The Nashville Rescue Mission and Mark Spain Real Estate share the common goal of feeding thousands of greater Nashville residents during the holiday season and throughout the year. The Hunger to Hope Radiothon’s goal is to raise enough money in 14 hours of radio broadcasting to be the equivalent of at least 44,000 meals.

The Radiothon event is taking place Monday, November 22, from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. CST on SuperTalk 99.7 WTN. The Nashville radio station will broadcast live from the Nashville Rescue Mission, located in the old Sears building on Lafayette Street and 7th.

“It’s been a tough year for many families, especially with the rising cost of food, rent, retail items and gasoline,” said Chairman and CEO Mark Spain. “One of our core values at Mark Spain Real Estate is to lead with a servant’s heart. The Nashville Rescue Mission really exemplifies this with its tireless, year-round effort to provide a number of services and necessities to Nashville residents in need.”

The Nashville Rescue Mission is a faith-based organization making a profound difference to the area’s homeless men, women and children in all areas of their lives—physical and emotional needs, spiritual growth, education, employment and life recovery. In 2020 the Nashville Rescue Mission served nearly 425,000 meals and provided 212,379 nights of shelter.

Costs for the mission have also gone up in 2021—mainly due indirectly to COVID—with increased facility cleaning costs, more employee overtime expenses due to employee absences to quarantine, and an increase in purchasing more food when surplus donations from area hotels shrank. The Mission has also started construction on an improved and larger campus for women and children so it can provide more beds and additional family rooms to meet area demand.

Founded in 1954, the Nashville Rescue Mission has evolved and grown through the decades to better serve the needs of the greater Nashville community. It began by helping men of the community and, in 1968, opened a separate facility to assist women and children. The Nashville Rescue Mission services have expanded to include emergency resources, transitional housing, job training programs, counseling, life skills and Bible classes, as well as help with addiction and other life-debilitating issues.

The Nashville Rescue Mission estimates providing a single meal costs $2.26. For less than a $10 donation, a family of four can enjoy a hot meal. Its goal is to raise enough funding during the 14-hour Radiothon to serve over 44,000 meals. The Mission has partnered with SuperTalk 99.7 WTN to host the 14-hour, on air fundraising event.

Mark Spain Real Estate, with an office located in Franklin that serves greater Nashville, has proudly returned as the presenting sponsor for a third year in a row. With 2020 sales growth of more than 163% in greater Nashville over the previous year and a 100% growth in its agent team, Mark Spain Real Estate continues to actively expand its local real estate team as well as its involvement in giving back to the local communities it serves.

Anyone wishing to contribute to this worthy cause may call in during the show or make a donation online at https://nashvillerescuemission.org/cumulus-radiothon. Tune into the Radiothon on November 22nd at WTN 99.7 or by listening online at www.997wtn.com.

About Mark Spain Real Estate (MSRE):
Mark Spain Real Estate is the most trusted name in real estate, earning more 5-star reviews than any other firm in the United States. It has earned the No. 1 real estate team in the U.S. honor the last four consecutive years by the Wall Street Journal and Real Trends for annual sales production and is a six-time Inc. 5000 recipient, an annual list honoring the fastest-growing private companies in America. Mark Spain Real Estate’s mobile site design was named the No. 1 Mobile Website in real estate by REAL Trends in 2019 and 2020. MarkSpain.com also earned recognition as a Top 10 Overall Website in 2019 and 2020. The company was honored in 2017, 2018, 2020 and 2021 as one of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Top Workplaces. It has earned the Atlanta Business Chronicle Pacesetter Award the last five years, as one of metro Atlanta’s 100 top, fastest-growing, privately held companies. Mark Spain Real Estate made its fourth appearance on Atlanta’s Top 25 Real Estate Companies annual list in 2021 and made its second appearance on similar lists in both Charlotte and Raleigh.

As a company leader with cutting edge ideas like its Guaranteed Offer program and innovative and award-winning website, Mark Spain was honored in February as a 2021 Real Estate Newsmaker. Compiled by RISMedia, a leading residential real estate industry information provider, the Newsmakers list includes nearly 300 industry professionals and Spain was named one of the Trailblazers/Agents of Change. He was also recognized as one of the PropTech 100 Most Influential People in Real Estate. The firm had a record sales year again in 2020, with more than $1.4 billion in gross sales volume, a 46.5% increase year-over-year. In line with its core value of leading with a servant’s heart, Mark Spain Real Estate’s 2020 partnerships with charitable causes in Nashville, Atlanta, Charlotte and Raleigh resulted in nearly a half million dollars raised for charity.