Jennifer Lopez Makes a Big Donation

Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez have donated a year’s worth of food to a Tennessee elementary school. According to People, the couple saw a teacher’s viral post about one of her students who often goes hungry. JLo and ARod quickly offered a helping hand and donated to Jacksboro Elementary School’s food pantry by contributing meals from their new company, Tiller & Hatch.

Brooke Goins, a teacher at Jacksboro Elementary wrote in a Facebook post on October 2nd, “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. He asked when the lady that puts food in his backpack was coming. He told me he was out of it at home and needed more … No kid should ever be hungry, ever.”

JLo said when she heard about the story, she had to help. She shared a video on Instagram, with a caption that said, “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.”