Nearly $300,000 From 1,700 Donors Raised During 'Patriots' Day Of Giving'
BOSTON (CBS) – Nearly 1,700 new donors stepped up on Monday during a Patriots' Day of Giving to help raise money for those most impacted by the coronavirus crisis.
All day on WBZ-TV, TV38, CBSN Boston, CBSBoston.com, and the CBS Boston social media channels, familiar local faces encouraged the community to come together and support the Massachusetts COVID-19 Relief Fund.
With your help, we helped to raise $290,000 for the fund. Donations ranged from $10 to more than $10,000 – and every dollar counts.
There were messages of thanks for frontline workers and invitations to donate from sports stars like Big Papi, Des Linden, and Julian Edelman; celebrities like Amy Poehler and 'Boston' Rob Mariano; hospital CEOs from Dana-Farber, Children's Hospital, and MGH; and local leaders like Governor Charlie Baker and Mayor Marty Walsh.
The relief fund, which was launched April 6, has now raised more than $21 million which will be distributed to frontline healthcare professionals, first responders, essential workers, the homeless, disabled, and households disproportionately affected by the impact of COVID-19.
WBZ-TV and CBS Boston would like to thank all of those who leant their voices to this important cause, and all of you at home who donated to the Massachusetts COVID-19 Relief Fund.
