Stride Right: Valory's Thomas Rhett and his father Rhett Akins raised $40,000 with a concert for their hometown's Great Strides Valdosta effort in honor of their cousin Sophie, who has been diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis. "When it happens to one of your family members it puts it that much more at the forefront of your mind and makes you want to do anything you can to help out," Thomas says.