Help storm victims with WRAL

Here to Help Disaster Relief

WRAL and parent company Capitol Broadcasting Company hosted an all-day fundraising event to benefit the storm relief efforts of four local nonprofit groups – the Red Cross, Samaritan’s Purse, the North Carolina Baptist Men and the Salvation Army of Wake County.

The effort has raised

$857,941

so far and online donations are still being tallied.

Slideshow WRAL Tornado relief telethon

Donations will be split equally among the groups, or people can designate their contribution to one of the four organizations.

People can donate any time online:

Complete coverage of the storms and their aftermath from WRAL News and viewers across central North Carolina.

Multimedia Spotlight

jmgl: More than basketball. TEAF and #HSOTTourn announce 2012 scholarship winners at noon @highschoolot
— Thursday, May 24, 2012 8:11 AM
DerekMedlin: Pro tip: Don't put your child in a washing machine. http://t.co/5OIJujNT
— Thursday, May 24, 2012 8:10 AM
wraltraffic: RT @AP_Barkley: The traffic lights on Falls of Neuse south bound through the 540 interchange NEED to be synched better! Unnecessary backups!
— Thursday, May 24, 2012 8:04 AM
wraltraffic: Police activity on rt shoulder of US1N at Walnut St...expect onlooker delays.
— Thursday, May 24, 2012 7:56 AM
wraltraffic: Minor accident on New Falls of Neuse at Common Oaks Dr. in Wake Forest.
— Thursday, May 24, 2012 7:46 AM
wral: Search for Romney running mate in audition phase http://t.co/FKXX4bIV
— Thursday, May 24, 2012 7:37 AM
wral: Clinton: US wars with al-Qaida on the web http://t.co/zFGsD0jK
— Thursday, May 24, 2012 7:37 AM
wral: RT @wralweather: Forecast: Today, thunderstorm, high 86°. Tonight, evening storms?, low 64°. http://t.co/cAuo3S2A
— Thursday, May 24, 2012 6:07 AM
wralweather: Forecast: Today, thunderstorm, high 86°. Tonight, evening storms?, low 64°. http://t.co/dAuWRss2
— Thursday, May 24, 2012 6:05 AM
wral: Fire causes power outages in Cumberland, Hoke counties http://t.co/HG966hDt
— Thursday, May 24, 2012 6:04 AM
wral: States looking to new tolls to pay for highways http://t.co/RQdnv23V
— Thursday, May 24, 2012 5:33 AM
wralweather: A Flash Flood Warning has been issued for Edgecombe County. http://t.co/vyhLhsnV #ncwx
— Thursday, May 24, 2012 5:11 AM
WRALkelcey: Power outage in Hoke due to fire at Raeford substation #wral
— Thursday, May 24, 2012 5:06 AM
WRALkelcey: We're monitoring a major power outage in Hoke and Cumberland Counties this morning. #wral
— Thursday, May 24, 2012 4:55 AM
wral: Facebook stock climbs, but company faces lawsuits http://t.co/rdo9CGop
— Wednesday, May 23, 2012 11:21 PM
geoflevine: Drinking a Samuel Adams Dark Depths by @SamuelAdamsBeer — http://t.co/2IqJt3zX
— Wednesday, May 23, 2012 10:18 PM
geoflevine: Drinking a Samuel Adams Tasman Red by @SamuelAdamsBeer — http://t.co/uOrqkj8X
— Wednesday, May 23, 2012 9:22 PM
DerekMedlin: ?? RT @JasonJennings5: Elliott Avent says NCSU will pitch Carlos Rodon tomorrow against Wake instead of saving him for Saturday vs UNC.
— Wednesday, May 23, 2012 9:12 PM
DerekMedlin: And suddenly the game that was "over" just got interesting. Devils up 3-2 early in the second, but the Rangers are charging hard.
— Wednesday, May 23, 2012 9:08 PM