Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation Donates $5,000 to Operation Food Search in St. Louis, MO
Irving, TX and St. Louis, MO – The Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation, KTVI-TV (FOX 2) and KPLR-TV (CW KPLR 11), the Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) television stations serving St. Louis, MO, and the surrounding area, today announced that the Foundation will donate $5,000 to Operation Food Search, Missouri’s largest independent food bank.
Founded in 1981, Operation Food Search is a local, independent hunger relief organization that provides food, nutrition education, and innovative programs to reduce food insecurity and increase equitable access to food. The organization serves more than 200,000 people every month and distributes more than $32 million worth of food and necessities each year through a network of more than 600 partners in 24 counties in Missouri and Illinois.
The grant was presented to Kristen Wild, CEO of Operation Food Search, live on location featuring FOX 2 News Anchor Blair Ledet presenting the donation.
“Earlier this year, as part of Nexstar’s 30th anniversary celebration and Founder’s Day of Caring, FOX 2/STL 11 employees volunteered with Operation Food Search, helping repackage a truckload of Idaho potatoes for distribution to 170 food pantry partners throughout the St. Louis region,” said Brian Jones, FOX 2 / CW KPLR 11 General Manager. “We’re proud to continue supporting their mission through this donation, which will help combat food insecurity and provide meals for individuals and families across our local communities. And we are honored that the Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation is making this donation in recognition of the deep relationship with Operation Food Search.”
Commenting on the grant, Ms. Wild said: “Food insecurity is increasing in our community; this means harder choices for what families have to go without. Gifts like this one from the Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation and KTVI Fox 2 are crucial to helping OFS serve more than 200,000 people each month.”
For more information on Operation Food Search, and to donate, visit www.operationfoodsearch.org.
The Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation’s mission is to contribute to and work with public charities and non-profit organizations to improve the communities in which Nexstar Media and its subsidiaries do business. The foundation was originally established in 1958 and makes donations of approximately $350,000 annually.
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About Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation
The Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation’s mission is to contribute to and work with public charities and non-profit organizations to improve the communities in which Nexstar Media and its subsidiaries do business. The Foundation makes donations of approximately $350,000 annually.
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