Rascal Flatts
have been named the recipient of the CRS 2012 Artist Humanitarian Award
to be presented at Country Radio Seminar in Nashville on Feb. 22. The award was created in 1990 to honor country artists who
have exhibited exceptional humanitarian efforts during their career. Past recipients include
Tim
McGraw and
Faith Hill,
Trace Adkins,
Randy
Owen,
Toby Keith,
Brad Paisley,
Brooks
& Dunn,
Reba McEntire,
Vince Gill,
Garth
Brooks and
Charlie Daniels, among others. Band members Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus
and Joe Don Rooney have been active in charitable contributions and humanitarian endeavors throughout their career. In 2010,
they donated $3 million to the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt's Pediatric Surgery Center in Nashville.
They currently serve as celebrity spokespersons for the national suicide prevention organization, The Jason Foundation, and
have been members of the American Red Cross Celebrity Cabinet for the past seven years. Country Radio Seminar, a private event
attracting radio programmers and personalities from throughout the nation, takes place Feb. 22-24 at the Nashville Convention
Center.
