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WDSU Raises $380,000 for New Orleans


Topic: Vaccine Education
Posted on 4/21/2020

Hearst Television’s NBC affiliate WDSU-TV New Orleans, La., raised $380,000 for Second Harvest Food Bank during “Project Community: A Day of Giving” on April 21. The virtual telethon was hosted by Margaret Orr, the station’s chief meteorologist. All the collected funds help support local people who are struggling financially due to the coronavirus.



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