Lift Up America: Working Together
Greetings from Lift Up America!
Thousands of leaders and volunteers have come together to make LUA events successful. Each brings a unique contribution and perspective to their involvement.
Spencer Tillman - CBS Sports Analyst and former NFL player
On why he is involved with LUA - "At the end of the day it's all about doing what should be done in America. The key is: Capture back again all the things that make us special as a nation - and it begins with giving."
Lisa Abbott - Housewife and producer of Meet Me in Miami
On why she donated the use of her movie to the LUA entertainment events - "I believe that all of us have something to give, whether it be a smile or a hug, a word of encouragement, a movie, a hearing aid, or eyeglasses. And I have the movie, and I thought, what a great opportunity!"
Lee Roy Mitchell - Chairman of the Board of Cinemark USA, Inc.
On his involvement with the LUA movie premieres - "I think it's a great event and a great cause. Not only do I want our theatres involved, I want all of our employees involved, and that's what we're doing."
Drew Moor - FC Dallas (MLS) soccer player, starting defender
On interacting with kids at a LUA event - "I'm doing what I love - playing soccer as a job. To see the happy faces on these kids when they see me. It's unbelievable to think that they look up to me when I feel just like a normal person. It's nice just to be able to give back a little bit." (Photo by
Rick Yeatts)
Michael Donahue - President, Donahue Trust Management and Former Chief Communications Officer, McDonald's
On corporate giving through LUA - “It’s a great way for companies to give back to the communities that they live in, that they work in, that they serve. It is a great way for them to help those in need, to make a statement about their brand, and in today’s world I think more and more people are looking for this kind of help from their companies.”
For more on Lift Up America, please visit www.liftupamerica.org. See these folks in action at a LUA event in the Photo Gallery below.
Yours for helping Lift Up America,
Dave Hannah
Chairman/CEO of LUA
Photo Gallery
CBS Sports Analyst and former NFL player, Spencer Tillman, poses with one of our young Honored Guests at a LUA event this year.
(Photo by Doug Layton )
Lisa Abbott, producer of Meet Me in Miami, and her daughter, Olivia, who appears in the film, take the time to encourage a brother and sister attending a recent LUA event.
(Photo by Fred Carpenter)
Lee Roy Mitchell owns nearly 400 Cinemark theatres, but he came in person to this one to lift up this special child and many others.
(Photo by Heather Pollard)
FC Dallas (MLS) starting defender, Drew Moor, gets a big kick out of being with the kids at the 2007 Dallas Entertainment Event.
(Photo by Heather Pollard)
Mike Donahue, a former executive with McDonald's, prepares to give a young Honored Guest a hug and a plush Beanie Baby donated by Ty, Inc.
(Photo by Doug Layton)
