Special night set exclusive for Nashville’s educators and staff
The non-profit The Onsite Foundation has announced Hope And Healing For Heroes, a special event for educators and staff across Metro Nashville taking place on Monday, May 1st at 6 pm CST at the Fisher Center at Belmont University. The night of community and unity is designed to equip, encourage and uplift our Nashville school’s educators, staff, and administrators following the recent tragedy at The Covenant School. Programming will include uplifting musical performances by Nashville and Grammy-winning artists Lauren Daigle, Tyler Hubbard, CeCe Winans, Trisha Yearwood, and more to be announced.
Tickets to Hope And Healing For Heroes will be free and open to educators and staff across Metro Nashville public schools, private schools, and universities in the Nashville area and surrounding communities on a first-come-first-served-basis starting Friday, April 21st at 10 am CT via hopeandhealingforheroes.com. Hope And Healing For Heroes will provide attendees with an opportunity to connect in community and gain tools for navigating stress, fear, trauma, and grief. With essential resources and moving musical tributes, this special evening is offered to help restore hope as our schools continue leading children with resilience and hope.
The event will be emceed by Miles Adcox, Chairman at Onsite, who will share words of inspiration, and moderate a panel of experts in trauma-informed education and counseling services. These experts and leaders will share their experience, strength, and hope in navigating traumatic grief and coping with secondary or vicarious stress from teachers’ roles in supporting and reassuring students, parents, and colleagues.
“The dramatic increase in the number of school shootings–and now having one in our hometown—has taken its toll on each of us. As a father and mental health professional who has been part of initiatives directly supporting hundreds of mass shooting survivors around the country, now is the time to come together in support of our community as we start the healing process,”states Adcox. “We must acknowledge the unique stress and pressure our teachers and educators are carrying,” said Adcox. We created this event in hopes of coming alongside them with support and resources while celebrating their vital role in leading the next generation.”
Teachers from the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Mass Shooting in Parkland, Florida will share words of hope and healing for our Nashville educators including Felicia Burgin, Diana Haneski, Amy Kenny, Stacey Lippel and Brittney Thomas, a student survivor of The Heath High School Mass Shooting in Paducah, Kentucky.
Local therapeutic groups and those who are providing teachers and students with funding for therapeutic services including Daystar Counseling Ministries, Green Hills Family Psych, Onsite Workshops, and more will be onsite to share information and ongoing resources. Attendees will leave with resources for themselves and their students to help navigate the weeks, months, and years ahead.
The event is organized and produced by Nashville-based entertainment marketing agency, FlyteVu and made possible via a donation from Tyler and Hayley Hubbard.
