Today, we focused on auctions that benefit Food For The Hungry.
Click HERE to hear Diane Bennett, Interchurch Social Services Branch Manager from Centerburg, talk about the silent auction going on in Centerburg.
Click HERE to hear Sue Wadian, Interchurch Social Services Branch Manager from Danville, talk about the silent auction going on in Danville.
Click HERE to hear Diane and Sue share thank yous and talk about the impact that the auction bids have on their ministry.
We also shared information on TWO auctions with the Knox County Career Center. John Feltman stopped by to share the exciting news about the online auction of lab certificates and the live auction of gift baskets.
Click HERE to hear the conversation.
If you would like to bid NOW, call John at 740-507-5386 or click HERE to place your bid.
Today, The Morning Thing shared stories about our favorite Christmas ornaments. It is interesting that we all seem to be connected to great Christmas entertainment through these ornaments. We hope that you can start an ornament tradition with your family this year.
Click HERE to hear our Morning Thing Fave 5 for this week!
Here are pictures of some of our favorite ornaments:
We also shared the December Presidential Update with MVNU President, Dr. Henry Spaulding.
Click HERE to hear the conversation about what is happening at 800 Martinsburg Road in Mount Vernon.
Support WNZR in The Food for the Hungry Media Shopping Cart Derby, Saturday, December 12th!
The 13th annual Media Shopping Cart Derby is Saturday, December 12th and THIS year will be different. We have a NEW Twist!!
Our 4 media teams will return with cart pushers from the Mount Vernon News, Time Warner Cable, WNZR and 93.7 Super Q/News Talk Sport Radio 1300 WMVO.
Our 4 teams will start from the 4 corners of Mount Vernon:
The Mount Vernon News will have the SOUTH ROUTE, starting at the Knox County Career Center.
Time Warner Cable will have the WEST ROUTE, starting on Harcourt Road across from Ross Motors.
WNZR will have the NORTH ROUTE, starting at Dr. Price’s Vet Clinic on Mansfield Road.
WMVO/WQIO will have the EAST ROUTE, starting at Edgewood Road and working down East High Street.
All teams will meet at the Public Square in front of City Hall.
What is different? We are THROWING OUT the trophies.
The teams will start at 1:06pm and work to hit every house and business on their routes, picking up donations of food and dollars.
What is the NEW TWIST? Our 4 shopping cart teams will compete in the Food For The Hungry GAMES in front of City Hall around 2:15pm.
The teams will compete in 3 events: Fast Pack, Pedal Cart Pull and Food Bank Check Out.
You will definitely WANT to SEE the Food For The Hungry Games. It will be challenging. It will be fun. It will be a memory for everyone.
The WNZR team is Kelsey Bryte and Faith Orecchio! Their route is the North end of Mount Vernon. The team will be starting on Dr. Price’s Vet Clinic on Mansfield Road, travel down Mansfield Road, to North Main Street and then to the Public Square.
Meet them on their route and give a donation to help Food for the Hungry. Or drop off your donation at the station. Then, make sure that you are routing on Kelsey and Faith in the Food For The Hungry Games at 2:15pm.
The NEW and IMPROVED Shopping Cart Derby is Saturday, December 12th.
One of the hardest tasks during the Christmas season can be finding the right gift for someone, especially someone who you might not know very well. Maybe it’s a coworker or your boss, maybe it’s your child’s teacher, maybe it’s even a relative- whoever it is, you don’t want to get them an impersonal gift card but what can you do that shows a little effort?
The fix is simple- bake them something delicious! That’s right, put a little effort into a nice holiday food gift. There are all kind of options- from the sweet to the salty; from the solid to the snack. And maybe you don’t need the gift help, but if you have a Christmas party that you need to provide for maybe you could use some help finding a good alternative to another plate of Christmas cookies. Whatever your reason, you can find a whole bunch of ideas here. And maybe if you want someone to test out the recipe on before you give it away you can find a radio DJ to help you out… hint hint.
Today, we shared an inside look at the 2015 Food For The Hungry calendar.
Click HERE to see the many events that are happening this week and next week to support this annual campaign.
We also shared some history about the drive. Did you know that this is the 34th year for Food For The Hungry? It started back in 1982 with Charlie and Carol Kilkenny. Click HERE for more on the story of the first Food For The Hungry.
We also shared details about the Fredericktown Christmas Walk.
This year’s event is on a NEW day and NEW time – Saturday 12/5 from
4pm – 8pm. Click HERE to hear a conversation with Walk Coordinator, Laurey Grogg. There are SO many family friendly activities.
The Big Blue Crew hopes to see you Saturday in Fredericktown.
Happy Monday after a long Thanksgiving weekend!
Yeah….we fought our alarms this morning too. 🙂
We shared some yummy recipes for your Thanksgiving turkey leftovers. Check out these recipes from Taste of Home magazine. Click HERE and use up those leftovers.
