Community/Charity Events

Tim Leary & The Morning Showgram team hosted the 3rd annual “Tats for TaTas” to raise money for The Nancy N. and JC Lewis (Breast) Cancer and Research Pavilion at St. Joseph’s Candler Hospital in Savannah. This year they raised
$16,500 during their 4-week campaign. (This campaign has raised more than $30,000 in its three years.) Throughout the month of November, listeners donated $10 for each name of someone in their life that’s been affected by breast cancer; survivor, lost the fight, or currently in the battle. All names were then tattooed on Tim, as well as co-hosts Red and Claire Beverly.

With 800 names and logos tattooed on him, including glitter and bedazzled jewels, Tim ran the Savannah River Bridge Run’s “Double Pump” (3 times over the Talmadge Bridge at a 5.5% uphill grade, 9.6 mile race) as a human memorial to those who’ve battled breast cancer. Karen Daiss and Claire both wore 300+ tattoos each and ran the 10k. (The tattooing process took 4 days at 6 hours a day.)

For a second year in a row, Tim Leary put on more than 70lbs. of full battle gear and ran the charity 5k to benefit Operation Homefront, benefitting members of the military and their families. He led off the race of 275+ runners, and was joined on his run by active and retired members of the Army, Marines, and Navy!

“I want to be able to show a glimpse of what our men and women serving go through. When overseas, they have this weight on them for 10-14 hours at a time. I’m just attempting to go 3.2 miles,” explained Tim.

Benefitting the Stephen Siller Foundation and attracting almost 1,000 runners, Tim, Red, and Claire ran with Savannah’s first responders in honor of those who laid down their lives on 9/11. (The mission of the foundation is to honor the sacrifice of NYFD firefighter Stephen Siller who laid down his life to save others on September 11, 2001.)

For the 3rd year, Tim Leary and Red joined more than 5,000 participants in Forsyth Park (Savannah) for the 10th annual Buddy Walk benefitting The Low Country Down Syndrome Society. “It’s truly an honor to work with Joe Marchese
(President of the LCDSS),” said Tim. “I’ve never been in a place where there’s so much hope, happiness, love, and sense of community and family as this event…EVER!”

Congratulations and kudos to L&L BROADCASTING Country WUBB (BOB 106.9)/SAVANNAH, GA “MORNING SHOWGRAM” hosts TIM LEARY and MAUNALEE, for raising $6,500 toward WOUNDED WARRIORS and SUA SPONTE, which aid ARMY Rangers returning from overseas. The morning teamers organized SUNDAY’s (7/14) “HERO APPRECIATION DAY,” at FORYTH PARK, which included local bands, raffles and an EBAY auction of donated items from local businesses. BOB listeners even braved continuous rains during the event to make the day a success. “It was so awesome to see everyone’s encouragement of the event,” said MAUNALEE. “Coming out and braving the rain, I’m so happy we were able to raise so much for these incredible charities!”

WUBB (BOB 106.9)/SAVANNAH, GA morning host TIM LEARY participated in a MEALS ON WHEELS event, “MILES FOR MEALS 5K”, on SATURDAY (5/18). The event was in an effort to provide meals to hungry senior citizens through the SENIOR CITIZENS, INC. organization. LEARY and his running mates- WUBB morning show co-host CLAIRE BEVERLY and LEARY’s wife KAREN– decided to dress as food during their run. “I’ll admit that I did get a little nervous when a corral of horses started to charge at me when I past them. But if we helped to put food on the tables of hungry seniors by dressing up as food… outrunning a small stampede is not a problem,” said TIM, who finished the run with a time of 27:36. About running in costume, he added, “I seriously almost passed out from heat exhaustion at mile marker 2. A giant felt and foam apple costume tends not breathe a lot, nor does the big foam stem hat I wore with it.” It is estimated that the event raised more than $10,000 for the cause. Final totals are still being tallied.