Ole South
donates $1 million to Nashville area nonprofits to mark milestone sales Bill Lewis Special to Nashville Tennessean, USA TODAY NETWORK newsrooms in Tennessee
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or more than 1,000 home buyers across the Nashville region, their newly built home’s benefits extend far beyond the front door. Their home helps keep first responders safe, provides
healthy meals to people with medical needs or food insecurity and gives back to the community in other ways. Those 1,000-plus home buyers purchased a home in the past year from Ole South, the largest privately owned home builder in Tennessee. The company is marking that milestone with gifts totaling more than $1 million to nonprofits across the Nashville region. “During the pandemic, Ole South was able to continue building and selling homes and we know others were not as fortunate. We chose to give back to the community through many nonprofit organizations that continue to make a vital difference in these uncertain times,” said John Floyd, president and founder of Ole South. 8
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Box 55 supports first responders Giving back to the community might mean providing a cool drink of water, a meal or other services for firefighters and other first responders on the scene of emergency calls. That’s the mission of the Box 55 Association, whose volunteers and specially equipped vehicles arrive regardless of the weather or time of day, primarily in Davidson County. “We respond 24/7, 365,” said Rick Short, the organization’s treasurer.
