September 18th, Merrill Osmond along with other Branson Stars
hosted a concert and telethon for ‘Branson Cares’
to raise funds for Hurricane Katrina victims

 “Branson Cares” is the message the Branson community wants to send to victims of Hurricane Katrina. "Our neighbors to the south
have shared our hospitality during the good times, and we want them to share our hospitality in the bad times too. Branson’s
stars want to help with relief efforts and show that Branson cares – we want to reach out with the heart and soul of this community.”

 The Theatres raised over $110,000.00 from the Show Sunday Night.

Merrill performed "He Ain't Heavy" and showed video footage of the work he is involved
in with the Morrell Foundation rebuilding Mississippi after the Hurricane devastation.