Category: food

The Catch Me If You Can 5K Fun Run/Walk returns to the Fredericktown Christmas Walk this Saturday!

WNZR talked with Ellen Hoam of the Fredericktown Christmas Walk Committee about one of the exciting events on this year’s calendar – the 5K Run and Walk.

Click HERE to hear Ellen’s conversation with WNZR’s Marcy Rinehart.

Click HERE to register.

Stay up to date on everything happening with the 2021 Fredericktown Christmas Walk on their Facebook Page – https://www.facebook.com/Fredericktown-Annual-Christmas-Walk-and-Auction-750047435033075

You can stay connected to the Food For The Hungry calendar in a few ways

Website – www.foodforthehungrycares.org
Facebook – Food For The Hungry of Knox County
Twitter and Instagram – FFTH Cares

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The Fredericktown Christmas Walk returns this Saturday!

WNZR talked with two committee members today about this exciting event to support families in Fredericktown.

Joely Lepley gives us an overview of the Christmas Walk schedule and thanks the generous sponsors for their support.

Click HERE to hear Joley’s conversation with WNZR’s Marcy Rinehart.

Shari Miller talks about the two different auctions taking place this year. You can participate in a Facebook Auction of donated themed baskets, service offerings, gift certificates and more. The Facebook Auction will be held from 12/5 until 11:59PM on 12/11.
On Saturday, 12/4, a live auction will be held at 3pm in the newly renovated Council Chambers (formerly Senior Citizen Building). This will be a scrumptious food auction. Donations can be dropped off at Council Chambers between 12pm and 3pm on December 4th – the day of the Fredericktown Christmas Walk.

Click HERE to hear Shari’s conversation with WNZR’s Marcy Rinehart.

Stay up to date on everything happening with the 2021 Fredericktown Christmas Walk on their Facebook Page – https://www.facebook.com/Fredericktown-Annual-Christmas-Walk-and-Auction-750047435033075

You can stay connected to the Food For The Hungry calendar in a few ways

Website – www.foodforthehungrycares.org
Facebook – Food For The Hungry of Knox County
Twitter and Instagram – FFTH Cares

#WNZR #TheMorningThing #FFTHCares #WorkingTogether #FFTHKnoxCounty

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Food For Fines is back at the Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County

WNZR’s Wesley Boston talked with John Chidester of the Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County about their annual Food For Fines campaign. They talked about the legacy of this collection and how it is so important to partner together to meet the needs in our community.

Click HERE to hear their conversation.

For more about Food For Fines and Library activities, go to: https://www.knox.net/

You can stay connected to the Food For The Hungry calendar in a few ways

Website – www.foodforthehungrycares.org
Facebook – Food For The Hungry of Knox County
Twitter and Instagram – FFTH Cares

#WNZR #TheMorningThing #FFTHCares #WorkingTogether #FFTHKnoxCounty

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It’s Thanksgiving Eve!

This morning we talked about some tips to make Thanksgiving successful this year. We all know things can get a little crazy so here are “10 Sanity-Saving Thanksgiving Tips, Tricks and Hacks” brought to you by Food Network. Here are some of the tricks…

  • Ice Chest As a Fridge
  • Pennies As Pie Weights
  • Aluminum Foil As a Roasting Rack
  • Slow Cooker As Mashed Potato Keeper
  • Measuring Cup As a Fat Separator

Click HERE to read all of the tips and tricks. Hope these hacks help your Thanksgiving go a lot smoother!

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We Run MV partners with Food For The Hungry for the 2021 Turkey Trot

What will you be doing on Thanksgiving morning?
We Run MV encourages you to join them at Mount Vernon Nazarene University for the 11th Annual Turkey Trot.

This special race benefits the 40th annual Food For The Hungry Drive!
WNZR’s Marcy Rinehart talked with Scott Burgess about this wonderful opportunity to get some exercise and help others in our community.

Click HERE to hear the conversation!

