>>Everybody wanted
to do something about

helping the folks in Ukraine.

Everybody did.

And so it was like they
were looking for something

and we provided the vehicle

that they could
show their support

and feel like they
were helping a cause

that they felt strongly about.

>>While we individually live
in this large and global space,

I think it's so
important that we realize

that each of us really
can make a difference

in someone else's life.

>>Terri Allard here with
Charlottesville Inside-Out

to tell you about the
Batesville Community,

which is my community,

and how it came together
to help others in need.

With a donated field as a venue,

10 musical acts,

and numerous
neighbors and friends,

staged a concert
and after expenses,

raised $15,000 to support
relief aid for Ukraine.

There are many inspirational
stories out there these days.

This is just one.

Come on.

>>Being able to have a
conversation with a few of us,

pull together,

reach out to the community,

a group come together,

share their talents,

share their abilities,

share their time to
be able to volunteer.

It really is a testament

to the power of what we
can do as individuals.

It doesn't matter how big or
small of a community we're in.

>>When Jason and I
started to do this

we figured he would
talk to the bands

and get the bands lined up.

And then I just
talked to people,

local folks said, "Hey,
would you like to help out?"

And everybody said, "Yeah,
we'd love to help out."

It was just, you know,
complete outpouring of support

and "what can I do?"
type of attitude.

>>John Pollock, aka
"Dad" came to me

and said he wanted to do this.

Put it together in
less than a month.

And I said, "You're crazy.

It's never gonna happen, but
okay, I'll put the word out."

Everything just came together.

All the bands said
they wanted to do it.

We found someone who was willing
to donate the flatbed truck

for the stage, which was huge.

Even the weather was great.

♪ You've got my soul ♪

♪ Every single
piece of my heart ♪

♪ Baby, you've got ♪

>>The event in a good way,

ended up kind of being
like a perfect storm,

in that everything coalesced and
came together just perfectly.

Everybody was happy about it.

We had the good locale
here on the field

and also next door we had
the Batesville Market.

>>We may not be able to
sing into a microphone

or play an instrument,

but we were able to
support the event

in the way that
we best knew how,

making sure people were fed,

making sure they
had plenty to drink,

and making sure
that they were able

to purchase their tickets.

And that was important for us
to help support the experience

that so many
talented individuals

brought to the field that day.

>>The benefit concert
turned out to be

much more successful I think

than anybody ever envisioned.

And I figured, you know,

at best we'd be taking
in maybe $2,500 to $3000.

And it's just, I mean you know,

we ended up taking in $16,000,
which was astronomical.

>>As far as the musicians go,

we had between 25 and 30
musicians total participating.

80% I would say live
in the Batesville area.

And the crowd, yeah, I
would say at any one time

there was a good 200,
250 people who came

and visited us that day.

During the show,

everyone was looking
around going,

"Wow, this is just so great
that all these people came

and we're so happy
to be a part of it."

And then afterwards,
everyone said,

"When can we do it again?"

>>Batesville is
this wonderful spot

that if people feel
strongly about something

or have somebody that's in need,

the community gets together
and does something,

and it's kind of a
can-do community.

And this was just
another great example of,

"Okay, we can do this.

We're tiny, but we
can raise some money

for the folks in Ukraine."

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