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WATR Releases Results of Big Heart at Big Y Food Drive

WATR 1320AM General Manager Tom Chute announced the totals on Wednesday morning during his morning drive time radio program.

A CT Foodbank worker loading the donations on the truck on Saturday morning.
A CT Foodbank worker loading the donations on the truck on Saturday morning. (Nancy Sasso Janis photo)

Waterbury, CT - WATR's annual BIG HEART AT BIG Y food drive in support of the Connecticut Food Bank was held at the Naugatuck Big Y on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019.

During the drive, the radio personalities collected a grand total of 100 turkeys, which was slightly below the 115 turkeys that were donated at last year's drive. An impressive total of 2,505 pounds of food was loaded on to the Connecticut Food Bank truck that was parked near the collection table. This amount was greater than what was collected the previous year.

In addition, over $2,000 in cash donations were collected, an amount that was less than last year's total.

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The early morning crew Photo by Nancy Sasso Janis

WATR celebrities were live broadcasting throughout the six-hour food drive, despite the chilly temperatures outside the Big Y on Bridge St. in Naugatuck.

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