Donations to Community




From left to right, Discovery Center at Murfree Spring museum director Lisa Williams and CEO & founding director Billie Little display a replica check for $4,800 donated by MTE’s Customers Care.

October 2011

Legal Aid Society of Middle TN
- Cannon, Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $10,000

ABLES Recreation Association, Inc. - Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $7,500

STARS - Center for Youth Issues - Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $5,000

Gabe's My Heart, Inc. - Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $5,000

The Charley Foundation - Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $8,000

Discovery Center at Murfree Spring - Cannon, Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $4,800

Ronald McDonald House Charities - Cannon, Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $10,000

TN Hemophilia and Bleeding Disorders - Cannon, Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $4,000

Total - $54,300


September 2011

Wilson County Business and Education Coalition
- $10,000

Rutherford County Area Habitat for Humanity - $10,000

Read To Succeed - Rutherford County - $3,000

The Arts Center of Cannon County - $3,000

Special Kids - Rutherford County - $5,000

Youth Can
-  Rutherford County - $5,000

'Boro Blues Fest - Rutherford County - $2,500

Business Education Partnership Rutherford County - $2,500

GAP Community Development Resources - Williamson County - $2,679.77

Total - $43,679.77


August 2011

Habitat for Humanity of Williamson County
- $10,000

Friends of Bethesda Public Library - Williamson County - $5,274

Cumberland Valley Quilters Association -  Williamson County  - $3,000

College Grove Recreation Association - Williamson County - $6,800

Williamson County Literacy Council - $2,150

My Friend's House - Williamson County - $7,500

Workforce Essentials, Inc. - Williamson County - $9,750

The Lotz House Foundation - Williamson County - $4,500

Sherry's Run - Wilson County - $10,000

Wilson County Civic League - $1,400

Cedar Seniors, Inc. - Wilson County - $2,000

Lebanon Senior Citizens Center - Wilson County - $4,498

Total - $66,872


July 2011

Financial Peace University
- Cannon, Rutherford and Wilson counties - $3,300

Pastoral Counseling Centers of TN - Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $4,000

Friendship Fishing Club - Wilson County - $350

Challenged Athletes Play Equally - Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $2,000

TN Junior Dairy Foundation - Cannon, Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $5,000

Middle Tennessee Pow Wow Inc. - Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $2,000

Alert Community Development Inc. - Rutherford County - $5,000

The Center for Courageous Kids - Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties  - $9.600

Make-A-Wish Foundation of Middle TN - Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $10,000

Youth Incorporated - Camp YI - Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $5,775

Sexual Assault Center - Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties- $5,000

TN Junior Dairy Meat Goat Show - Cannon, Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $3,200

Native American Indian Assoc. of Middle TN - Cannon, Rutherford, Wiiliamson and Wilson counties - $4,000

Customers Care Scholarships - Cannon, Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $20,000

