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===Charity work===
[[Tim Sommer]], the band's A&R representative at Atlantic Records, said Hootie & The Blowfish donated all the proceeds from a Seattle concert in the 1990s to a rape crisis group that had been set up in memory of [[Mia Zapata]], the lead singer of the punk band [[The Gits]], who had been murdered in 1993. Sommer had originally intended to sign The Gits to Atlantic before Zapata's death and prior to him signing Hootie & The Blowfish.<ref name="sommer" />

Hootie & the Blowfish have become known for their charity work. The entire band and crew traveled to New Orleans for five days of building houses in [[Musicians' Village]] on October 16–20, 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hootie & the Blowfish join Habitat for Humanity in New Orleans build Feature Story |url=http://thecelebritycafe.com/features/7793.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929111455/http://thecelebritycafe.com/features/7793.html |archive-date=2011-09-29 |access-date=2011-11-13 |publisher=Thecelebritycafe.com}}</ref> The band's members are avid golfers and have sponsored the annual spring Monday After the Masters Celebrity Pro-Am Golf Tournament, benefiting local charities, since 1995.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-04-08 |title=Hootie & The Blowfish Golf Tournament Page |url=http://www.hootiegolf.com/ |access-date=2011-11-13 |publisher=Hootiegolf.com}}</ref>

Hootie & the Blowfish toured through the Middle East and Europe, supporting American troops during a USO tour. On December 5, 1998, Darius Rucker broke into a cappella solo of [[The Star-Spangled Banner|the US National Anthem]] during the lowering of colors on board {{USS|Enterprise|CVN-65}}, which was docked in [[Jebel Ali]], United Arab Emirates. The band then played an extended concert for crew members of the aircraft carrier.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100301151403/http://www.defense.gov/Photos/newsphoto.aspx?newsphotoid=1688 News Photo], Defense.gov. Retrieved August 2011</ref>

From 2005 to 2009, Hootie & the Blowfish performed at the Animal Mission's 'Party Animals' silent auction and concert to benefit the shelter animals in [[Columbia, South Carolina]]. Each year, the event raised over $100,000 and allowed the organization to provide a free spay/neuter program for the Southern community's pets. On October 18, 2008, Hootie & the Blowfish reunited to do a show at [[Incirlik Air Base]] in Turkey.

The band is a member of the Canadian charity Artists Against Racism and has worked with 
them on awareness campaigns like TV PSAs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Artists - Artists Against Racism |url=http://artistsagainstracism.org/artists/ |access-date=December 8, 2019 |website=Artistsagainstracism.org}}</ref>