ABC11 Eyewitness News Partners with Harris Teeter to Assist Haiti After Catastrophic Earthquake
Raleigh, NC, January 17, 2010 --(PR.com)-- ABC11 Eyewitness News (www.abc11.com) has announced that the news station is partnering with Harris Teeter, a North Carolina-based grocery store chain, to provide relief funds to Haiti in the aftermath of the Jan. 12 earthquake. Beginning on Friday, Jan. 15, all Harris Teeter stores will sell $1 and $5 Haiti Earthquake Relief cards. All money raised from these cards will directly benefit the American Red Cross International Response Fund, which will support the affected national societies by providing relief supplies, emergency response units, personnel and support for long-term reconstruction.
Quotes:
“The Haiti Earthquake Relief cards are an easy way for North Carolina residents to give to the people in Haiti who are in need of help after this week’s earthquake,” said John Idler, president and general manager of ABC11. “The money raised from these gift cards will help the American Red Cross in its efforts to provide immediate and long-term support to Haiti. We are proud to support their efforts.”
New Media Content:
ABC11 Eyewitness News Facebook Page:
http://www.facebook.com/ABC11
ABC11 Eyewitness News Twitter Page:
http://twitter.com/ABC11_WTVD
Details:
- Haiti Earthquake Relief donation cards have been placed at registers in participating Harris Teeter stores. Shoppers who want to contribute to the cause should pick up either the $1 or $5 card, and tell the cashier they would like to make a donation. The cards will be scanned and added to the grocery total. There is no limit on the number of cards which may be purchased.
- ABC11 Eyewitness News anchor Larry Stogner is providing live updates from Haiti as the information unfolds. Stogner traveled to Haiti with the 82nd Airborne Division in its mission to provide humanitarian support to the country after a magnitude 7 earthquake devastated the country on Jan. 12. As of Thursday, Jan. 14, Larry Stogner was the only news anchor in the Raleigh/Durham/Fayetteville market assigned to report live from Haiti.
About ABC11 Eyewitness News:
ABC11 Eyewitness News provides 33 hours of local news every week, serving more than 1 million households in a 22-county area in North Carolina and Virginia. Eyewitness News also provides news, weather and sports information 24 hours a day on ABC11.com as well as serving two additional digital channels, ABC11 Eyewitness News Now on Time Warner cable channel 213, and Live Well HD on Time Warner 212. ABC11 WTVD is part of the Disney-ABC Television Group, which is home to all of The Walt Disney Company's worldwide entertainment and news television properties. For more information, go to www.abc11.com.
Jennifer Fair
MMI Public Relations
(919) 233-6600
jennifer@mmipublicrelations.com
http://twitter.com/MMIPR
www.mmipublicrelations.com
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Quotes:
“The Haiti Earthquake Relief cards are an easy way for North Carolina residents to give to the people in Haiti who are in need of help after this week’s earthquake,” said John Idler, president and general manager of ABC11. “The money raised from these gift cards will help the American Red Cross in its efforts to provide immediate and long-term support to Haiti. We are proud to support their efforts.”
New Media Content:
ABC11 Eyewitness News Facebook Page:
http://www.facebook.com/ABC11
ABC11 Eyewitness News Twitter Page:
http://twitter.com/ABC11_WTVD
Details:
- Haiti Earthquake Relief donation cards have been placed at registers in participating Harris Teeter stores. Shoppers who want to contribute to the cause should pick up either the $1 or $5 card, and tell the cashier they would like to make a donation. The cards will be scanned and added to the grocery total. There is no limit on the number of cards which may be purchased.
- ABC11 Eyewitness News anchor Larry Stogner is providing live updates from Haiti as the information unfolds. Stogner traveled to Haiti with the 82nd Airborne Division in its mission to provide humanitarian support to the country after a magnitude 7 earthquake devastated the country on Jan. 12. As of Thursday, Jan. 14, Larry Stogner was the only news anchor in the Raleigh/Durham/Fayetteville market assigned to report live from Haiti.
About ABC11 Eyewitness News:
ABC11 Eyewitness News provides 33 hours of local news every week, serving more than 1 million households in a 22-county area in North Carolina and Virginia. Eyewitness News also provides news, weather and sports information 24 hours a day on ABC11.com as well as serving two additional digital channels, ABC11 Eyewitness News Now on Time Warner cable channel 213, and Live Well HD on Time Warner 212. ABC11 WTVD is part of the Disney-ABC Television Group, which is home to all of The Walt Disney Company's worldwide entertainment and news television properties. For more information, go to www.abc11.com.
Jennifer Fair
MMI Public Relations
(919) 233-6600
jennifer@mmipublicrelations.com
http://twitter.com/MMIPR
www.mmipublicrelations.com
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