Topic: Disaster Relief and Recovery
Posted on 8/28/2025
The Help from Hampton Roads campaign from Nexstar Media Group’s WAVY News 10 in Hampton Roads, Va., raised $6,935 to benefit Mercy Chefs, the Portsmouth-based nonprofit providing hot, chef-prepared meals to disaster survivors and first responders. Partnering with Chesapeake Bank, WAVY News 10 rallied Hampton Roads viewers to answer an urgent call for support for relief operations in Kerr County, Texas and Western North Carolina, areas devastated by catastrophic natural disasters.
“This is what Hampton Roads does best,” said Carol Ward, Vice President and General Manager of WAVY-TV. “When we see a need, we step up. With Chesapeake Bank’s partnership, our viewers gave Mercy Chefs the resources to keep doing what they do best—showing up and serving with compassion.”
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