TABLE’s Director of Marketing Suzanne Tormollen spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Tuesday, September 23. She discussed TABLE’s history with former UNC star quarterback Sam Howell, and his decision to feature TABLE for the NFL’s “My Cause, My Cleats” campaign.  She shared the opportunity for the public to view the cleats at Bru’s Public House in Carrboro, where folks can also enter to win a signed photo from Sam Howell, a video message from him, and to VIP tickets to TABLE’s upcoming “Empty Bowls” event on October 5 in Carrboro at the town commons. She also discussed the continuous work TABLE does in the community to feed kids, how folks can help support their mission, and more.

 

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