May 6, 2022
Steve Harvey charity ride gains momentum through the power of text to donate
Comedy Hype, which offers daily comedy-related updates, interviews, original productions, merchandise, an exclusive podcast, and editorials, has been reporting and sharing videos on the generous donations coming in from celebrities, like George Lopez and Kevin Hart, for the Steve Harvey Ride for Charity benefiting the Steve and Marjorie Harvey Foundation.
Mr. Harvey is a comedian, television host, radio personality, actor, author, and philanthropist, who along with his wife Marjorie, runs the foundation providing that outreach to fatherless youth, through educational enrichment, one-on-one mentoring and global service initiatives in order to cultivate the next generation of responsible leaders.
George Lopez, and Charlamagne Tha God donate to Steve Harvey’s foundation
Days after Kevin Hart dropped off $50,000 to Steve Harvey and his Charity Ride; Several comedic voices have now stepped in to donate to his cause. Over the last two days; George Lopez, Deon Cole, and Charlemagne Tha God have all called into the Steve Harvey Morning Show to give back.
Text to donate fueling donations on the radio
Since it launched on April 4th, the Steve Harvey Charity Ride has continued to gain momentum and successfully raise awareness and funds for Mr. Harvey’s foundation. It featured the 59-year-old comedian live streaming himself exercising during the length of his radio program while asking for donations.
While he was walking or biking on the radio, he asked listeners to contribute online, sending a check or by texting the keyword STEVE to 91999 from their mobile phones which turned out to be the most popular.