Bodyguard-turned-humanitarian describes toy drives, anti-bullying ‘give back’ and mentoring on Bridging the Gap

David James, host of the Bridging the Gap show, interviewed Bubba (introduced on the program as Bubba Almoni) about his community work on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.

Bubba told the hosts he organizes an annual Christmas toy drive in Salisbury and an annual “bodyguard give back” in October for National Bullying Prevention Month that provides complimentary professional bodyguard service, police motorcades and luxury chauffeur service to youth victims. “It’s a renderance of hope for them,” Bubba said, describing the programs as a way to support children who have experienced bullying, abuse or neglect.

He said the toy drives also included services such as free warm meals, haircuts and gifts. The guest said the Harlem Wizards and other performers have donated sports apparel — he stated the last two drives involved “over $1,717,000 dollars of merchant apparel,” a figure the show did not independently verify. On the program Bubba also said some bullying cases he has handled required escalation to the FBI and the Maryland Department of Education; he spoke of those involvements as something his group had arranged in response to severe cases.

Bubba described mentoring work on local security details as a training and confidence-building opportunity for young people. “You lead with kindness and respect,” he said, explaining his approach to teaching situational awareness without encouraging fear. He described a recurring practice of allowing youths to shadow safe security details and to learn radio use and other skills.

The guest also described awards he said he had received. He told the program he was awarded the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award for more than 4,000 hours of community service, received in approximately December 2022, and that he had been named a humanitarian of the year in an earlier year.

Discussion on the show touched on community partnerships: David James and other hosts noted appearances by local officials such as Sheriff Lewis and community figures including Jennifer Dickerson at recent events. A co-host described a Facebook group called Live to Love that organizers use to coordinate volunteers and ideas; Bubba said he follows the page and offered to support it.

Bubba gave the company name he uses on the program as “Bubba Albany Security Services LLC” and offered two website variants during the conversation (bubbaalbany.com and bubbaalmony.com). The hosts praised his volunteer work and encouraged continued community involvement.

The segment concluded with the hosts thanking the guests and Bubba offering a closing remark: “don’t count the days, but make the days count.”

Notes on sourcing and claims: the article reports statements made on the Bridging the Gap program. Monetary figures and claims of involvement with federal or state agencies are presented as assertions by the guest as aired on the program and were not independently verified in the broadcast.