FRIENDSGIVING THROUGH THE YEARS

 2019 
In 2019, Lebanon Family Resource Center received gift cards totaling nearly $2,000.

 2020
Even amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Friendsgiving raised more than $3,000. • Two scholarships were awarded. One recipient received $1,500 and the other recipient received $250 and a set of Gina’s favorite shears valued at more than $1,500.
*Guests also brought donations (coloring books, toys, DVDs, and gift cards) to fill Champs Toy Chest at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital, an organization that held a special place in Gina’s heart as she and her family spent many days and nights there with her young cousin Sean, as he battled cancer. 

 2021 
In 2021, more than $4,000 was raised. • A recipient was awarded $2500.
*Guests brought donated items that were presented to Our Sister’s Keeper, Inc., a non-profit that advocates for women both during and after their time spent in the criminal justice system. The non-profit was formed by Wilson County native (and Gina’s childhood friend), Suanne Bone and Brittany Davis.

2022   N/A

2023                                                                                                                                                                                              In 2023, one recipient was awarded $5,000