Nashville Flood Relief Effort—How you can help!

First Tennessee Foundation, established by First Tennessee Bank owner First Horizon National Corp., has pledged to donate up to $500,000 to flood relief efforts. A donation of $125,000 will go to the Red Cross and Salvation Army and the foundation will match donations made to the organizations by employees and customers, up to a total of $250,000. Donations can be made at any First Tennessee bank location. www.firsttennessee.com

Sunset Grill will donate 20% of your bill, Mother’s Day Sunday, May 9th and Tithe 10% of their profits for the month of May from Sunset, Midtown Cafe and Cabana to: The Community Foundation’s Flood Relief Fund. Sunset Grill Mother’s day Hours ONLY! Brunch 10:00 a.m. – 2 p.m. Children 16 and Under eat FREE from the kids menu (limit 1 entree per child). Dinner 5:00 p.m. – 10 p.m. www.sunsetgrill.com

Davis Kidd Books will be donating 20% of their sales to Hands on Nashville on Saturday, May 8 from 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. www.daviskidd.com

The Bellevue Chamber of Commerce has established an account to help flood victims. Donations can be sent to 177-A Belle Forest Circle, Nashville, TN 37212 payable to Bellevue Flood Aide. For further information call (615) 662-2737

Salvation Army: Monetary donations are preferred and can be made online at www.uss.salvationarmy.org by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY.

Give a monetary donation to The Second Harvest Food Bank at www.secondharvestmidtn.org.

Donate to the Middle Tennessee Red Cross online at www.nashvilleredcross.org, by phone at 615-250-4300 or by mail at 2201 Charlotte Avenue, Nashville, TN 37203. Remember, the Red Cross is not a government agency and is funded solely by your local donations.

In partnership with the Mayor’s Office of Emergency Management, donate online to the Metro Nashville Disaster Response Fund and/or the Tennessee Emergency Relief Fund at www.cfmt.org/floodrelief/ (checks can be mailed to P.O. Box 440225, Nashville, TN, 37244).