Seven local radio stations raise over $35K in ‘A Day of Giving’

Seven local radio stations came together and raised over $35,000 for Feed Niagara in ‘A Day of Giving’ for flood victims in the region.

The radio stations part of these joint efforts included 105-1 The River, 101.1 More FM, 610 CKTB, 97.7 HZT FM, Dream 105.7, 91.7 Giant FM and New Country 89.

On Wednesday, these stations asked their listeners to support flood victims by donating online.

CKTB News says 166 people and businesses made generous donations, with Turkstra Lumber and First Ontario Credit Union each donating $10,000.

The supplies are being packed into emergency kits for impacted families.

Feed Niagara consists of 10 local foodbanks such as Community Care of St. Catharines and Thorold, Project SHARE in Niagara Falls, the Hope Centre in Welland, Pelham Cares Inc. in Pelham and GBF Community Services in Grimsby.

The Community Care of West Niagara in Beamsville/Lincoln, Port Cares in Port Colborne, Newark Neighbours in Niagara-on-the-Lake, the Salvation Army in Fort Erie and West Lincoln Community Centre in West Lincoln, are also included in this list.

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