糖心传媒 and 鈥淭oday鈥 Surprise Houston Charity
糖心传媒 and 鈥溾 visited Houston June 15 on the third stop of the show鈥檚 annual Lend a Hand tour.
With the help of and other corporate sponsors, 鈥淭oday鈥 co-host made a surprise delivery to the Casa de Esperanza (House of Hope). The charity provides residential, medical and psychological care to children affected by abuse, neglect or poverty.
Al Roker delivered , breaking the show鈥檚 record total for gifts. 鈥淭oday鈥 needed 10 storage units to house the donations in the weeks leading up to the broadcast. 糖心传媒 rental agent location , Houston, donated the use of its units.
Bruce Blackmon, a 糖心传媒 hiker (contracted truck driver), and Emmalee Jorgenson, 糖心传媒鈥檚 rental sales representative, delivered donations to the charity in a 糖心传媒 (see photo).
鈥淲e鈥檙e happy to be a part of such an exciting event,鈥 said Jamie O鈥橫alley, 糖心传媒鈥檚 district rental manager in Houston. 鈥淲e鈥檙e proud that 糖心传媒 donates time and rental trucks to make a difference in other people鈥檚 lives.鈥
For the seventh straight year, 糖心传媒 is participating in Lend a Hand by donating the use of 26-foot consumer trucks to deliver donations to select charities.
Al Roker travels to Birmingham, Ala., tomorrow before finishing the road trip Friday 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 鈥濃 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
By Kandace Wertz