Friday, March 29, 2024

Letitia Hanke: Black Female Roofer Surprised with $60K of Tools and $35K Check on ‘Returning the Favor’ / WATCH

*Returning the Favor is back with all-new episodes in continuation of its fourth season on Facebook Watch! Emmy-Award winning host Mike Rowe leads the series, spreading positivity and unity in each episode as he surprises hometown heroes making a difference in their communities.

In this episode, filmed in February pre-pandemic, Mike Rowe visits Santa Rosa, CA and Letitia Hanke – one of the only African American female roofers in northern California.

She is the CEO of her roofing company and started NextGen Trades Academy, an educational program that sets young people up for success in finding trade work. To reward her charitable efforts Mike and the RTF team surprise Letita with $60K worth of tools, a $35K check and 20 iPad Pros to help her continue her work.

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New episodes of Returning the Favor are available every Tuesday at 9amPT/12pmET on Facebook Watch.

  • Episode Title: The Drummer Helping the Trades
  • Episode Description: Drumroll please as Mike Rowe and the Returning the Favor crew surprise Letitia Hanke and the Next Gen Trades Academy in Santa Rosa, CA. Letitia deferred her musical dreams and started a program to educate and train young women and men find gainful employment in the trades fields while also providing a workforce for local contractors.
  • Episode LinkHERE
  • About Returning the FavorReturning the Favor is a weekly celebration of an outstanding human. Hosted by Mike Rowe, the show is the ultimate dose of inspiration coupled with humor and surprise. In each episode, Mike Rowe honors one individual – often nominated by theReturning the Favor Facebook Group, – to tell their story and chronicle the set-up of their surprise reward (with all the funny and dramatic ups and downs) building up to an exciting reveal. Returning the Favor is produced by Hudsun Media and mikeroweWorks.
  • About The “Returning the Favor Effect” Facebook GroupThe official Facebook Group for the Facebook Watch series – as a space to celebrate do-gooders in their own communities and bring more good into the world. Members of the Facebook group are encouraged to post stories about their own neighbors or communities, inspire one-another, and discuss how everyday people can make an impact. The show and Mike Rowe himself will Return the Favor to members spotlighting some of the best-of-the-best posts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

source:
Lindsey Hutterer
BECK MEDIA & MARKETING

 

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