Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Tuesday Newsday

You can meet Jimmy halfway in Amarillo. On Saturday, a rally for Jimmy Wayne will be held in Amarillo to celebrate the halfway point of his Meet Me Halfway Walk from Nashville to Phoenix. How’s he doing so far? Jimmy says, “I’ve felt my knees and my back get soar out here on the road, but the key for me has been stretching, wearing the right shoes, and drinking a lot of water.”

Clay Walker received the Robert M. Barg Memorial Achievement Award at the Fearless Caregiver Conference in Nashville. Clay was there to give a speech on his standpoint of a caregiver, but afterwards, he was surprised to be honored with the plaque. This is only the fourth time an individual has received this honor.

The American Red Cross has announced eight new members to its 2010 National Celebrity Cabinet- a group of celebrity supporters who promote Red Cross. Wynonna Judd and Reba McEntire will represent country music alongside Gossip Girl’s Penn Badgley, on-air personality Giselle Blondet, Transformers Josh Duhmel. LL Cool J, Alyssa Milano, and David Spade.

Darryl Worley is heading back overseas for the eighth time to perform for U.S. Troops as part of the Stars for Stripes Tour. Darryl has dubbed his part the We've Not Forgotten Tour, and he’ll be doing full band shows as well as special acoustic sets for troops on outlying bases in Iraq.

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