We also shared details about how the Knox County Career Center is supporting the 2015 Food For The Hungry drive.
Click HEREto hear more about their annual online auction. They are also hosting a live auction of Christmas baskets on 12/12 at 12:30pm.
Don’t miss this opportunity to do some Christmas shopping while you support families in need in our community.
To find out more about Food For The Hungry, click HERE.
Today, we celebrated Go Green with Big Blue on Black Friday!
Today was the 7th annual Go Green with Big Blue on Black Friday.
The Morning Thing celebrated the biggest shopping day of the year by visiting some secret destinations this morning. At each destination, we shared hints and invited listeners to find us and win a shopping tote bag filled with WNZR goodies. Our WNZR tote bags were filled with WNZR
t-shirts, flyswatters, spatulas, mugs, pan scrapers, chip clips and flashing LED glow bracelets.
Congratulations to Karen, Eric, Peggy, Emily, Jessica, Jeremiah and Jennifer.
Here is the list of our hints and secret destinations.
6am
The Mount Vernon Grand Hotel
– A new look
– Home away from home
– Rhymes with “Brand Motel”
Blubaugh Body & Frame
– Service and Repair
– Open since 1970
– Automotive Care 24/7
7am
Ohio Rental
– Tools, Parties, and Trucks
– Owned by Husband and Wife
– Let’s Talk Dirt
Mohican Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation
– Getting back on your feet
– Physical and Occupational
– Therapy for athletes
8am
Mindy’s Ohio Mattress
– Rest easy
– You could hide presents under these
– Restonic, Sealy and Stearns and Foster Mattress Brands
Enjoy these pictures!
The Morning Thing Fave 5 today is a list of our favorite ways to spend our Black Friday.
Click HERE to hear what Jenna Potts will be doing today.
Click HERE to hear about Wesley Boston’s day.
Click HERE to hear how Aubrey Bailey loves to spend Black Friday.
Click HEREto hear how Marcy Rinehart will be spending the day.
We found some crazy and fun facts about the Thanksgiving holiday!
Click HEREto read these fun facts.
Plus, we shared fun and memorable thanksgiving traditions that you and your family can start this year! Click HEREto find a new traditions for your family.
One tradition many families have is to watch a “Charlie Brown Thanksgiving”. Did you know that there is another cartoon special that told the true story of Thanksgiving? Click HERE to see “This is America Charlie Brown- The Mayflower Voyagers”.
Thanksgiving is easily one of the most underrated holidays, due to its unfortunate proximity to it’s older brother, Christmas. However, despite that fact it still manages to produce its fair share of holiday stress, especially for those who are responsible for hosting the meal and making the food. So if you don’t want to have to get your dog to help you make toast and popcorn at the last minute we recommend taking a look at this list of things that you don’t want to forget to check in advance of the big day and foods that you can make early to make it easier on yourself.
Speaking of that greatest of beagles and his round-headed owner, tonight is the night to tune and catch this year’s broadcast of A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving. The Peanuts classic will be on ABC at 8:00 tonight. If you’ve never seen it before I recommend it. It’s a fun way to be reminded what Thanksgiving is all about. And how many Thanksgiving films are there to watch anyways?
We also had a chance to chat with Kathy Bechler about the Snowflake Gala to benefit Food for the Hungry. You can listen to the entire conversation here and find out all the details about the event. You can also check out foodforthehungrycares.org for more information about not only the Gala, but other events to benefit Food for the Hungry.
It’s the final day of Operation Christmas Child’s National Collection week.
We have 2 local drop-off locations:
NewLife Community Church – 9955 State Route 95 in Fredericktown (the church is located at the corner of State Route 95 and State Route 13).
Here are the drop-off times at New Life Community Church: Monday, November 23 — 9am – 11am
Brandon Baptist Church — 13513 Sycamore Road in Mount Vernon
Here are the drop-off times at Brandon Baptist Church:
Monday, November 23 — 9am – 11am
You can also build a shoebox online – Click HEREand get started. You can choose from a variety of gifts and even upload your photo and a letter.
Central Ohio’s goal is to collect 20,000 shoeboxes! (Includes Knox, Marion, Morrow, Richland, Ashland and Crawford counties). Shoeboxes should be packed for either a boy or a girl in one of 3 age categories: 2-4, 5-9, or 10-14. A $7.00 donation is requested for each shoebox to cover shipping and other project costs. Checks should be made payable to Samaritan’s Purse with “OCC” written on the memo line.
Operation Christmas Child – Good News. Great Joy.
Click HERE for more information about this wonderful ministry.
It is Thanksgiving week!
Today, we shared 8 mistakes that you could be making when preparing your Thanksgiving turkey. Click HERE for some great advice from the experts at Good Housekeeping.
