Happy Birthday, Hoda!

Thrive Collective’s 600th mural came “RIGHT ON TIME” to celebrate Hoda Ktob’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.

Today reported on the mural. Here’s an excerpt:

A mural in Hoda’s honor

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.”