CBC Manitoba's Harvesting Hope raises $150K for Winnipeg Harvest

CBC Manitoba's Harvesting Hope, a day of stories and live music, managed to help raise thousands of dollars for Winnipeg Harvest Friday.

As of 8 p.m., a total of $150,242had been raised for the food bank, which hasbeen feeding people in needfor 30 years.

For more than 20 years, CBC Manitoba has been holding a special day of programming to raise money for food banks in the province.

Here are some of our stories profiling Winnipeg Harvest published earlier in the day Friday:

• Volunteers keep the wheels turning at Winnipeg Harvest

• Indigenous actor Tina Keeper was Winnipeg Harvest's first employee

• Wealthy Winnipeg street is home to a food bank

• Beating poverty: Winnipeg Harvest introduces job training for bakers

• No food wasted: Winnipeg Harvest shares 1,300 kg of surplus food monthly

Live performances

CBC Radio One 89.3 FM / 990 AM hosted a series ofspecial performances by local artists and toldinspirational stories of hope onInformation Radio, Radio Noon and Up to SpeedFriday.

Information Radiokicked off withperformances byProdigy, the advanced singing group from MilesMacdonellCollegiate, andWilliam Prince.Sweet Alibiappeared on Radio Noonbetween 12 and 1 p.m., whileUp to Speedfeaturedperformances byKellyBado, Steve Bell and Slow Leaves in the afternoon.

RAW: Prodigy, from Miles Macdonell Collegiate

9 years ago

Duration 4:05

Musical group Prodigy kicked off the Harvesting Hope fundraiser in our CBC studio

RAW: William Prince performs

9 years ago

Duration 3:46

Award-winning musician William Prince performs during the Harvesting Hope fundraiser at our CBC studio.

Winnipeg Harvest is accepting donations all weekend long here.

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