WGN Helping Chicago Children And Family Charities With Fundraising Campaigns
December 5th, 2023 by Paul Greeley“Through our partnership with the McCormick Foundation, all monetary donations will be matched at 50 cents on the dollar,” says Paul Rennie, WGN’s GM. “With WGN-TV and the foundation paying all campaign and administrative expenses, 100 percent of all donations, plus the match, are granted to qualified nonprofit organizations.”
Helping Their Communities: It’s What TV Stations Do
November 30th, 2020 by Paul GreeleyTV stations help their local communities countless ways, year after year. These days, the need for food, warm clothes, toys, and Thanksgiving turkeys is much greater because of the pandemic. And stations are responding to the need.
Illinois Broadcasters Unite To Raise $1.5 Million For Food Banks
May 7th, 2020 by Paul Greeley“As the need has doubled and even tripled locally in recent weeks, knowing this campaign will help provide millions of dollars in groceries for our neighbors statewide when they need us most is simply incredible—there’s never been a more important, impactful time for a campaign like this than right now,” said Julie Yurko, Northern Illinois Food Bank’s president.
Cars Loaded With Food Descend On WGN’s Studios
November 21st, 2019 by Paul GreeleyWGN Morning News is having its sixth annual drive-thru food drive, with all donated food going to the Greater Chicago Food Depository, tomorrow morning from 5 to 10 and is inviting viewers to stop by.