TR President Jake Wood, West Coast Coordinator Zach Smith and volunteers Sam Chapetta, Drew Pryor, Kaj Larsen and Brittany Smith descended on MILK Studios in Hollywood on Wednesday to shoot a special for VH1′s “Do Good SoCal” Awards. Team Rubicon was the first runner-up in the Do Good Awards held this year by VH1 and was selected to be featured in a professionally made special that will be made available “On Demand” to Southern California residents through Time Warner Cable’s “Entertainment On Demand” package. Jake also shot a quick excerpt that will be featured in an on-air commercial advertising the “Do Good” Award, which will be airing on VH1 over the next two months. Additionally, two Team Rubicon members will represent the organization at this year’s award ceremony, which will be held July 19th in Los Angeles.
The producers of the piece were an amazing crew to work with and really made the TR volunteers feel at ease in front of the camera. The focus of the interviews and talks was TR’s inception and history, as well as its appeal to new volunteers who have yet to deploy with TR such as Sam, Drew, Kaj and Brittany. The entire afternoon was an incredible opportunity for TR’s West Coast team to get together and learn more about each other while continuing to spread the good word about what TR is doing to help people around the world.
As new volunteer Drew Pryor put it, “I’m just ready to go. I have my bag packed, my wife is behind me, and my kids understand. They know that I have the ability to help people around the world who don’t have hope, and they support that, even though they’re sad to see me go.”
Former Navy SEAL officer, The Mission Continues co-founder, and Current TV reporter Kaj Larsen added, “I heard about what Team Rubicon was doing and knew I had to get involved. Being from the military and knowing that this was an organization built around military principles and concepts, I knew that it was the type of outfit I could fit right into and make a huge difference. I’m excited to work alongside Zach, Sam and everyone else.”
Be sure to check out Team Rubicon “On Demand” when it airs in July!
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