’ Disaster Relief Fund, TN Baptist Disaster Relief, Region A.H.E.A.D., Team Rubicon, Churches of Christ Disaster Relief Effort, Convoy of Hope, Appalachia Service Project, Samaritan’s Purse, AIDNET – United Way of Greene County, Catholic Charities of East TN, Aerial Recovery, Hope Force International, and Cocke County Partnership Relief Fund. On Oct. 2, U.S. President Joe Biden approved Gov. Bill Lee’s request for Expedited Major Disaster Declaration, which will increase federal recovery assistance to eight Tennessee counties — >> PAGE 2
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