Gov. Bill Haslam, First Lady Chrissy Haslam, five-time NFL MVP Peyton Manning and country music superstar Luke Bryan joined forces Wednesday to raise more than a half-million dollars in support of a foundation created by University of Tennessee basketball legend Pat Summitt.

The fundraising effort, which raised more than $550,000, included a lunch at Wellspire Nashville and a ticketed dinner at the governor's mansion. The dinner featured a chat with Manning and his father, Archie, led by Gov. Bill Haslam, along with a performance by Bryan.

The money raised will go towards Summitt's foundation, which she and her son, Tyler, started in 2011. The foundation seeks to award grants related to research and treatment of Alzheimer's disease.

Summitt died in 2016.

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“It is an honor to work so closely with the foundation to continue to pay homage to Pat’s winning legacy,” Manning said in a news release. “Pat meant a great deal to me, and as her friend, I know she would be especially proud of these efforts and those of the foundation every day in the fight to end Alzheimer’s.”

Haslam praised the foundation for its work.

“The Pat Summitt Foundation is an incredible organization doing groundbreaking Alzheimer’s research in honor of one of Tennessee’s most legendary leaders and we are proud to support its work," he said.

Last year the Haslams and Peyton Manning held a similar fundraiser for the Summitt foundation in which they raised $600,000.

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