The Band Perry Hometown Surprise: Trio Honors East Tenn. Elementary School

Frazer Harrison/ACMA2012, Getty Images for ACM

The nearly 600 students of Greeneville, Tennesee's Doak Elementary School got quite the shock yesterday (April 6). Country Weekly reports that hometown sweethearts, the Band Perry, made a surprise visit to the school to congratulate the students on raising $40,000 for the American Cancer Society.

"It's in honor of a dear friend of ours, Miss Lisa White, who passed away from cancer," lead singer Kimberly Perry told local TV reporters (quote via Country Weekly). "So it was really amazing just to honor her life today and to raise money for such an amazing organization."

Continue reading The Band Perry Hometown Surprise: Trio Honors East Tenn. Elementary School