16th Annual KINDNESS DAY Held at News Channel 8
Benefits 5 local charities including: Feeding Tampa Bay, OneBlood, Toys for Tots, Hillsborough Education Foundation & Tampa Rough Riders
TAMPA, Fla.– WFLA News Channel 8 will host its 16th Annual KINDNESS DAY on Friday, Dec. 6 at News Channel 8’s visitor’s parking lot located at 200 S. Parker St. in Tampa. Kindness Day supports five Tampa Bay keystone charities – Feeding Tampa Bay, OneBlood, Toys for Tots, Hillsborough Education Foundation and the Tampa Rough Riders. Donations will be accepted via a fast and easy, drive-through drop-off system.
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Viewers are asked to donate the following for families in need this holiday season:
- New toy – for TOYS FOR TOTS
- New Teddy bear – for TAMPA ROUGH RIDERS
- Non-perishable food – for FEEDING TAMPA BAY
- School supplies – for HILLSBOROUGH EDUCATION FOUNDATION
- Or donate blood – to ONEBLOOD
These donations will help Tampa Bay area families this holiday season. Volunteers from our five charities will be on-hand to accept your donations Friday, Dec. 6 starting at 6 a.m. and continue until 5 p.m. OneBlood will have two Big Red Buses on site to accept blood donations for those who have time to stop, park and donate.
“We are happy to continue our tradition of Kindness Day in its 16th year. It’s gratifying to think of the number of families we’ve helped celebrate the holidays and are proud of the community goodwill we’ve built with this event. We would also like to recognize all the generous business organizations that support Kindness Day. This special day truly represents the station’s 8 On Your Side mission,” said Mark Higgins, Vice-President and General Manager of WFLA News Channel 8 and WTTA The CW Tampa Bay.
Each passing car that donates will be handed ONE Goody Bag* containing gifts and offers from our kind and generous community partners: Circle K, Grow Financial Federal Credit Union, Florida Strawberry Festival, Ronald McDonald House Charity, Tampa Bay Lightning, Henry B. Plant Museum, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Achieva Credit Union, Chick-fil-A, OneBlood, and Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company.
News Channel 8’s KINDNESS DAY is sponsored: by Circle K, Achieva Credit Union, Famous Tate, Tampa Bay Times, Grow Financial Federal Credit Union, Urban E Recycling, Ronald McDonald House Charity and New South Windows.
Join us Friday, December 6th from 6 a.m. until 5 p.m. and GIVE the gift that doesn’t come in a box – KINDNESS.
DROP-OFF ITEMS NEEDED are new Teddy bears, canned and non-perishable foods, new unwrapped toys, school supplies and willing blood donors.
*Goody Bags & Inspire.World Perks Apps to be distributed while supplies last*
