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The funds collected will distributed through Community Foundation of Boulder County, a local nonprofit responding to immediate needs and anticipating future challenges of the community, and cover expenses such as travel and lodging for families of victims, immediate costs such as rent and utilities and more long-term needs identified by the community impacted. Boulder Strong," an on-air broadcast fundraiser on March 26 to benefit the victims and the families of the March 22 mass shooting, which took place at a King Soopers grocery store in Boulder and claimed the lives of 10 people.Īll 26 iHeartMedia stations across Colorado including those in Denver-Boulder aired the fundraisers all day on Friday, March 26. IHeartMedia Colorado aired "We are iHeart Colorado. IHeartMedia Supports Boulder Shooting Victims We are proud of our partnership with Feeding America and we look forward to using our powerful national and local digital and broadcast platforms during September to raise awareness about these issues and to drive volunteer efforts in the communities we serve.” “Millions of families remain unsure of whether they will have enough to eat on a daily basis and the work done by Feeding America and its local partner food pantries and food banks makes an incredible difference for those in need. “Raising awareness about the issues of hunger and food insecurity in the United States is vitally important, especially as the pandemic continues to threaten families and communities across the country,” said Perry Sook, Nexstar Media Group, Inc.’s, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. In addition, with one or more partner food banks in every Nexstar market, Nexstar employees are being encouraged to volunteer their time and effort to assist Feeding America in fulfilling its mission. The Nexstar Charitable Foundation made a $50,000 donation to Feeding America, the nation’s largest domestic hunger relief organization, to assist with Feeding America’s promotion of “Hunger Action Month,” this September.Īs part of the partnership, during the month of September Nexstar’s television stations and its cable news network, NewsNation, will donate airtime worth approximately $600,000 to broadcast a variety of public service announcements on behalf of Feeding America.