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Western New York raises almost $14,000 on Day of Giving

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Western New York raises almost $14,000 on Day of Giving
Western New York raises almost $14,000 on Day of Giving

On Tuesday, 7 Eyewitness News pledged $12,000 to the Buffalo Strong Campaign.

Western New Yorkers came together to match that and raised almost $14,000.

ALL DAY LONG OURFRIENDS ANDNEIGHBORS MADE AHUGE DIFFERENCE INTHE FIGHT AGAINSTHUNGER.WE THANK EVERYONEWHO CHIPPED IN FOROUR INAUGURAL 7-7DAY OF GIVING.NIKKI DEMENTRISHOWS US HOW THEBUFFALO STRONGSPIRIT CAMETHROUGH IN A BIGWAY.BUFFALO STRONG."WE'RE ALL IN THISTOGETHER."IT'S A WAY OF LIFE FORTHE WESTERN NEWYORK COMMUNITY."THERE'S A LOT OFHEART HERE."FEEDMORE WESTERNNEW YORK'S NEEDGREW WHEN THEPANDEMIC HIT.THE NON-PROFITDISTRIBUTED ALMOST5 MILLION POUNDS OFFOOD FROM ITSWAREHOUSE SINCEMARCH."AS MUCH AS OURTEAM HAS REALLYBEEN WORKING DAYAND NIGHT, TO MEETTHE NEED, OURCOMMUNITY HASSTOOD UP BESIDE US."THE COMMUNITYSTOOD BESIDE THEORGANIZATION ON 7/77 EYEWITNESSNEWS AND FEEDMOREWESTERN NEWYORK'S DAY OFGIVING.FROM THE EARLYMORNING KICK OFF ATTHE ORGANIZATIONSBUFFALOWAREHOUSE"WKBW HASCOMMITTED $12,000 TOTHIS BUFFALO STRONGCAMPAIGN."TO NORTH BUFFALO.NATSFROM DASH'S ONHERTEL ...NATSTO THE ERIE COUNTYFAIRGROUNDS.NATS"I THINK THEY SHOWUP.

THEY ALL HAVEGOOD HEARTS, SO I'MGLAD THAT THEY DID."THIS WESTERN NEWYORK COUPLE CAMECELEBRATING A BIGBIRTHDAY.THE BEST PRESENTTHEY SAID WASDONATING BACK TOTHE COMMUNITY."WE ARE BUFFALOSTRONG."AND WITH JUST ANHOUR LEFT"I WAS NERVOUS IWASN'T GOING TO GETHERE ON TIME."CAROL GUNNERSENPULLED UP WITH ABACK SEAT FULL OFGROCERIES SHEBOUGHT 20 MINUTESPRIOR.NATS"IT HONESTLY IS JUSTSUCH ANOVERWHELMINGFEELING TO SEE HOWWARM, KIND ANDSUPPORTIVE THISCOMMUNITY IS ANDHOW MUCH WE DON'TLET OUR NEIGHBORSSUFFER.""THE GIVING DOESN'TSTOP RIGHT HERE.

YOUCAN HEAD ONLINE TOSEE COMMUNITI AM SO PROUD TOANNOUNONE, THEBUFFALO STRONGCOMMUNITYG, ND, 7I AM SO PROUD TOANNOUNCE THATTODAY ALONE, THECOMMUNITY CAMETOGETHER TOCOLLECT HUNDREDSOF POUNDS OF FOODAND ABOUT 14-THOUSAND DOLLARSIN DONATIONS TOSUPPORT FEEDMOREWESTERN NEWYORK... BRINGING THETOTAL AMOUNT OFMONEY RAISED SINCETHE BUFFALO STRONGCAMPAIGN KICKED OFFIN MARCH... TO OVER100-THOUSANDDOLLARS.CONGRATULATIONS --AND THANK YOU ONBEHALF OF ALL OF U

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