Nathan Jones, Look what you did ! The story that led to Ethan Richardson performing the National Anthem tonight on The Hill

I walked into the story after it started so I will go back and forth a bit to tell it correctly because its a OneofUs.Care type of story.

 I walked up to the scorers table before the Junior Varsity game and I overheard Christy Shupe say ask Jerry, I’m sure he’ll contribute.

Ethan Richardson is trying to raise funds so he can go on a Church ⛪ Mission trip to South Africa 🇿🇦. The 👪 attends Christ Chapel in Galax and last year Ashton took a similar trip overseas.

 Now will go back to the beginning of the night when good natured Nathan Jones told Richardson he would donate $20.00 if he was brave enough to sing the National Anthem in front of the Varsity game. Now that we know the origin story and the role that Jones played we will jump forward once again.

 I told Christy that I would match what ever amount was raised and then spent a few minutes trying to encourage him to go forward with it.

 Here’s the depth of this young man 👨, he said that he wasn’t afraid to sing it but wasn’t sure that he could sing it well enough to honor the Song.

 Both Greg Talley and Mama Smoot have already posted the performance on Facebook for people to share.

 The Richardson family 👪 left the Gymnasium last night with $130.00 which means $260.00.

 But if you see the performance 🎭 and want to help this young man 👨 go on his mission trip here’s how you can do so. We are going to extend our offer to double up on the amount until Monday morning. So if you cross paths with any of the Richardson family 👪 over the weekend and want to help, Please do so.

 Also, even if you’re not in a position to help you should try and watch the video.

 Kudos to you, Nathan Jones and to you Christy Shupe !

This one with our Logo behind him is enough to make someone tear 😢 up