Country music star Luke Bryan, former MLB star Adam LaRoche join forces to raise money for America's heroes
Country music star Luke Bryan and former MLB player Adam LaRoche join 'Fox & Friends Weekend' to discuss their charity effort to raise money for veterans. To donate, go to LukeGivesBack.org.
Luke Bryan, country music singer, and Adam LaRoche, former Major League Baseball player and now chair of the E3 Ranch Foundation, appeared on the Fox News Channel on Sunday to discuss how they're supporting America's combat veterans, heroes and more.
Bryan decided to give away a "beloved truck" — and raise money for the E3 Ranch Foundation in Kansas.
But the way they did it is what makes for a great story.
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"Two cool dudes doing great things," co-host Pete Hegseth of "Fox & Friends Weekend" noted on Sunday about the men's work for America's heroes.
"I got hung up in Nashville a while back — I had some flight issues," explained LaRoche about the men's joint efforts.
Adam LaRoche (#25), formerly with the Chicago White Sox, is shown as he's congratulated by teammates after a two-run double in the first inning against the Toronto Blue Jays at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago on July 8, 2015. LaRoche, in 2022, has teamed up with country star Luke Bryan to help America's heroes. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
"And my daughter actually said … [She] gave me the great idea to go to Luke's house when we knew he was out of town," he added.
"I know he always leaves the keys to his truck in the truck, in the garage."
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So he "put a plan together" and "stole it" — and "then one thing led to another and thought it would be good to give it away" to raise money for charity.
"So the train is down the track — but it’s all in amazing fun [and] all for a good cause."
"First of all," said Luke Bryan about the incident and its aftermath, "this is the rawest you’ll ever see me on TV."
He added, "I mean, I'm at my hunting camp and he just flies in and tells me, ‘We’re on "Fox & Friends" in the morning’ — so this is what I have to deal with when [teaming up] with Adam," he added, laughing.
Luke Bryan and Adam LaRoche spoke on Sunday on "Fox and Friends Weekend" about their combined efforts to raise money to help America's veterans this holiday season. (Fox News Channel)
"So, yeah, he steals my truck, out of my garage, as an attempt — because I haven’t been able to hunt with him over the past few years," added Bryan.
And "as a ploy for me to have to come hunt with him, I’ve gotta go retrieve my truck. So I think I’m going to get my truck — well, then he and my wife team up, and then I find out that my truck is being given away."
Country star Luke Bryan, shown here, teamed up recently with former baseball player Adam LaRoche to raise money for America's veterans. (Terry Wyatt)
Added Bryan, "And once you go to all your social media outlets, and you have celebrities thanking me for giving my truck away, you can’t take it back. So the train is down the track — but it’s all in amazing fun [and] all for a good cause."
And "now we're" in the middle of it, he said.
The E3 Ranch Foundation "serves combat veterans, fights against human trafficking, and provides support during humanitarian crises globally."
He added, "I was very happy to be tricked and fooled and manipulated" for a good cause, he made clear.
"I'm not the only one to blame here," said LaRoche. "His wife … was all in" on the prank, said LaRoche.
Adam LaRoche (above, on the right) hatched a ploy to "steal" Luke Bryan's truck — and then use it to raise money for America's veterans. (Fox News Channel)
Bryan noted that yes, his wife is "the queen of pranks now."
The E3 Ranch Foundation, founded in 2017, is about hosting "soldiers out at the ranch" and "helping them heal" — and the group also fights against human trafficking.
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LaRoche "quit baseball" to help America's veterans, noted Hegseth.
LaRoche and his wife Jennifer started the ranch together.
Luke Bryan (at left), Jason Aldean (center), and Adam LaRoche attend the grand opening of E3 Chophouse Nashville on Nov. 20, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. Bryan and LaRoche appeared on "Fox and Friends Weekend" on Sunday to discuss their efforts to help America's veterans through the E3 Ranch Foundation. (Danielle Del Valle/Getty Images for E3 Chophouse Nashville)
It "serves combat veterans, fights against human trafficking, and provides support during humanitarian crises globally. This three-pronged approach to ‘humbly serving others’ has evolved in a way that only God could orchestrate," the group notes on its website.
The ranch is located in Fort Scott, Kansas.
The foundation also explains: "So how do serving veterans, fighting against human sex-trafficking and aiding during international humanitarian crises intersect? We have been incredibly fortunate to have many warriors come to the ranch who have spent their career working with our country's most elite units."
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It adds, "These professionals have spent years, even decades in the darkest places of the world. Now many of them are able to use those skills and their networks to help support our efforts."
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Anyone can find out more details by visiting the group's website at e3ranch.com.
To learn more, watch the video at the top of this article, or click here to access it.