Registration starts at 8am. The race starts at 9am.
Register at the MVNU R.R. Hodges Chapel.

Stay connected with this special 40th Anniversary campaign at www.foodforthehungrycares.org

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Psi Iota Xi celebrates the 2021 Elementary School Collection for Food For The Hungry

Monday, 11/22/21 was an exciting day for members of the Psi Iota Xi Sorority. The collections at elementary schools across Knox County were picked up and brought to a warehouse at Blubaugh Body & Frame.

WNZR’s Marcy Rinehart talked with members of Psi Iota Xi about this incredible project to support the Knox County Food For The Hungry Drive. Sandra Fithian, Carolyn Douglass, Elaine Ambrosiani, and Debbie Ruggles shared their passion for community service. They also shared their excitement about getting our youth involved in serving others.

Marcy also had the chance to chat with the “Food Pickup Guys” – Jerry Scott, Dave Ewart, Kevin Mishey and John Feltman. These gentlemen volunteer each year to pick up the food from all the elementary schools. They talk about how important it is to be a volunteer and the value of having kids involved in community service.

Click HERE to hear the exciting conversation!

The totals for the 2021 Psi Iota Xi Elementary School Collection will be announced during the annual Food For The Hungry Broadcast on Saturday, December 10th. The top student collectors will also be recognized on this broadcast.

Stay connected with this special 40th Anniversary campaign at www.foodforthehungrycares.org

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Food For The Hungry has some exciting events on the 2021 Calendar

WNZR talked with Food For The Hungry Marketing Director, Katelynn Mast.

Click HERE to hear the entire conversation.

She talks about the kick-off of the 40th annual campaign.

She shared details about some of the exciting events happening for this year’s drive including the Battle of the Coffee Shops and Food For Fines.

Katelynn announced this year’s goal and shares how people can stay connected to this year’s calendar.

She also shares what she has learned since joining the FFTH Executive Team and how we can pray for the team.

Katelynn also shared some insight into the powerful meaning behind the FFTH slogan – “Working together to care for our neighbors”.

You can help with Food For The Hungry this year. Stay updated on all the events at www.foodforthehungrycares.org

For other questions about the 2021 Food For The Hungry Drive, you can email Executive Director, Lisa Mazzari at LisaM.ffth@gmail.com or call 740-398-0569.

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Knox County’s Food For The Hungry kicks off today

WNZR talked with Food For The Hungry Executive Director, Lisa Mazzari.

Today is the kick-off of the 40th annual campaign.

Click HERE to hear the full conversation.

Lisa shared details about this year’s drive including the legacy of giving in the community.

She announced this year’s goal, talked about how the drive helps families and how to volunteer.

Lisa also shared exciting news about $50,000 in special 40th Anniversary grants that were given to food initiatives over the summer.

Lisa shared some insight into the powerful meaning behind the FFTH slogan – “Working together to care for our neighbors”.

You can help with Food For The Hungry this year. Stay updated on all the events at www.foodforthehungrycares.org

You can email Lisa at LisaM.ffth@gmail.com or call 740-398-0569.

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Stressful Morning Breakfast Tips

Sometimes the morning can be extra stressful so we wanted to help you out! We talked about 5 Ways to Streamline Breakfast When Life is Stressful. Thank you iMom for this wonderful article!

We talked about…

  • Grab a glass of milk
  • Make ahead
  • Sync the menu
  • Theme your days
  • Assign tasks

Here is a great resource for some make ahead muffins! Click HERE to see them!

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The Morning Thing LOVES Apples!

For our Friday Favorites this week, The Morning Thing co-hosts shared their favorite ways to eat apples! We honor Johnny Appleseed’s legacy as downtown Mount Vernon celebrates the first-ever Apple Fest!

Click HERE to hear how Marcy, Wesley and MacKenzie eat their apples.

Click HERE to find out more about the Johnny Appleseed Apple Fest.

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