Guide Note

The Lend a Hand Tour is an event during which Today Show weatherman and author Al Roker travels across the country to help out five different charities in need.

Fast Facts:

1. Hosted by: Al Roker
2. Helps out five different charities each tour
3. Past charities have included: Rubicon Bakery, YouthBiz, Inc., Family House, Inc., Habitat for Humanity, Lifepieces to Masterpieces

April 14, 2008 kicked off Roker's seventh annual Lend a Hand Tour with a trip to the Idaho Youth Ranch. The tour continued on to the Eldora Special Recreation Program, Cuidando Los Ninos, Oklahoma City Indian Clinic, and Wilderness Works. Donors to the Lend a Hand Tour included:

1. Chrysler
2. Columbia Sportswear
3. Converse Shoes
4. General Mills
5. Gerber
6. JCPenney
7. Lowes
8. Mazda
9. Nike
10. Nissan
11. Office Depot
12. Penske
13. Sara Lee
14. Scholastic Publishing
15. Subaru