Every Emmy Award handed out Sunday will come with something extra — a $100,000 (around P4.8 million) donation to fight child hunger. | AP
The Television Academy announced Friday that each network and streaming service competing on the telecast has pledged the donation for every Emmy they win.
With 23 Emmys being handed out and the academy committing $500,000 , that will mean a donation of $2.8 million to No Kid Hungry, a group working to relieve child hunger brought on by the coronavirus crisis.
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