Coach and Soul Singer Partner to Fight Hunger
The Big Give will help feed thousands of families in North Texas for Thanksgiving.
The Tarrant Area Food Bank got some high profile help as it kicks off its holiday season of Mega Mobile Market events.
Grammy-award-winning musician Leon Bridges and former TCU Head Football coach Gary Patterson were there Tuesday to load some boxes and tour the facility that will serve thousands of families for the holidays.
The coach and the soul singer founded a charity called The Big Good. The nonprofit donated 20,000 chickens and other items to the food bank.
Bridges grew up in Fort Worth and told NBC 5 that coming home allows him to serve a community that poured into him.
"Leaving my mark outside of the music. and, I literally, witnessed my father who was a cornerstone of the southside there in the '90s. And he created a south environment for a lot of those kids in that area. And, I'm just trying to fill his shoes in that sense. This is, you know, our purpose in life is to serve others," Bridges said.
"I think it's beautiful that so many people have the heart to give their time and help others. And I was at a point where my family was in a predicament where we needed assistance. And so, I just remember those times when friends came there for us. So, this is powerful."
"It's very shallow when you don't think about the rest of the people. We're all lucky, for example, me to be here in fort worth for almost 25 years. So, to have an opportunity to be able to say thank you and give back," Patterson said.
