WAVY-TV 10 and WVBT FOX-43 will join Nexstar Media Group’s 200 stations on Friday, June 14, 2024 for the 28th Annual Founder’s Day of Caring.
As part of this year’s local effort, WAVY is asking the community for help.
Nexstar’s Founder’s Day of Caring occurs each year in June. It allows employees the opportunity to do volunteer work during a workday at non-profit and public service organizations in the local communities served by Nexstar television stations.
The choice of which organizations to support is made at the local level, and covers a wide range of charities and social service agencies. In 2023, 5,700 Nexstar employees across the company volunteered more than 17,500 hours of services at 240 charitable organizations.
This year, WAVY-TV 10 is thrilled to be supporting the H.E.R. Shelter and Oasis Social Ministry.
HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED
WAVY TV held a community drive on June 5, 2024 At Pembroke Square (formerly Pembroke Mall) from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. to collect much needed donations for both organizations. All proceeds will be donated to the H.E.R. Shelter and Oasis Social Ministry. WAVY Reporter Andy Fox and Super Doppler 10 Meteorologist Ricky Matthews were at the event collecting donations and providing live coverage that day.
The community donated 1,388 pounds of food, equaling 2,082 meals!
ONLINE DONATIONS
Couldn’t make it to the community drive? No problem. Both organizations have set up ways you can donate online directly to their efforts.
CLICK HERE to donate to Oasis Social Ministry
CLICK HERE to donate to the H.E.R. Shelter
Oasis Social Ministry is a private, non-profit charitable organization created over 54 years ago to assist and empower those who face challenges meeting their nutritional and essential needs. They operate a Community Kitchen that serves breakfast and lunch 365 days a year, a “Client Choice” food pantry with an emphasis on healthy nutritional choices, and a “Thrifty Boutique” that offers clothing, shoes, and hygiene essentials, free of charge.
H.E.R. Shelter, Help and Emergency Response, Inc: The H.E.R. organization became official in the fall of 1983 at the home of Elaine Weitzman. Help and Emergency Response, Inc. provides leadership, advocacy, and resources to survivors and communities affected by Domestic Violence, Sexual Violence, Stalking, and Human Trafficking. H.E.R. Shelter has three shelters, an Emergency Shelter, Portsmouth Domestic Violence Shelter, and Chesapeake Domestic Violence Shelter.
Thank you to our Partners
Our partners provided the following donations toward WAVY’s Founder’s Day initiative:
- Smith Tree by Brightview – They will be taking down a tree for Oasis Social Ministry
- Tidewater Mulch will be putting the mulch down in the playground area for H.E.R. Shelter as well as providing the flowers for the flowerbed
- RNR Tire Express is donating a basketball goal and hygiene supplies to H.E.R. Shelter
- $2500 from Nexstar Charitable Foundation for each location
