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Radiothon Raises $551,886 for Children’s Hospital


Topic: Health Awareness Campaigns
Posted on 2/14/2017

iHeartMedia’s WKDD-FM Akron raised $551,886 during its 18th annual “Have a Heart, Do Your Part” radiothon that ended on February 11 to benefit Akron Children’s Hospital. This year’s fundraiser netted almost $100,000 more than what was raised in 2016. Akron Children’s Hospital uses the money raised to buy child-size medical equipment and to fund patient care, community outreach and research.



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