Growth and Impact

Since the Boulevard Bolt began in 1994, participation and proceeds have grown each year allowing the Thanksgiving Day event to increase its impact on the Nashville community.

Year	# of Participants	# of Beneficiaries*	Total Donation
1994	2502	1 Agency	$25,000
1995	2827	1 Agency	$25,000
1996	3333	3 Agencies	$34,000
1997	3672	3 Agencies	$39,000
1998	4110	3 Agencies	$45,000
1999	4812	7 Agencies	$53,000
2000	5500	8 Agencies	$59,000
2001	5848	12 Agencies	$75,000
2002	5788	8 Agencies	$80,000
2003	6125	12 Agencies	$90,000
2004	6695	21 Agencies	$105,000
2005	7000	11 Agencies	$115,000
2006	7800	20 Agencies	$150,000
2007	7850	21 Agencies	$160,000

* Each spring agencies that benefit the homeless are invited to apply for the funds raised by the "Bolt". Each applicant is asked to state the intended use of the funds and a specific dollar amount required to meet that need. An Allocations Committee, made up of a member from each of the three participating congregations-Immanuel Baptist, St. Georges and the Temple, determines the priorities for funding and selects the organizations that will receive proceeds from that year's race.