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Will Spiva, Javier Salado, Ron San Martin, Sarah and Brian Layton, Chip Esten, Dierks Bentley,Mike Klank, Murray Ross, Ross and Katlin Copperman, Paula Barnes, Joyce Lavery, Liz Thomas, Mark Deutschmann, Tony Halligan, Cassidy Bentley, and Bentley and Copperman children.
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Dierks Bentley visits with restaurant patrons
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Chip Esten and wife Patty Hanson with Taqueria del Sol managing partner Tony Halligan.
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Chip Esten and Patty Hanson
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Debbie Roberson and Dave Roberson, Safe Haven Advisory Board member.
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Brock Slagle, Bradford Van Demark, and Stephen Hill and of BlueSky Filmworks, recipients of Safe Haven’s Unsung Hero Award.
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Taqueria del Sol partners and managers with Chip Esten and Dierks Bentley.
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Taqueria del Sol partners mark their fifth year hosting A Taqueria Holiday in support of Safe Haven Family Shelter.
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The all-volunteer Taqueria del Sol team volunteered their time to prepare the food and staff the event.
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The all-volunteer Taqueria del Sol team volunteered their time to prepare the food and staff the event.
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The all-volunteer Taqueria del Sol team volunteered their time to prepare the food and staff the event.
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Matching gift donors Ross Copperman and Mark Deutschmann with Vice Mayor Jim Shulman and Safe Haven CEO Joyce Lavery.
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The all-volunteer Taqueria del Sol team volunteered their time to prepare the food and staff the event.
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The entire Taqueria del Sol team volunteered their time on the restaurant’s regular day off to prepare and serve guests at A Taqueria Holiday.
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Barbara Burns, Barbara Styles, and Greg Burns of Gregory Burns Consulting are welcomed by Tony Halligan, Taqueria del Sol Nashville managing partner.
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Chip Esten and Dierks Bentley with Safe Haven Board Chair Paula Barnes, Dickinson Wright, and CEO Joyce Lavery.
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Sarah and Brian Layton, Britt Development Group, matching donors of A Taqueria Holiday.
On Monday, December 9, Taqueria del Sol teamed up with platinum-selling singer/songwriter Dierks Bentley to host the fifth annual "A Taqueria Holiday" fundraiser to support Safe Haven Family Shelter.
The lively, family-focused event attracted more than 450 supports and raised $103,000 to support families experiencing homelessness. Over the past five year, the event has donated $271,390 to Safe Haven Family Shelter.
For every $1 spent on food and beverage, Safe Haven received $9. Taqueria del Sol donated 100% of the evening’s proceeds, and eight matching gifts generated a nine-fold donation. Matching donors included Dierks and Cassidy Bentley, Zac and Caroline Thomas, Vic and Liz Thomas, Brian and Sarah Layton, Ross and Katlin Copperman, Mark and Sherry Deutschmann, Taqueria Nashville, and Taqueria Atlanta.
The Taqueria Nashville team, led by managing partner Tony Halligan and general managers Javier Salado and Will Spiva, created and staffed the event on an all-volunteer basis. Restaurant team and alumni members were deeply involved, coming in on the restaurant’s typical day off to volunteer their time to prepare the food and staff the event.