On November 13, 2024, Home Base and WCVB Channel 5, Boston’s news and community leader, once again partnered to host the sixth annual “Helping Veterans Heal” televent in honor of Veterans Day.

The televent began at 4:30 a.m. ET during the EyeOpener newscast and ran until 8 p.m. ET, with live reports throughout the day’s regularly scheduled newscasts and programming. 

During the afternoon, Wally and Tessie the Green Monsters, the official mascots of the Boston Red Sox, joined the broadcast to announce the opening of early-bird registration for the16th annual Run to Home Base, which will take place at historic Fenway Park on Saturday, July 26, 2025. To register, please visit runtohomebase.org.

As of noon ET on November 14, a total of $230,420 has been raised to support Home Base, with over 700 donations processed during the day-long coverage. If you are still interested in supporting this initiative, please visit wcvb.com/homebase.

Home Base thanks WCVB Channel 5 for our wonderful, impactful partnership as well as this year’s sponsors, donors and volunteers for their incredible generosity and unwavering commitment to our mission to heal the invisible wounds of war for Veterans, Service Members, Military Families and Families of the Fallen.

WCVB CHANNEL 5 COVERAGE

Wake Up Call from Home Base

Wake Up Call from 11th Annual Home Base Golf Outing

Home Base executive director on how group helps veterans and their families by Katie Thompson

‘It just feels so dark’: Families of fallen service members lifted by Home Base, MMHF by Katie Thompson

Home Base’s Adventure Series helps vets, first responders, families by Danae Bucci

Home Base, Mass General, John Hancock join for veteran cancer care by Todd Kazakiewich

Home Base completes new center to better serve veterans with PTSD, brain injuries by Peter Eliopoulos

Marine veteran built mental, physical strength for dream job at Home Base by Jennifer Eagan

‘I just shut down’: Home Base’s intensive program helps soldier cope with loss by Rhondella Richardson