At this time, United Way has approximately $7,000 in funds that switched from pending to confirmed, and $25,000 from the Tennessee Titans early Wednesday evening. There is now have a total of $112,000 in the fund with approximately $10,000 in donations pending and unconfirmed.
A large fundraiser will be held Friday at Hamilton Place Mall from 6 a.m.
to 12 noon at the Tourist/Customer Service Desk on the upper level near Amy's Hallmark. This event is a collaboration between Hamilton Place and US101/iHeartRadio. All proceeds will go to the Woodmore Fund.
Late Thursday morning, between numerous individual donations made to both United Way and the Community Foundation; the Food City event on Wednesday which earned approximately $10,000; and a $25,000 donation from BCBST; officials estimate that the fund has collected approximately $80,000. Many other organizations have raised money for the fund or are in the process of holding fundraisers, but they won't include those dollars until they are in hand and have been properly counted. In the meantime, more funds will be needed to meet the ongoing needs of this community moving forward.
Officials said, "We are deeply grateful to everyone - from individuals to organizations, schools, and businesses -- who have contributed to help this community in its time of need. We are committed to engaging leadership in the Woodmore community to help guide this process and make decisions. 100% of donated funds will be used to provide support to those affected by Monday’s tragic accident."