Total - $79,225



June 2011

Kids for the Creative Arts, Inc. - Rutherford County - $3,000

Uncle Dave Macon Days - Cannon and Rutherford counties - $3,500

Domestic Violence Program - Rutherford County - $4,500

Upper Cumberland HRA - Cannon County - $2,000

Charis Health Center - Wilson County - $10,000

Our House, Inc. - Wilson County - $5,000

The Arc of Williamson County - $1,700

Waves, Inc. - Williamson County - $5,600

The Family Alliance - Williamson County - $5,000

Nolensville Volunteer Fire Department - Williamson County - $9,800

Williamson County Child Advocacy Center - $4,975

Total - $55,075



May 2011

Rockvale Volunteer Fire Department
- Rutherford County - $10,000

Rutherford Books from Birth - $10,000

Colonial Flag Foundation - Rutherford County - $2,000

Habitat for Humanity of Rutherford County - $10,000

Rutherford County Emergency Food Bank - $10,000

Primary Care and Hope Clinic - Rutherford and Cannon counties - $10,000

Center for the Arts - Rutherford County - $1,000

Cannon County SAVE - $6,000

Hard Bargain Mt. Hope Redevelopment - Williamson County - $5,000

Williamson County Youth Orchestra - $3,000

Friends of Bowie Nature Park - Williamson County - $6,000

Governor's Books from Birth - Williamson County - $5,000

Graceworks Ministries
- Williamson County - $7,000

21st Drug Court - Williamson County - $2,500

Habitat for Humanity of Wilson County - $10,000

Leeville FCE Club - Wilson County - $2,000

Prospect, Inc. - Wilson County - $4,500

Total - $104,000


April 2011

Gentry Education Foundation
- Williamson County - $9,950

Tennessee Senior Olympics - Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $10,000

Tennessee Beef Agribition - Cannon, Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $10,000

Music City Blue Star Moms - Rutherford County - $1,300

Interfaith Dental Clinic Rutherford and Williamson counties - $5,000

Humane Association of Wilson County - $3,000

Governor's Foundation Books from Birth - Williamson County - $5,000

Wilson County 4-H Livestock Project - $4,000

Alert Community Development, Inc. - Rutherford County - $5,000

Total - $53,250


March 2011

Home Safe - Wilson County - $4,000

Kittrell Volunteer Fire Department - Rutherford County - $10,000

Child Advocacy of Rutherford/Cannon County - $5,000

Outdoor Encounter - Williamson County - $10,000

Saddle Up - Williamson County - $6,500

The GEAR Foundation - Williamson County - $2,000

Habitat for Humanity of Williamson County - $5,000

Total $42,500


 February 2011

The Arc of Williamson County
- $2,500

BrightStone - Williamson County - $1,000

Youth Leadership - Williamson County - $1,000

Barefoot Republic Camp - Williamson County - $6,000

International Folkloric Society - Cannon and Rutherford counties - $6,000

Business Education Partnership - Rutherford County - $6,500

Community Servants, Inc. - Rutherford County - $5,000

Cannon County Senior Citizens Center - $5,000

Smyrna/LaVergne Food Bank - Rutherford County - $1,000

Smyrna/LaVergne Assistance Coalition - Rutherford County - $10,000

Total - $44,000


January 2011

Second Harvest Food Bank -
Cannon, Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $10,000

Mercy Children's Clinic - Rutherford and Williamson counties - $6,000

Easter Seals of TN - Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson - $10,000

Senior Citizens Awareness Network - Wilson County - $5,000

Father and Son Bowl - Williamson County - $4,500

Pull-Tight Players, Inc. - Williamson County - $2,800

Battle of Franklin Trust, Inc. - Williamson County - $10,000

Williamson County CASA, Inc. - $8,000

Franklin Lion Club Charities - Williamson County - $5,000

Christian Women's Job Corps of Mid TN - Williamson County - $4,800

Williamson County Child Advocacy Center - $5,000

Flat Creek/Bethsda VFD - Williamson County - $9,500

Leadership Wilson - $5,000

Country K-9 Rescue - Wilson County - $3,876

Total - $89,476


December 2010

First Fruits Inc.
- Wilson County - $5,000

Wilson County Food Donation Program for Veterans - $5,000

Empower Me Day Camp - Wilson County - $5,000

Lebanon Senior Citizens Center - $2,800

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Nashville Cannon and Rutherford counties - $4,000

Discovery Center at MurfreeSpring - Cannon and Rutherford counties - $3,625

Exchange Club Family Center - Rutherford County - $5,000

Community Helpers of Rutherford County - $10,000

Cannon County Rescue Squad - $7,500

Total - $47,925


November 2010

Jobs for TN Graduates - Workforce Essentials 
- Williamson County - $9,350

21st Drug Court
Williamson County - $7,500

The Family Alliance - Williamson County - $5,000

Hoover Hope Foundation - Williamson County - $2,000

My Friend's House - Williamson County - $3,550

Wilson County Christmas for All - $10,000

Total - $37,400


October 2010

The Center for Courageous Kids
- Williamson and Wilson counties - $9.600

The Charley Foundation - Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $10,000

