Good Friday Service Project

Community Service Projects

Since it began in 2015, our annual Good Friday Service Project provides an enduring, visible tribute to the faith and ideals which Lee Roy Smith strived to achieve in life and business. We believe in demonstrating through our actions the faith and ethics Mr. Smith founded Rio Grande Fence upon in 1958.

Our annual Good Friday Service Project allows us to serve others and use the measure of our talents to give back. Each year, RGF selects a Nashville (Davidson County) non-profit with perimeter security needs and provides all materials and installation for a new, commercial-grade fence at no cost to the organization.

*** 2024 SERVICE PROJECTS ***

On the week of March 25th and leading up to Good Friday, Rio Grande Fence Co. of Tennessee will performing our 10th Annual Good Friday Service Project with one in Nashville and another in Knoxville.

WHAT IS THE GIFT?
100% free commercial fence/gate project. The all-inclusive gift includes any needed tear out of old/broken fencing, materials, professional installation, and warranty.

WHAT MIGHT IT LOOK LIKE?
See previously completed projects below.

WHO CAN APPLY?
Non-profit organizations in Davidson & Knox counties

HOW MANY WILL WIN?
Two winners - (1) non-profit organization in Nashville and (1) in Knoxville.

HOW TO APPLY
Fill out the short form at the bottom of this page.

QUESTIONS?
Contact Mark Dunn at mark@rgfence.com or 615-244-4766

Even if you aren't a non-profit, please take a moment and share this opportunity.

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See Us In Action

Youth Encouragement Services

On April 7, 2023, Rio Grande Fence Co. of Nashville completed their 9th Annual Good Friday Service Project. This year, RGF served Youth...

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Ronald McDonald House Nashville

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Dec. 16, 2022—Rio Grande Fence Co. of Nashville (RGF) donated, furnished, and installed a 433’ total linear foot, 6’...

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Donelson Christian Academy

For 2021, RGF selected Donelson Christian Academy in Nashville, TN as our annual recipient. RGF completed the installation of nearly...

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Preston Taylor Ministries Receives 2020 Service Project from Rio Grande Fence Co. of Nashville

In June 2018, the children at Nashville's Preston Taylor Ministries were playing in their open playground when an intruder appeared and...

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Rio Grande Fence Co. of Nashville Donates 830-Foot Fence to Old School Farm for 5th Annual Good Friday Service Project

Rio Grande Fence Co. of Nashville donated and installed an 830-total-linear-foot, 10-foot-high commercial chain link fence at the Old...

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Rio Grande Fence Co. of Nashville Donates and Installs New Perimeter Fence at Mending Hearts Transitional Housing in West Nashville

Rio Grande Fence Co. of Nashville donated and installed 436' of Ameristar steel perimeter security fence and gates around two...

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Rio Grande Fence Co. of Nashville Donates 494-foot Fence to MNPS’s Cora Howe School for Annual Good Friday Service Project

Cora Howe School is a special day school for those students whose learning differences are so significant that they cannot effectively...

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Rio Grande Fence Donates Sports Field Fence to G.O.D. Int’l for Annual Good Friday Service Project

Rio Grande Fence Co. of Nashville donated a 560 linear foot 6-foot-high chain link fence to Global Outreach Developments International at...

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Selection Process

We accept nominations throughout the year. To be eligible, the non-profit must be in Nashville (Davidson County.) In January, we narrow down the field to a set of finalists. We then contact the finalists to conduct site visits and meet with the organization about the service project request. Typically, by February 1st, we announce the annual recipient of our Good Friday service project.