SOLID Raises $2,000 for St. Jude, Donates 2,700 Pounds of Food to Second Harvest at 26th Annual SOLID Turkey Bowl

Music Row teams up for charity at annual football tournament

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – (Monday, November 21, 2011) – Society of Leaders in Development (SOLID) teamed up with Nashville Sports Leagues and 12 Music Row companies to collect nearly 2,700 pounds of nonperishable food items for Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital with a pre-Thanksgiving Turkey Bowl flag football tournament held at Ted Rhodes park on Saturday.

The one-day co-ed tournament crowned Capitol Records the tournament winner, and Universal Music Group took first place in the consolation bracket. Other participating teams include the following music industry companies: APA, CAA, Capitol Records, CMT, EMI Publishing, Flood, Bumstead, McCready & McCarthy, Paradigm, SESAC, Sony, Universal Music Group (UMG), William Morris Endeavor Entertainment (WMEE), and Warner Music Nashville.

SOLID challenged the teams to a “Second Harvest Heavyweight Food Challenge” competition with a pre-tournament food drive, awarding the top team with a first round bye in the tournament. CAA led the drive, donating more than 680 pounds of food to Second Harvest.

“SOLID is happy to host this tournament in it's 26th year. We love seeing the competition and camaraderie come out between these companies that work together so closely on Music Row. We are thankful a little healthy competition means lots of food donations for Second Harvest,” said SOLID President Ian Wolczyk.

SOLID will also donate approximately $2,000 to St. Jude from funds raised from team entry fees.

All funds and food collected are donated directly to Second Harvest and St. Jude to support their philanthropic efforts.