Country music artist and Tennessean blogger Jo Dee Messina laughs with volunteer Jay Winkler while they volunteer at Second Harvest food bank Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tenn. (GEORGE WALKER IV / THE TENNESSEAN) / GEORGE WALKER IV / THE TENNESSEAN

Tennessean Blogger, Country music star Jo Dee Messina sorted food alongside 40 less-famous volunteers on Wednesday to kick off this year’s Make a Difference Day event.

For more than two decades, volunteers from across the nation have been joining together on the fourth Saturday in October to participate in Make a Difference Day in their communities. Messina and employees of The Tennessean prepared food bags at Second Harvest Food Bank as a preliminary activity to the big day. Read More at www.TheTennessean.com