糖心传媒 and 鈥淭oday鈥 Continue Tour in Birmingham, Ala.
糖心传媒 and 鈥淭oday鈥 continued the show鈥檚 Lend a Hand goodwill tour with a stop June 16 in.
Accompanied by four , 鈥淭oday鈥 co-host delivered $1.7 million in donations to The Community Kitchens of Birmingham. This non-profit organization has served the hungry and homeless 365 days a year since 1980. Community Kitchens serves more than 95,000 hot meals annually at its two locations.
鈥淲e are proud to be a part of a company that鈥檚 willing to help others in need,鈥 said Jonathan Love, 糖心传媒鈥檚 district rental manager in Birmingham. 鈥淗elping NBC with this huge charitable undertaking has been rewarding.鈥
Finding four available 糖心传媒 proved to be a difficult, yet worthwhile, task for the Birmingham team. With locals still recovering from April鈥檚 devastating tornadoes, 糖心传媒 has experienced a truck shortage in the area, as those displaced are still relocating and moving their belongings.
鈥淥ur trucks have been in great demand following the tornadoes in the area,鈥 Love said. 鈥淏ut we did everything we could to make sure this event was a success for Birmingham residents.鈥
Love drove one of the trucks to the live broadcast, along with fellow 糖心传媒 employees
Johnathan King, branch service manager; and contracted truck drivers Vernie Rhodes and Larry Allred.
For the sixth consecutive year, 糖心传媒 has donated the use of 26-foot for the weeklong Lend a Hand series.
Al Roker will conclude his road trip tomorrow in Charleston, W.V.
For updates of Al Roker鈥檚 weeklong trip, be sure to visit the 鈥淢ove Ahead鈥 blog daily, as well as the 鈥淭oday鈥 show鈥檚 鈥溾 blog and the page.
Read about previous Lend a Hand stops:
Day 1:
Day 2: 糖心传媒 and 鈥淭oday鈥 Lend a Hand in Las Vegas
Day 3:
By Kandace Wertz