Bones Show Makes Heroic Effort

This week, listeners of iHeartMedia’s The Bobby Bones Show pitched in mightily to help US Air Force Captain Nathan Nelson, who was paralyzed from the chest down during his third tour in Afghanistan and was in need of a home specially outfitted to accommodate his needs. After sharing Captain Nelson’s story on air, Bones and his crew announced they would donate proceeds from the sale of camouflage #PimpinJoy T-shirts on TheShopForward.com. In just a few days, listeners had purchased enough T-shirts to raise $100,000 — double the original goal of $50,000.

Thanks to Building Homes for Heroes, a new ADA-certified custom home will be built for Captain Nelson, his wife Jennifer and three-year-old daughter Eva in Miramar Beach, FL. And, with those extra funds raised, The Bobby Bones Show is also sending Captain Nelson and his family on an all-expenses-paid trip to Walt Disney World.

“Our listeners have shown us again just how big their hearts are,” said Bones. “It’s always amazing to see them in action when we put a great cause in front of them, and it’s our honor to help a true American hero. We had a goal of $50,000. Thanks to our listeners we doubled that and are able to do even more for this family than we could’ve imagined.” Since 2014, sales of #PimpinJoy apparel have raised over $1 million to support many worthy causes, including The American Red Cross, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the Orlando shooting victims and their families.