Nashville Rescue Mission Needs Water

NASHVILLE, TN -- Earlier than usual summer heat is draining the Nashville Rescue Mission's supply of bottled water and it needs a little help.

Nashville hit record highs both Monday and Tuesday and is now in a stretch of four consecutive days with a high above 90 - and the two days before that, the high was 89. When the temperature tops 92 - as it did Monday and Tuesday - the Nashville Rescue Mission sends out its Hot Patrol to distribute cool water and encourage people who are homeless to come inside.

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But 92-degree-plus days are rare in mid-May. In fact, the average high in Nashville doesn't even approach 90 until late June, according to National Weather Service data. Thus, the mission is already running low on water.

"Right now we are almost completely out of bottled water. We need the community’s help in gearing up for what I anticipate to be a difficult summer for our homeless community,” The Rev. Glenn Cranfield, president and CEO of Nashville Rescue Mission, told WSMV.

The mission’s donation center is located at 616 7th Avenue S. and is open Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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