Topic: Community-Focused Initiatives
Posted on 1/22/2020
Quincy Media’s NBC/CW affiliate WREX-TV Rockford, Ill., hosted multiple donation drives throughout the 2019 holiday season to support neighbors in the community. During the annual “12 Hours of Salvation” toy drive on December 6, the station partnered with the Salvation Army to collect 6,000 new and unwrapped toys for kids in the community.
WREX-TV also hosted on November 6 the sixth annual Freeport Food Drive, collecting over $3,000 worth of food donations during the 14-hour live broadcast.
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