Carrie Underwood Teams With Volunteers to Build Playground in Hometown

Carrie Underwood is one of country's most glamorous stars, but she's not afraid to get her hands dirty -- especially when it's for a good cause.

On Friday (Oct. 14), the 'Before He Cheats' hitmaker partnered with more than 200 volunteers to build a playground in her hometown of Checotah, Okla., CMT reports. Among Carrie's helpers was her mother, Carole, a former teacher in the school system.

The project was a collaboration between the singer's C.A.T.S. (Checotah Animal, Town, and School) Foundation, which she founded in 2009, and playground builders KaBoom!

"We had the most amazing day putting together something truly special for the kids and the community," Carrie said. "I'm so proud that so many volunteered their time to be here today."

The blonde bombshell reportedly got involved with planting, painting and assembling the pieces of the playground, and the whole thing came together in less than eight hours. Here's hoping she used the remainder of the day to work on her forthcoming fourth album, which she recently revealed is about halfway finished.