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WTVA Tupelo, Miss. Raises $319,000 for Regional Rehab Center


Topic: Community-Focused Initiatives
Posted on 1/14/2016

Heartland Media’s NBC affiliate WTVA Tupelo, Miss., raised a record $319,000 for Regional Rehab Center on November 21-22. The center’s free resources include physical therapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy, audiology and dyslexia treatment. In the past year, the center has helped more than 1,300 people in 18 counties who cannot afford therapy. The $319,000 far surpasses the $200,000 raised in 2014. (Watch video.)



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