Parents Reaching Out - Cannon, Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $2,500

Lascassas Volunteer Fire Department - Rutherford and Wilson counties - $6,000

Nurses for Newborns - Williamson and Wilson counties - $4,000

Discovery Center at Murfree Spring - Williamson and Wilson counties - $4,000

Chrohn's and Colitis Foundation - Williamson and Wilson counties - $10,000

Make-A-Wish Foundation of Middle TN - Cannon, Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $10,000

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Nashville - Williamson and Wilson counties - $6,000

Total - $62,100


September 2010

The Refuge Center for Counseling
- Williamson County - $5,000

Arthritis Foundation - Williamson County - $3,700

Hard Bargain Mt. Hope Redevelopment - Williamson County - $5,000

Habitat for Humanity of Williamson County - $5,000

Williamson County Cultural Arts Association - $4,000

Junior Auxiliary of Franklin - $7,000

Big Brothers of Mt. Juliet - $5,000

Wilson County Civic League - $3,250

Wilson County Business and Education Coalition - $10,000

Cannon County SAVE - $5,000

Rutherford County Historical Society - $5,000

Adventures in Agriculture Committee - Rutherford County - $2,735

Read to Succeed - Rutherford County - $2,800

Greenhouse Ministries Cannon and Rutherford counties - $5,500

Total - $68,985


August 2010

Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency
- Cannon County - $2,500

YMCA - assistance for cancer patients - Rutherford County - $1,500

Kids for Creative Arts - Rutherford County - $2,200

Generation for Creation - Rutherford County - $5,000

Boys and Girls Club of Rutherford County - Cannon and Rutherford counties - $5,000

Smyrna Senior Citizens - Rutherford County - $4,400

Business Education Partnership - Rutherford County - $1,000

Community Progress Committee - Wilson County - $8,750

Mt. Juliet/West Wilson Senior Citizens - $5,000

The Youth Ranch - Wilson County - $7,500

Sherry's Run - Wilson County - $10,000

Total - $52,850


July 2010

Waves Inc.
- Williamson County - $4,400

The GEAR Foundation - Williamson County - $8,000

Williamson County Youth Orchestra - $7,000

Community Housing Partnership of Williamson County - $5,000

Financial Peace University - Cannon, Rutherford and Wilson counties - $10,000

STARS - Center for Youth Issues - Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $10,000

Sam Davis Memorial Association - Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $4,000

Pastoral Counseling Centers of TN - Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $10,000

TN Hemophilia and Bleeding Disorders Foundation - Williamson and Wilson counties - $10,000

Deer Run Retreat - Rutherford and Williamson counties - $4,400

Friendship Fishing Club - Wilson County - $350

Carroll FCE Club - Wilson County - $5,600

Challenged Athletes Play Equally - Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $2,000

TN Junior Dairy Foundation - Cannon, Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $10,000

Middle Tennessee Pow Wow Inc. - Wilson County - $3,000

Customers Care scholarships -
Cannon, Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $20,000

Total - $113,750


June 2010

Restoration Community Outreach 
Wilson County - $1,499

The Arc of Williamson County - $1,700

Feed Franklin First - Williamson County - $10,000

Fairview Historical Association - Williamson County - $5,000

Graceworks Ministries - Williamson County - $3,000

Arthritis Foundation - Rutherford County - $3,500

Elders First Adult Day Services - Rutherford County - $3,000

Rutherford County Fire Rescue Squad - $10,000

Domestic Violence Program - Rutherford and Cannon counties - $5,500

Uncle Dave Macon Days - Rutherford and Cannon counties - $5,000

Center for the Arts - Rutherford County - $2,500

Cannon County REACH - $4,000

Total - $54,699


May 2010 

American Red Cross - Williamson County local chapter
- $20,000

American Red Cross - Wilson County local chapter - $20,000

American Red Cross - Rutherford County local chapter - $20,000

Total - $60,000


April 2010

Down Syndrome Association of Middle Tennessee
- Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $3,000

