Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez Donate A Year’s Supply of Food To Tennessee School

Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez are giving back to those in need. 

The ballerific couple has donated a year’s supply of food to a school in Tennessee, after hearing about how teachers banded together to feed a hungry student.  

According to the Daily Mail, the couple stepped up after Jacksboro Elementary school teacher Brooke Goins revealed on Facebook earlier this month that she enlisted the help of her fellow instructors to buy food for a pupil who did not have enough to eat and was relying on the school for sustenance. 

The teachers created a food pantry to help students in need and

J. Lo and A. Rod were so moved by Goins’ kindness that they decided to donate a year’s supply of food from Tiller & Hatch, which they are both part owners of.

“When we heard about the students and amazing teachers at Jacksboro Elementary in Tennessee, we knew we had to help. We heard teachers were helping students bring home food when they didn’t have enough,” Lopez said. 

On Wednesday, Lopez posted a video on her Instagram page, which showed her and Rodriguez Facetiming with Goins and some students to announce their donation. 

Lopez told the group her mother was a teacher and talked about how moved she and Rodriguez were. 

”When we heard about the students and amazing teachers at Jacksboro Elementary in Tennessee, we knew we had to help,” Lopez wrote in the caption of the video she posted. “We heard teachers were helping students bring home food when they didn’t have enough. When we saw this story, it brought tears not just to my eyes, but Alex’s as well!”

 

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When we heard about the students and amazing teachers at Jacksboro Elementary in Tennessee, we knew we had to help. We heard teachers were helping students bring home food when they didn’t have enough. When we saw this story, it brought tears not just to my eyes, but Alex’s as well! I don’t know if you guys know, but Alex and I are part owners in a company called Tiller & Hatch, and we decided to donate a years worth of of their yummy, healthy meals, for the students and their school’s food pantry. ?✨ This is why being a business owner, and having actual ownership in companies (not licensing), is so important to me and Alex, especially as Latinos. It’s about showing our community, this is what life can be. You can take charge and take ownership. It allows us to have a say in creating things that make people’s lives better and have partners that share our passion for giving back. Because giving back and being there for others is really what matters most ❤️❤️❤️ We are happy to be in business with partners who also believe no child should EVER have to go to sleep hungry. Everyone should have access to delicious, nutritious food. This was my favorite moment of the month and it’s one of the best things we’ve been able to do. @tillerandhatch #tillerandhatch

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Lopez stressed the importance of ownership in business and shouted out her business partners who were also happy to help. 

“We are happy to be in business with partners who also believe no child should EVER have to go to sleep hungry,” she wrote. “Everyone should have access to delicious, nutritious food. This was my favorite moment of the month, and it’s one of the best things we’ve been able to do,” she wrote.