Thank you for your emails and calls of concern, thoughts and prayers.  OBB Nashville is operating normally, but all around us it is a different story as many of our friends, customers, business partners and vendors assess damages to their businesses and homes.

Within a few minutes of our office, basements were flooded and parking lots filled to the tops of cars, within 10 minutes of here the Cumberland River crested at 2nd avenue causing flooding in Downtown Nashville, and devastated the Grand Ole Opry House, flooded the Opry Mall and The Opry Land Hotel.  The historic rain fall closed interstates, caused flooding that reached the attics of many homes, and currents that swept away lives.

Although we just spent days surrounded about too much water our fresh water supply is in danger and we are in a city wide conservation mode.  This of course makes the clean up of mud and debris that much more difficult.

If you’d like to know more about what is happening in middle TN here are a few local news sites with pictures and stories.  Please note that these sites also offer information on how you can donate or volunteer.  As a business owner that often promotes the art of giving I encourage you to send a little something.  Most people affected by the historic rains and flooding do not have flood insurance as normally this would be a low risk area.

WSMV

WTVF

Tennessean

CNN Interview with Kenny Chesney

Nashville is an amazing city smack in the middle of the volunteer state.  To see everyone come out to help where they can, even when their own situation is uncertain, lifts the spirit though our hearts are heavy.

Donation Sites:

Nashville Rescue Mission

The Community Foundation

Middle TN Red Cross

Gift & Appreciation Marketing Specialist with OBB Nashville

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