Martina McBride
This year's YWCA celebrity auction hosted by
Martina McBride raised
$102,289 during the
CMA Music Festival in Nashville. Sunday's (June 13)
event benefited the YWCA of Nashville and Middle Tennessee. The highest bids of the day were two $11,000 offers for handwritten,
autographed and framed lyrics for "She's a Butterfly."
Big Kenny, who
co-wrote the song, assisted McBride in the auction. Other high bids included $6,000 for a
Brad
Paisley meet-and-greet and guitar, $4,600 for an autographed and framed Grand Ole Opry poster announcing McBride's induction
into the Opry and $3,800 for a
Keith Urban meet-and-greet and an autographed
DVD. The money raised at this year's auction is a 29 percent increase above last year's total. McBride has hosted the charity
auction since 1995.
