Titan-Sized Donation: Titans give back to Waverly community
Nashville (WZTV) — The Tennessee Titans held their Kickoff Luncheon Wednesday at Nissan Stadium, where Titans president and CEO Burke Nihill announced the Titans organization will be helping with the Waverly flood relief.
The relief effort will include a $50,000 donation from The Titans Foundation and Titans controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk to the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee’s Disaster Relief Fund, as well as another $150,000 commitment through in-kind donations to the Waverly Central High School football team.
“The people of Waverly are our neighbors, and as community leaders, we feel like it is our role and our honor to be there when our community needs us,” said Burke Nihill, Titans president and CEO. “This mission is passed down directly from our owner, Amy Adams Strunk. We’re so thankful for her generosity in allowing us dive in and help those who need it most, and we’re thinking of all those who lost loved ones during this tragedy.”
Titans staff members plan to personally deliver in-kind donations in the form of practice gear, girdles, footballs, mouthpieces and more to the team next week, and will also provide washers and dryers to assist with cleaning needs. To get the team back on the field, the Titans have offered to allow Waverly Central to play a home game at Nissan Stadium. Dates for a potential game are still being finalized, with the goal of fundraising for Waverly Central’s recovery at the game.
Waverly head football coach Randall Boldin tells Jill Jelnick the team is looking at their game against White House High School September 17th to play their "home" game in Nissan Stadium.