ABLES Recreation Association Inc. - Rutherford County - $4,000

Native American Indian Association of Middle TN - Rutherford, Wiiliamson and Wilson counties - $4,000

Almost Home Animal Rescue - Rutherford, Wiiliamson and Wilson counties - $5,750

You Can Make It Home Ownership Center Inc. - Rutherford County - $4,000

Alert Community Development Inc. - Rutherford County - $10,000

Wilson County 4-H Livestock Group Project - $4,000

Nashville Children's Theatre - Rutherford, Wiiliamson and Wilson counties - $6,000

Muscular Distrophy Association - Rutherford, Wiiliamson and Wilson counties - $5,600

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - Rutherford County - $2,500

Wilson County Farm Days - $3,900

North Rutherford YMCA - $5,000

Total - $57,750


March 2010 Donations 

International Folkloric Society
 - Cannon and Rutherford counties - $4,500

Rutherford/Cannon County Drug Court Support - $5,000

Child Advocacy Center of Rutherford and Cannon counties - $4,500

Colonial Flag Foundation - Rutherford County - $2,000

Cannon County Youth Dream - $2,500

ProHealth Rural Health Services - Williamson County - $5,000

Saddle Up! - Williamson County - $8,000

Books from Birth of Middle Tennessee - Williamson County - $10,000

The Family Alliance - Williamson County - $5,000

Total - $46,500


February 2010 Donations

Project Help/Graceworks
- Williamson County - $5,000

Tennessee Senior Olympics - Williamson County - $4,500

Thompson's Station Community Association - Williamson County - $5,000

Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp 2034 - Williamson County - $4,160 

Boys and Girls Club of Franklin - Williamson County - $6,000

High Hopes Inc. - Williamson County - $3,423

Williamson County Child Advocacy Center - $2,500

Arrington Volunteer Fire Department - Williamson County - $4,795

Business Education Partnership Foundation - Rutherford County - $5,000

Cannon County Senior Citizens Center - $3,000

Lebanon Senior Citizens Center - Wilson County - $5,824

Total - $49,202 


January 2010 Donations

Jay Banks Productions
- Williamson and Wilson counties - $5,000

Second Harvest Food Bank - Cannon, Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $10,000

Trauma Survivors Network/Vanderbilt - Cannon, Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $5,090

Sexual Assault Center - Williamson County - $3,000

Feed America First of Tennessee - Cannon, Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $10,000

