Food Bank telethon means more than 100k meals

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — An update to a story we told you about Friday: the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina raised more than $20,000 and collected 3,300 pounds of food over the weekend as it streamed a live show on its website for 24 straight hours.

The telethon was part of Hunger Action Month.

The amount raised was equivalent to more than 102,000 meals.