Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez Just Donated a Year’s Worth of Food to an Elementary School

The celeb couple helped out more than just one child at a school in Tennessee.

By Shahrzad Warkentin October 25, 2019

There have been a lot of stories in the news lately on the controversy of school lunch debt, but there’s at least one ray of sunshine among them. Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez just donated a year’s worth of food to an elementary school.

Teacher Brooke Goins of Jacksboro Elementary took to Facebook to share her frustration and sadness over a student not getting enough to eat. “Today I cried at work. Not because I hate my job, or that it is just too hard (it really is). Today I cried for a child, a child who so innocently talked about food, and the lack of it.”

Goins continued to share the heartbreaking story of a little boy from her school. “He asked when the lady that puts food in his backpack was coming. It caught me off guard, because it is our guidance counselor and I wasn’t sure what he needed. I told him I wasn’t sure about this week since it is a short week. He told me he was out of it at home and needed more,” she wrote in her post. “Then it happened… he looked at me and said, ‘those little o’s (as he made a small circle with his hand), we don’t have those at my house, but when I do have them they give me a warm belly and help me sleep.’ I lost it, I cried in front of 20 little people. No kid should ever be hungry, ever.”

Goins went on to explain that she called on her teacher friends and together they ensured that the student went home with plenty of food. Her post went viral, with thousands of commenters applauding her actions. That’s where Lopez and Rodriguez come in.

Having seen Goins’ post, the couple donated a year of meals from Tiller & Hatch, their company which sells frozen meals available online and at Walmart. Lopez shared a video of the couple surprising the kids with their generous gift.

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“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,” Lopez wrote in her post. “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.”

—Shahrzad Warkentin

Featured photo: Jennifer Lopez via Instagram

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