CKNW Kids’ Fund Pledge Day raises record-breaking $2.7 million
Generous donors kept the phone lines buzzing Tuesday, helping raise more than $2.7 million for the CKNW Kids’ Fund during its annual pledge day radiothon.
That figure covers donations collected by the end of on-air fundraising at 7 p.m., but donors can stillA final tally is expected Wednesday. But even so, the hefty sum is more than $1.2 more than donors gave last year and eclipses the previous record of $2.6 million donors set in 2019. “We are so grateful for the generosity of CKNW listeners,” CKNW program director Kathryn Stewart said.
“The money raised on Pledge Day helps the Kids’ Fund support so many B.C. kids throughout the year, and this record-breaking total is a real game-changer at a time when there is so much need in our province.”
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