About The Event

Join us Thursday, April 24th at Rolling Hills Community Church for our annual fundraiser and 20th Anniversary celebration: Hope Grows: A Legacy of Hope! The proceeds from the night provides the support needed to advance our mission of offering excellent, accessible and affordable mental and emotional healthcare services in support of a transformational impact on communities. The night will include dinner, client stories, and a celebration of all Refuge has done over the past twenty years with YOUR help!
Doors and buffet open at 5:30pm, event program starts at 6:30pm.

We are thrilled to announce Lauren Daigle and Hillary Scott as the night’s Musical Guests!


For questions on sponsorship or for details, email Director of Development, Patty Eller. 

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Each year we present an annual Hope Award to someone in the community who has used their platform to advance the conversation around mental health. Our 2025 Hope Award will be presented to both  Ben Zobrist (Founder of Champion Forward and 2016 World Series MVP) and Brandy Whitehead (Co-Founder of Church of the City)
This award honors all the outstanding hard work they have done in our community and beyond!

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Location

Rolling Hills Community Church

1810 Columbia Ave

Franklin,TN 37064

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Lauren Daigle- Musical Guest

Louisiana native Lauren Daigle is a two-time Grammy®, eight-time Billboard Music, four-time American Music, and twelve-time GMA Dove Music Award winner. She’s performed at the Super Bowl (“America the Beautiful” with Trombone Shorty), has garnered over a billion streams and years of sold-out world tours with performances spanning four continents (North America, Australia, Europe and Africa). From Carnegie Hall to the New Orleans Jazz Fest and Lollapalooza, Cape Town to the U.K. and Sydney, Red Rocks to The Greek Theater and Radio City Music Hall, Lauren’s status as a once-in-a-generation vocal powerhouse is undeniable. Her latest GRAMMY-nominated album, Lauren Daigle consists of 23 new songs including the recent RIAA gold-certified single, “Thank God I Do.” The GRAMMY nominated single earned Daigle her sixth Billboard No. 1, making her the first artist to have two songs top the chart for 20+ weeks. The album also includes the hit song,“These Are The Days” and her brand new single, “Be Okay.” Her current tour, The Kaleidoscope Tour, is taking arenas by storm and has been extended twice by popular demand, with additional dates throughout Europe, Australia, and New Zealand later in 2024.

Since the release of her GRAMMY® Award-winning, 2x platinum-certified 2018 album Look Up Child – which includes the breakthrough, 6-time platinum hit single “You Say” – Daigle has been a mainstay on the Billboard charts. When Look Up Child debuted at No. 3 on the Top 200 Albums chart, Daigle became the first female artist in history to simultaneously hit the Top 10 on both Billboard’s Pop and Christian Album charts. She went on to break another record when the LP reached 100 weeks at No. 1 on the Top Christian Albums chart, which is the greatest number of weeks that any artist has spent at the top of any individual album chart. Similarly, the 6x platinum-certified “You Say” is the longest-running No. 1 to appear on any weekly Billboard chart.

Hillary Scott- Musical Guest

As the co-leader of Lady A, Hillary Scott has been part of becoming one of 21st century’s premier vocal groups, blending deeply felt emotions with classic Country sounds. While ushering more than 18 million album units, 34 million tracks sold and nearly five billion digital streams, the trio is best known for their 9X Platinum hit “Need You Now,” which is the highest certified song by a Country group. They have earned Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music’s “Vocal Group of the Year” trophies three years in a row and countless other honors including 9 Grammy Awards along with Billboard Music Awards, People’s Choice Awards, Teen Choice Awards and a Tony Award nod. In 2012, the band created LAID, a philanthropic effort to bring awareness to numerous initiatives around the world ranging from helping vulnerable children, societal and cultural issues, as well as natural disaster aid and recovery, most recently announcing the LAID Scholarship Fund, supporting students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities. LAID has now given out more than $1.6M in grants to date. In addition to her success across the globe performing as part Lady A, Hillary Scott & The Scott Family claimed the top spot atop the Billboard Christian Albums chart and two GRAMMY Awards with their debut album LOVE REMAINS. Scott serves as a songwriter for many of L A’s chart-topping hits as well as for artists such as Blake Shelton and Sara Evan’s No. One hit, “A Little Bit Stronger.” For more information visit www.lamusic.com.

Brandy Whitehead- 2025 Hope Award Winner

Co-Founder of Church of the City, she graduated from Lipscomb University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work and has her Masters of Science and Social Work from the University of Tennessee. She has served in a multitude of roles throughout her career as a social worker, crisis counselor, victim’s advocate, and case manager, at both the local and state level. Brandy currently serves on the Foster Care Review Board for Williamson County Juvenile Court. In 2023, Brandy received the Elizabeth Jewell Outstanding Service Award from CASA for her advocacy.

In 2013, Darren and Brandy came back to the Nashville area and co-founded Church of the City, with a vision to plant a family of churches that live in the way of Jesus for the renewal of the city. Brandy feels a deep call to engage the church on the issue of foster care with a desire to live out James 1:27 in helpful, practical ways and she has dedicated the last 25 years to working with and advocating for vulnerable children in government, non-profit, and ministry settings. Brandy has been married to Pastor Darren Whitehead for 20 years and they have three daughters, Sydney, Scarlett, and Violet.

Ben Zobrist- 2025 Hope Award Winner

Ben Zobrist began playing baseball at 7 years old and never could’ve envisioned the professional career that was ahead of him.  In 2004, Ben was drafted by the Houston Astros. From 2006 to 2018 Ben became known as a “Super Utility Player” playing for the Tampa Bay Rays, Oakland A’s, Kansas City Royals, and Chicago Cubs.  Ben helped lead the Royals and Cubs to World Series victories and was named World Series MVP in 2016 after driving in the game winning run in game 7 of the 2016 World Series. In addition to his on-field achievements, Ben is a strong advocate for mental and emotional health and is now focused on addressing these challenges in the sports world. He is the Founder of Champion Forward, an organization that helps teenage athletes, parents, and coaches improve their mental wellbeing, increase confidence, and enhance relationships by leveraging the power of emotional intelligence skills.