Jake Owen gives big to IRC charities

VERO BEACH — Jake Owen is showing Indian River County the money.

The generous local country music phenom brought in $175,000 during last December’s two shows at Riverside Theatre, and more than 80 percent of the funds raised stayed in Indian River County.

Here are the groups that received donations: 

  • Boys & Girls Club of Indian River County/Vero Beach
  • Hibiscus Children’s Center
  • Mardy Fish Children’s Foundation
  • Riverside Theatre, Inc.
  • Education Foundation of Indian River County, Inc.
  • Youth Guidance Donation Fund of Indian River County, Inc.
  • Scholarship Foundation of Indian River County
  • Indian River Golf Foundation
  • Live Like Cole Foundation

The St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital also was a beneficiary.

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