Mitchell Tenpenny’s 4th Annual Cornhole Tournament Raises Over $117K For ACM Lifting Lives

Mitchell Tenpenny’s 4th Annual Cornhole Tournament was a special one. On October 7, fellow artists and members of the music industry came together at Nashville’s BMI office to join the “We All Fight” event, benefitting ACM Lifting Lives in partnership with The 10Penny Fund.

Together with ACM Lifting Lives, 100% of the proceeds went toward funding individual grants that help provide mental health support and cover essential needs for music industry colleagues impacted by cancer. This year, the event held during Breast Cancer Awareness month raised an impressive $117,471 for the cause.

Reflecting on the event, Tenpenny shared, “Thank you to everyone who came and supported my annual charity cornhole event. It gets better every year and we could not do it without everyone coming together for this great cause. I love you all and it means the world to me yall keep showing up. God bless yall and thanks for an incredible day!”

In addition to Mitchell Tenpenny, the other noteworthy artists who participated in this year’s tournament included Parker McCollum, Adam Doleac, Caylee Hammack, Dawson Anderson, Noah Hicks, and Ernest. Guests enjoyed a cannoli bar, curated cocktails, and prizes while cheering on the players. The tournament winners were songwriters Matt Alderman, a two-time winner, and Jared Mullens, who had his third tournament win.

The idea to start the 10Penny Fund came to the country star after the personal experience of losing a family member to cancer. His father, Mitchel James Tenpenny Jr., died of a rare form of the disease in 2014. Tenpenny watched not only what his father went through physically, but also mentally. Seeing his loved one suffer struck a chord with the “Bigger Mistakes” singer and prompted him to use his platform to do something to help fill a gap for families of cancer patients.

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This true desire to provide additional support to cancer patients beyond traditional medical treatment led to the creation of The 10Penny Fund.

“I want people to (understand) the mental side of what happens when you hear you have cancer,” said the singer.  “There are amazing drugs and amazing doctors … but there’s a completely other side to cancer that I’ve seen personally and that’s the mental side of it. If my father would’ve had access to someone to explain his specific cancer and how to … treat it mentally, I think it would have … helped from the ground up. That’s … what I want to start as a charity,” Tenpenny told The Tennessean in 2019.

His efforts have resulted in an opportunity for families to invest in meaningful programs that aim to motivate patients mentally, provide essential needs and build a community of support. In his mind, giving back is a way to make a difference where he once felt helpless.

“My dad didn’t get sick,” Tenpenny continued.  “My dad didn’t show pain. My dad didn’t … you know, he was Dad. He never let me know he was sick. So up until his last few days, I never knew how serious it was. It just eats me up every day thinking, ‘Man, if there was something I could’ve done.’ And that’s what kind of inspires me to do this. I feel like I could’ve helped him.”

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