WLWT partners with Furniture Fair for this year's Ruth Lyon's Children's Fund

>> MAKING A DIFFERENCE HERE ON WLWT. THE ANNUAL RUTH LYONS CHILDREN’S FUND IS UNDERWAY. THE FUND HAS RAISED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO PROVIDE MORE THAN JUST HOLIDAY CHEER FOR HOSPITALIZED CHILDREN IN GREATER CINCINNATI. THE FUNDRAISING DRIVE HELPS STOCK PLAYROOMS AND ALSO THOSE ACTIVITY CENTERS AND THEY ENSURE THAT KIDS BATTLING SOME OF THE TOUGHEST TIMES IN THEIR LIFE CAN BE COMFORTABLE AND HOPEFULLY ENJOY THEIR STAY WHILE THEY ARE THERE. THIS YEAR WE ARE PARTNERING WITH FURNITURE FAIR TO EXPAND OUR COLLECTION AND OUR OUTREACH EFFORTS. >> WE ARE JOINED BY CRAIG DANIELS. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US LET’S START WITH THE FURNITURE FAIR INITIATIVE HERE. HOW ARE YOU GUYS SUPPORTING THE FOOD DRIVE? >> OF COURSE. THANK FOR HAVING US. ONE BIG THING WE ARE DOING FOR THE COMMUNITY’S FOOD DRIVES ON 11 OF OUR LOCATIONS. SEVEN IN CINCINNATI. TWO IN DAYTON, TWO IN LOUISVILLE. >> EXPAND ON THAT. >> YOU GUYS ARE ALWAYS SO INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY. YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN OUT THERE FOR SOME OF YOUR BACK-TO-SCHOOL DRIVES AND ALSO FOOD DRIVES. EXPLAIN HOW THAT WORKS. >> THIS ALL STARTED WHEN WE WERE WORKING WITH RESTORE FOOD BANK AND THEY WERE THROWING OUT STATISTICS LIKE ONE IN SEVEN NEIGHBORS ARE AT RISK FOR HUNGER . ANOTHER MIND-BOGGLING STATISTIC WAS 90,000 CHILDREN DON’T KNOW WHERE THEIR NEXT MEAL ARE COMING FROM IN THE CINCINNATI AREA. I DON’T KNOW ABOUT YOU ALL BUT I HAVE A THREE-YEAR-OLD AT HOME AND ANYTIME A CHILD IS GOING TO BED HUNGRY IS A BIG REASON WHY WE ARE DOING THIS. WE ARE COLLECTING DONATIONS AT ALL OF OUR LOCATIONS AND WE REALLY HOPE TO HELP THE COMMUNITY OUT. >> HOW DOES THIS HELP THE CHILDREN’S FUND? IT WILL SORT OF BENEFIT BOTH THIS YEAR. >> SOMETHING EXCITING FOR US. WE ARE PARTNERED UP WITH THREE-STORY FOOD BANK FOR EVERY CAN WE COLLECT, WE WILL BE DONATING A DOLLAR TO THE REDLINES FOUNDATION. TO FURTHER ESTABLISH OUR CONNECTION WITH THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE WITHOUT OUR COMMUNITY, WE ARE NOTHING. THAT IS SOMETHING THEY HAVE ESTABLISHED THROUGH VARIOUS PHILANTHROPIC VENTURES, WHETHER IT BE LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOMA SOCIETY, RAISING SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN OR THE FOOD DRIVE FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. QUICK MAYBE WE DON’T UNDERSTAND THAT THE NEIGHBOR NEXT DOOR YOU DON’T KNOW IS HAVING A FOOD INSUFFICIENCY OR PROBLEM MAY BE GETTING THEIR NEXT MEAL AND SOME PEOPLE, HOW LONG THE DRIVE IS GOING ON AND WHERE THEY CAN GO TO DONATE. >> IT WILL BE AT THE SEVEN LOCATIONS HERE IN CINCINNATI. EVERY SINGLE NONPERISHABLE FOOD WILL GO DIRECTLY TOWARD THE FREE STORE FOOD BANK. >> YOU CAN DROP OFF THOSE DONATIONS AT ANY OF THE LOCATIONS THERE AND YOU CAN DONATE DIRECTLY THROUGH THE RUTH LIEN CHILDREN’S FUND. OR YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION ON WLWT.COM. >> THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT FURNITURE FAIR DOES. YOU ARE SUCH A GREAT LOCAL PARTNER. IN TRYING TO GET BACK IN SO MANY WAYS. WE APPRECIATE IT. >> THANK YOU FOR THE PLATFORM AND WE HOPE IT IS A HUGE SUCCESS. >> I FELT LIKE IT WAS WE HAVE BEEN REALLY BLESSED WEATHERWISE WI