Celebrating Hoda "Right on Time"

Thrive Collective’s 600th mural came “RIGHT ON TIME” to celebrate Hoda Kotb’s 60th birthday with the Today show.

• Mural by Marissa Molina
• Project Management by Pelumi Ayeni
• Student Artists: Eli, Chris, Josh, Charlize, Aaliyah, John, Aaron, Henry, and CJ
• Mural painted at Loisaida Center.

One of Hoda’s favorite phrases was immortalized in a mural above the windows at Studio 1A in Rockefeller Center.

“It’s so perfect because whether it’s about becoming a parent, whether it’s about finding love, whether it’s about starting a second career, you’ve taught us all that life’s blessings truly happen right on time,” Craig Melvin told Hoda.

The mural depicts the phrase next to a drawing of tiny hands, representing Haley and Hope holding onto Hoda’s hand. …

The artwork was done by children from the Thrive Collective, a nonprofit responsible for murals throughout New York City with the goal of spreading hope and opportunity for their communities.

“That is so incredibly beautiful,” Hoda said. “Y’all are amazing.”

People magazine reported on the Today Show’s celebration of Hoda Kotb’s 60th birthday celebration. Of the “Right on Time” mural by Marissa Molina and Thrive students, reporter Dave Quinn wrote: “It was  a mural hung outside the Plaza that might mean the most.” He continued:

"Illustrated by Thrive Collective, a New York City nonprofit that connects artists with public schools students, the image features Kotb’s hand being held by two young hands, each wearing bracelets with the names of her two daughters, Haley and Hope.

"Next to it is the phrase “Right on Time,” which Kotb has adopted as a personal mantra over the years."

Full article here.