NASHVILLE OFFICE

Nashville is home to approximately 7,000 Sudanese - the third largest population of southern Sudanese in the United States. A little over a year old, the Aid Sudan office in Nashville is under the direction of Leigh Ann Cates.

SHOP FOR A CAUSE AT PHILANTHROPY FASHION

Accessorizing stylish fashion with a compassionate purpose, Philanthropy Fashion in Franklin, TN adopted Aid Sudan as one of its two recipient organizations. To support Aid Sudan, they are raising $35,000 to dig two water wells to meet the needs of a village in southern Sudan.

On March 13th, Philanthropy Fashion and The Garden Path in Franklin, TN hosted the second annual Spring Fashion Show for designer Jeff Garner and his Prophetiks line.  The spring collection donates $1 from the purchase of each garment to Aid Sudan.

Additionally, Philanthropy Fashion created an Aid Sudan t-shirt with $10 from the sale of each t-shirt going to Aid Sudan. Details on where to purchase the t-shirt online will be available shortly.

Philanthropy Fashion is located in downtown Franklin, TN at 432 Main Street and specializes in apparel, accessories and gifts with a mission to give back to local and global causes.

We are so grateful for Philanthropy Fashion owners Christina Martin and Marianne DeMeyers for their ongoing support of the work at Aid Sudan!
 

SONGS FOR SUDAN

On February 26th at the Belcourt Theatre in Nashville, Aid Sudan held the first annual Songs for Sudan concert to raise funds for education in southern Sudan. We were blessed to have an incredible line-up of artists contributing their musical talents to the cause! Performers included Suzy Bogguss, Will Barrow, Will Kimbrough, John Barlow Jarvis, Steve Leslie, Danny Coots, Suzy Ragsdale and One Flew South.

Combining outstanding music with a small, instant setting made for an unforgettable night and newly formed relationships between the American and southern Sudanese communities. AND, over $4,000 was raised to go directly toward the purchase of school supplies in southern Sudan. For those in Nashville that could not join us this year, we look forward to seeing you next year!

ANNUAL LOST BOYS CHRISTMAS PARTY

December in Nashville is always a fun time of fellowship with many of the Lost Boys and this year was no exception! Supporters donated over 60 gift bags overflowing with a variety of items to help the boys stock up on toiletries and personal items. Led by Jennifer Almon of Brentwood Baptist Church, the party included a variety of fun Christmas games including trivia to test everyone's knowledge of the Christmas story in the Bible. Christmas with Aid Sudan is always a wonderful time to strengthen long-standing relationships and build new ones - a huge thanks to the volunteers from Brentwood Baptist Church for making it another huge success!

DO YOU WANT TO JOIN THE NEW GENERATION OF AID SUDAN SUPPORTERS? 

Aid Sudan now has a page on Facebook! Just visit www.facebook.com, search for HELP THE SUDANESE and join the over 300 supporters who have signed up to be our friend. Currently, we are running a campaign aimed at raising $100,000 – our goal is to get 10,000 people to give just $10 each. Invite your friends and join us online as we raise money for to help the southern Sudanese!

To learn more about Aid Sudan's ministry in Nashville or to volunteer, please contact Leigh Ann at leighann@aidsudan.org. We appreciate your interest and your support as we minister among this key southern Sudanese community!