WCMH Columbus Raises $3 Million For Ohio Food Bank

WCMH, NBC4, Nexstar’s NBC affiliate in Columbus, Ohio, raised nearly $3 million for the Mid-Ohio Food Collective during an 18-hour fundraising event on Dec. 15.

This is the ninth year in a row NBC4 partnered with the Mid-Ohio Food Collective for Double Your Donation Day.

One out of four children in the community does not know where their next meal is coming from. Mid-Ohio Food Collective works to connect hungry neighbors with nutritious food stabilizing families today while helping them access resources so they can thrive for a lifetime.

For every dollar donated during Double Your Donation Day, Mid-Ohio Food Collective can provide $9.50 worth of groceries. The final donation tally from Double Your Donation Day will be released by Mid-Ohio Food Collective in the coming weeks.

Double Your Donation Day was make possible by these match sponsors:

American Electric Power Foundation
Kroger
Alliance Data
Bob Evans Farms
Big Lots Foundation
Nisource Charitable Foundation
Columbia Gas

“NBC4 is honored to be entrusted by Mid-Ohio Food Collective and its corporate sponsors to amplify their mission and message of ending hunger,” says Ken Freedman, WCMH’s GM. “The generosity of our community is on full display with a record-breaking amount of donations.”

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