Category: food

The Mount Vernon Salvation Army kicks off their 2018 Red Kettle Campaign

The Salvation Army kicked-off the 2018 Red Kettle Campaign on 11/20. WNZR’s Marcy Rinehart talked with Capt. Christine Moretz about this year’s goal, kettle locations, the need for bell ringers and her heart for ministry to our community.

Click HERE to hear their conversation

Click HERE to volunteer to ring bells at a kettle.

Click HERE to stay connected to all the activities at the Mount Vernon Salvation Army.

Some exciting stats from 2018:
2,248 total families served with food/financial assistance
28 families assisted with rent or mortgage
66 families assisted with a utility shut off
6 families assisted with emergency lodging
52,794 meals provided through the food pantry
7,595 meals served through hot meals
1,504 meals served to children through Kids Clubs
41 Music and Arts instruction classes
116 days of tutoring through the Learning Zone
40 Teen leadership classes
10 Crock Pot Class graduates
22 children sent to overnight camp
60 Summer Day Campers

2018 Kettle Locations:
Walmart
Kroger
Baker’s IGA
Rural King
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People’s Bank of Marietta

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Kenyon College supports Food For The Hungry

Kenyon College has many activities planned to support Food For The Hungry.
WNZR’s Marcy Rinehart talked with Kathy Brechler, Kenyon’s Director of Board Relations and Presidential Events and Tom Stamp, Kenyon Historian.
They talked about the 8th Annual Snowflake Gala to benefit Food for the Hungry, plus other collections that will happen on campus this holiday season.

Click HERE to hear their conversation

Click HERE to stay up to date on all the activities happening for the 2018 Food For The Hungry Drive.

Click HERE to stay up to date on what is happening at Kenyon College.

Food For The Hungry – Working Together to Care for our Neighbors!

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Don’t miss the Christmas Auctions in Centerburg and Danville to benefit Food For The Hungry

Did you know that there are 2 auctions happening in Knox County to benefit Food For The Hungry?  Did you know that these auctions have beautiful Christmas wreaths and other Christmas décor up for bid?

Don’t miss your chance to bid at the First Knox National Banks in Centerburg and Danville. The auctions run from Friday, 11/23/18 through Noon on Saturday, December 12/8/18.
All proceeds from these auctions benefit Interchurch Social Services in both villages.
WNZR’s Marcy Rinehart had a chance to chat with Cheryl O’Neal, Centerburg Interchurch Branch Manager and Sue Wadian, Danville Interchurch Branch Manager. Listen in for all the details. Click HERE to hear their conversation.

See the beautiful items up for bid at www.foodforthehungrycares.org

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Knox Pages supports Food For The Hungry

WNZR’s Wesley Boston talked with Cheryl Splain about how Knox Pages is involved with Knox County’s Food For The Hungry Drive. They talked about how the company is supporting the local food drive and encouraged others to get involved.

Click HERE to hear their conversation.

Click HERE to stay connected to Knox Pages.

Click HERE to stay connected to Food For The Hungry.

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It’s National Pumpkin Day! Yummy!!

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The Morning Thing celebrated National Pumpkin Day today. Check out these yummy recipes. Does anyone want to spend some time cooking on this rainy fall weekend?
WE DO!

mini pumpkin pie

MINI PUMPKIN PIE JACK-O-LANTERNS

pumpkin pancakes

PUFFY PUMPKIN PANCAKES

pumpkin muffins

LIBBY’S PUMPKIN MUFFINS

pumpkin woopie pies

MINI PUMPKIN WHOOPIE PIES

For our Morning Thing Fave 5, we shared our favorite ways to enjoy PUMPKIN!

Daria Swisher loves pumpkin rolls

Hunter Sutyak loves pumpkin seeds

Trevor Moore loves pumpkin pie

Marcy Rinehart loves pumpkin bars

(and guest, WNZR Office Manager/Underwriting Coordinator) Wesley Boston doesn’t really like to eat pumpkin, he likes being creative with pumpkin carving 

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We love farmers!

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The Big Blue Crew is headed to Centerburg tomorrow for the Oldtime Farming Festival. We want to salute our famers and say thanks for their hard work! Agriculture has a big impact on our daily lives. Check out this list of ways that agriculture is impacting you every day. Click HERE for the list.

The Centerburg Oldtime Farming Festival is a non-profit organization that is committed to putting on a festival that strives to celebrate and preserve the agricultural heritage of the Centerburg area by recalling and recreating activities common in the lives of our farming predecessors. They also strive to create a safe environment where families can have a fun and affordable entertainment experience.

Click HERE to see the full schedule of fun events.

For our Morning Thing Fave 5, we shared our favorite foods from the farm.

Marcy Rinehart

Trevor Moore

Daria Swisher

Hunter Sutyak

Wesley Boston (WNZR Office Manager/Underwriting Coordinator)

We encourage you to show your appreciation to a farmer today!

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Celebrating Happiness and Weird Holidays with FOOD!

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Today on the Morning Thing, we celebrated Happiness Happens day! This is a day to do what makes you happy and to do things to make others happy! How do you celebrate Happiness Happens Day? With pink lemonade, of course! Did you know that the pink in pink lemonade is not from pink lemons, but from cranberry juice? Click HERE for a recipe.

We also celebrated Sneak Some Zucchini Into Your Neighbor’s Porch Day (no, we’re not making this up). To read about this wacky holiday, click HERE! For some yummy zucchini recipes from cheesy tots to cookies, click HERE! As always, thanks for listening!

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