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WMDT-47 & Foundation Team-Up to Support Child Advocacy Ctr.
March 18, 2008
WMDT-47 TV and the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore have joined efforts to match the first $20,000 in donations to be received for the “Child Advocacy Challenge,” an interagency effort that responds to and reduces child neglect and abuse in
Wicomico
County .
WMDT-47 successfully applied for a $10,000 grant from “Oprah’s Big Give,” a Sunday prime time television show created by Oprah Winfrey. The Community Foundation has provided another $10,000 grant that enables the two organizations to match the first $20,000 in donations from the public by April 20, 2008 to the Wicomico Child Advocacy Challenge Fund.
“All funds collected for the challenge will go to the Wicomico Child Advocacy Center to support efforts to break the cycle of child abuse and neglect in our community,” said
Spicer Bell , Foundation President. “We have only until April 20th to reach our goal and report back to Oprah,” said Kathleen McLain, General Manager of WMDT-47, “so please join in and help us protect our children.”
Checks may be sent to support this effort and should be payable to: Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore Child Advocacy Challenge. Contributions should be mailed to: Community Foundation of the
Eastern Shore ,
1324 Belmont Ave. , Suite 401 ,
Salisbury ,
MD
21804 .