15th Judicial District Child Advocacy Center - Wilson County - $2,500

Wilson County Black History Committee - $10,000

Total - $45, 590


December 2009 Donations

Wilson County Food Donation Program
- $3,000

Humane Association of  Wilson County - $5,000

Prospect Inc. - Wilson County - $5,280

Heritage Community Recreation Association - Williamson County - $2,408

Habitat for Humanity of Williamson County - $5,000

Thompson's Station Community Association - Williamson County - $5,000

Fairview Historical Association Inc. - Williamson County - $5,000

Hard Bargain Mt. Hope Redevelopment - Williamson County - $5,000

The ARC of Williamson County - Williamson County - $4,200

Against the Grain Ministries - Williamson County - $6,650

Youth Leadership Franklin Inc. - Williamson County - $1,000

St. Clair Street Senior Center - Rutherford County - $8,000

Greenhouse Ministries - Rutherford County - $4,000

Branches Recovery Center - Rutherford County - $5,000

Boys and Girls Club of Rutherford County - $8,000

Generations Connected - Rutherford County - $3,481

LaVergne Rescue Unit - Rutherford County - $3,000

Total - $79,019 


November 2009 Donations

Bridges of Williamson County
- $10,000

Adams Memorial Library - Cannon County - $5,000

Total - $15,000


October 2009 Donations

Leeville FCE Club
- Wilson County - $5,000

Southern STARRS, Inc. - Wilson  County - $4,800

Leadership Wilson - Wilson County - $6,931

Wilson County Business and Education - $10,000

Habitat for Humanity - Wilson County - $10,000

Brooks House - Wilson County - $4,000

Workforce Essentials - Williamson County - $8,450

Graceworks Health - Williamson County - $6,629

Williamson County Child Advocacy Center - $3,085

GAP Community Development Resources - Williamson County - $2,100

Brightstone Inc. - Williamson County - $10,000

Mercy Children's Clinic - Williamson County - $5,000

Christian Women's Job Corps of Middle Tennessee - Williamson County - $10,000

Make-a-Wish Foundation - Wiliamson and Wilson counties - $10,000

Discovery Center at Murfree Spring - Cannon, Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $7,500

First Fruits, Inc. - Wilson County - $7,500

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Nashville - Cannon, Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $10,000 

Mental Health Association of Middle Tennessee - Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $3,000

Total - $123,995


August 2009 Donations

The Family Alliance
- Williamson County - $5,000

Junior Auxiliary of Franklin - Williamson County - $7,000

Flat Creek Community Center - Williamson County - $2,000

Literacy Council of Williamson County - $2,000

The Williamson County Law Enforcement Inc. - $5,678.60

Peytonsville Volunteer Fire Department - Williamson County - $2,295

Graceworks Ministries - Williamson County - $7,000

Waves Inc. - Williamson County - $4,600

The Refuge Center for Counseling - Williamson County - $5,000

Mt. Juliet/West Wilson Senior Center - $8,300

Country K-9 Rescue - Wilson County - $4,191 

National Kidney Foundation - Wilson County - $2,000

Oaklands Association - Rutherford County - $5,000

Rockvale Volunteer Fire Department - Rutherford County - $7,500

Walter Hill Volunteer Fire Department - Rutherford County - $7,500

Read to Succeed - Rutherford County - $4,000

Uncle Dave Macon Days - Rutherford County - $3,350

International  Folkloric Society - Cannon and Rutherford counties - $300

Rutherford County UT Extension - $2,250 

Cannon County SAVE - $4,000

Rutherford County Emergency Food Bank - $10,000

Rutherford County Volunteer Fire Department - $10,000

Exchange Club Family Center - Rutherford County - $5,000

Business Education Partnership - Rutherford County - $1,000

Lead Belly Foundation - Rutherford County - $5,000

Sherry's Run - Wilson County - $10,000

Total - $129,964.60 


July 2009 Donations

The Tennessee Valley Winds
- Rutherford County - $2,000

Native American Indian Association of TN Inc. - Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $3,000

Challenged Athletes Playing Equally - Rutherford  County - $2,000

Friendship Fishing Club - Wilson County - $300

Murfreesboro Youth Orchestra - Rutherford County - $2,000

Financial Peace University - Rutherford County - $10,000

Middle Tennessee Pow Wow Inc. - Wilson County - $3,000

Gabe's My Heart Inc. - Cannon, Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $5,000

Tennessee Hemophillia and Bleeding Disorders Foundation - Rutherford and Wilson counties - $2,000

Deer Run Retreat - Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $6,000

A.B.L.E. Youth Inc. - Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $4,000

Alert Community Development Inc. - Rutherford County - $5,000

Tennessee Junior Dairy Show Foundation - Williamson and Wilson counties - $10,000

The Charley Foundation - Williamson and Wilson counties - $6,000

Pastoral Counseling Centers of Tennessee - Williamson County - $5,000

Jay Banks Productions - Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $5,000

The Center for Courageous Kids - Rutherford, Williamson and  Wilson counties - $9,516

STARS Nashville - Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $10,000

Honor Flight Volunteers - Williamson County - $7,500

MTE Customers Care Scholarships - Cannon, Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties - $20,000

Total - $117,316