Despite heavy class loads, Belmont Physical Therapy students were still able to find time again this year to volunteer for the Dierks Bentley Miles and Music for Kids benefit concert. Bentley started the concert 5 years ago to raise money for children’s hospitals across the U.S.
This year, over 80 Belmont students volunteered in every aspect of the event, helping to make it a success according to Bentley. “I take a lot of pride in the volunteers from the School of Physical Therapy and in the fans,” he says, “because they are the ones raising the money.”
When all was said and done, the students helped to raise a total of $250,000 for Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. A new record was also set when the annual motorcycle ride that coincided with the event saw over 1500 riders make the trip from Columbia, TN to Riverfront Park in Nashville to show support.
“Whether you have a kid or not,” Bentley continued, speaking about his own experiences with child health conditions, “when you go to a children’s hospital and you see what good they do, it moves you.”

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