WKYC Studios to present 2024 Boys & Girls Clubs Day of Giving [Video]

On Thursday, 3News will air a special telethon to gather donations for the organization, which was forced to close more than a dozen area clubs in the last year.

CLEVELAND — WKYC Studios and Oswald Companies are partnering to broadcast a fundraising telethon on on Thursday, Sept. 26, on 3News from 5:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. The goal of our media coverage? To raise critically needed dollars for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio, which recently had to close more than a dozen clubs due to federal funding cuts.

BGCNEO was formed in 2019 by the merger of clubs in Cleveland, Akron, Lorain County, and Sandusky. The organization provides kids ages 6-18 with free homework help, sport activities and meals.

There are now 32 clubs open across Cuyahoga, Summit, Lorain, Erie, Huron, and Ashtabula. A year ago, however, there were 49 clubs.

BGCNEO has made a big impact in our region, providing supervised afterschool care for youths and offering them enriching activities …