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The Society of Leaders in Development (SOLID) will host their 19th Annual Crawfish Boil on Tuesday, May 17 starting at 5:30 pm. The event will take place at the Sony/ATV parking lot on Music Row and will offer the community free food, free beer, and music. The organization will also provide activities such as a dunk tank, a photo booth, and corn hole. Continue Reading →
Nashville-based music industry organization, Society of Leaders in Development (SOLID), recently appointed its 2016 Executive Board of Directors and inducted 82 new members, all while celebrating its most successful year to date. Continue Reading →
The Society of Leaders in Development (SOLID) will host the 13th annual Music Row Yard Sale & Auction. The event is scheduled to take place on Saturday, June 13th from 8AM – 2PM at the newly christened George Jones Museum located at 128 2nd Ave. N, Nashville, TN. The Yard Sale, which runs in conjunction with CMA Music Festival, the largest country music festival in the world, allows country music fans to find treasures that are only available through this event.
Team CAA – SOLID 2014 Turkey Bowl Champions
Pictured (l-r): (back row) Taylor Lange, Madison Lee, Todd Farrell, Nicholas Boehmke, Emily Van Allsburg, Jeffrey Tobias, Farrah Usmani, Patrick Collins, Tee Stumb, (front row) Katie Germano, Jason Huie, Nick Myers, Elisa Vazzana Boehmke and Bill Collins
Music industry organization Society of Leaders in Development (SOLID) will donate 5,000 pounds of food to Second Harvest Food Bank and $3,200 to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital as a result of its 29th annual Turkey Bowl fundraiser. Each year SOLID hosts the event the Saturday before Thanksgiving to give back to the Nashville community during the holidays.
The Society of Leaders in Development (SOLID) announced today that a portion of the proceeds for the group’s annual CMA Fest Yard Sale & Auction will benefit the local Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) chapter. The event will be held on June 7th, beginning at 8am at the Bridgestone Arena. Nine-year-old Aiden Atkins, MDA Local Goodwill Ambassador, and other local MDA families will be attending to greet customers and represent MDA.
“We are thrilled to be partnering with SOLID on one of their biggest events of the year,” said Amanda Spiehler, Executive Director of MDA in Central Tennessee. “The proceeds shared with MDA for this event will go directly to provide services for families in the Nashville area.”
SOLID’s Yard Sale & Auction is open to the public and includes autographed merchandise, tickets, guitars and meet & greet opportunities that can’t be found anywhere else.
About SOLID
Founded in 1997 by music industry professionals, the Society of Leaders in Development (SOLID) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The members of SOLID are developing music business professionals dedicated to improving the future of the music industry by strengthening its professional relationships and educating its future executives while serving the community. Members participate in ongoing leadership activities including community volunteerism, educational events, university outreach programs, and networking functions that serve to strengthen their role within the music industry and Nashville community.
For more information on SOLID, visit www.solidnashville.com. Like SOLID on Facebook at www.facebook.com/solidnashville and follow @SOLIDnashville on Twitter.
About MDA
The Muscular Dystrophy Association is the world’s leading nonprofit health agency dedicated to finding treatments and cures for muscular dystrophy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other neuromuscular diseases. It does so by funding worldwide research; by providing comprehensive health care services and support to MDA families nationwide; and by rallying communities to fight back through advocacy, fundraising and local engagement. Visit mda.org and follow us at facebook.com/MDAnational and @MDAnews.
