April is Stress Awareness Month. This is a time for us to evaluate the stress in our lives and find ways to relieve the negative impact it can have on our life.
The Cleveland Clinic has 20 different ways to relieve stress. They report that lengthy exposure to stress may lead to mental health difficulties like anxiety and depression or increased physical health problems such as cardiovascular disease and irritable bowel syndrome.
Click HERE to see the complete list of 20 ways you can fight stress!
Here are some of our favorites:
Spend time in nature
Focus on sleep
Assert yourself – it’s OK to say NO
Reduce triggers of stress
Set realistic goals and expectations – It’s also OK, and healthy, to realize that you can’t be 100% successful at everything all at once.
Take a break from your phone
Cuddle with a pet
Get your laugh on
Listen to music! Listen to 90.9FM or online at http://www.wnzr.fm or download the WNZR app!
WNZR’s Judah Keith had a chance to talk with Pastor Derick Logan of Victory Seventh Day Adventist church about their annual Health & Wellness Expo. Click HERE to hear the full conversation.
The Expo is happening this Sunday, 4/13 from 11am – 6pm at the Delaware County Fairgrounds in the AG Center, 236 Pennsylvania Avenue. Pastor Derick shares details about the screenings and activities, plus the heart behind his church hosting this FREE event. Screenings include: blood pressure checks, cholesterol levels, blood sugar testing, BMI measurements, and much more! Activities include: wellness workshops, fitness demonstrations, healthy food samples, and giveaways. For more information go to http://www.delawareexpo.com
In preparation for the Starting Point Pregnancy & Family Resource Center Annual Fundraising Banquet this Thursday, the Morning Thing’s Eric Brown spoke to Jenn Furay, Executive Director, to learn more about the agency.
Sometimes it is not easy to get up and we know that! On The Morning Thing today, Marcy and Xander shared these 5 ways to get our of bed when you don’t feel like it from Crosswalk.com!
We all have those days and these tips may be able to make your wake up call a little friendlier:
Heading back to school and work can be exhausting! That’s why we wanted to share some ways you can stay engaged and energized in 2025!
The Guardian found 31 effective ways to help boost your energy levels! There is a variety of tasks from what to drink in the morning to getting a musical boost!
The New Year brings a fresh start! What goals would you like to achieve? The word “resolution” often becomes a negative term because many of us give up after 2 weeks. Good Housekeeping came up with a list of 65 Achievable New Year’s Resolutions You’ll Actually Keep! Check out the FULL LIST HERE! If we can adopt 1 or 2 or maybe 3 of these goals, we will be on our way to a healthy, more balanced 2025.
Here are some of the resolutions that we are going to try in the New Year.
Start a gratitude journal.
Make time for family.
Create a budget you can stick to.
Cook new foods.
Add cleaning tasks to your calendar.
Prioritize sleep.
Learn to love vegetables.
Schedule annual health screenings.
Become a plant owner.
Take the stairs.
Plan a vacation.
Start walking more.
Write to yourself.
Do one thing at a time.
As you start this new year, we hope you can remember the promises of these powerful bible verses:
2 Corinthians 5:17 – Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
Isaiah 43:18-19 – “Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
Jeremiah 29:11 – For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
Proverbs 3:5-6 – Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.
Revelation 21:5 – And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.”
Ephesians 4:22-24 – To put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.
The Morning Thing talked about Positive Mental Health today, Thursday, December 26th.
The holidays are filled with the happiness and joy surrounding the birth of Jesus.
However, its is always important to remember to pay attention the mental health of yourself, family, friends, and co-workers during this time of the year.
We have provided a printout that you can use for mental health, sleep hygiene, and a list of core emotions associated with mental health awareness.
Click HERE to find some helpful hints from Focus on the Family.
Kathy Brechler, Food For The Hungry Executive Director and Carol Grubaugh, Executive Director for the Knox County Chamber of Commerce stopped by WNZR to talk about this year’s Service Club Challenge. Click HERE to hear the conversation or click the link below. Service Clubs throughout Knox County are hosting events and collections to benefit the annual drive. The deadline to submit donations is December 9th.
Kathy also talks about how the Mount Vernon annual Holiday Parade and Winter in Downtown MV event will be a collection point. Look for the FFTH Shopping Carts in the parade! Kathy shares a Top 10 list of foods that our local pantries have requested. She also shares a list of collection points that will be open on Friday, 12/13. Would you like to volunteer? Volunteers are needed at the collection points. Please email Kathy director@foodforthehungrycares.org
John Chidester, Director for the Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County shared with WNZR about their annual collection. Click HERE to hear the full conversation or click the link below. They have been supporting FFTH for decades! Food and monetary donations are being accepted through 12/13 at the libraries in Mount Vernon, Danville, Fredericktown and Gambier. This year, the library has an extra incentive for those that donate. Each time you give a donation, your name will be put into a drawing for a gift card!
Non-perishable items that are at or near their expiration dates, damaged, or in compromised containers will not be accepted. All collected food and money will be given to the 2024 Food For The Hungry Drive. Donations from each community will stay in that local community.
WNZR is honored to partner with the 43rd annual Food For The Hungry Drive. Today, The Morning Thing shared talked with Debbie Ruggles, President of Psi Iota Xi Sorority about this year’s elementary school collection. Psi Iota Xi has been involved with FFTH for 25 years!
Click HERE to hear the full conversation or click on the link below.
The collection is happening this week – 11/18 – 11/22 at all Knox County Elementary schools: Centerburg, Danville, East Knox, Fredericktown, Columbia, Dan Emmett, Pleasant Street, East, St. Vincent DePaul, Twin Oak and Wiggin Street. The Knox Learning Center and 6th Grade at Mount Vernon Middle School are also participating.
Debbie shared that there are rewards for the top collectors: – The Top Class in each school will receive a pizza party from Psi Iota Xi – The top donor from each school will be honored in the Food For The Hungry broadcast at the Knox County Memorial Building on Friday, Dec. 13. The students will be recognized on our live video stream at www.mvnu.tv, as well as on 100.9 FM and 93.7 HD2 – WMVO, with reports given on WNZR and 93.7 the Super Q.
A green flyer went home with the kids this past Friday sharing all the details. This flyer also included the Top 10 food items needed at our local pantries.
The Top 10 items needed for our local pantries include soup (pop-tops or packages), jelly, canned meals (ravioli, spaghettios, etc.), breakfast foods (cereal, oatmeal, pancake mix), canned fruit, canned vegetables, pasta/egg noodles, side dishes (boxed or packaged), peanut butter, and pasta sauce.
Though non-food donations are welcome, cash donations are encouraged because $1 donated is equivalent to $4.56 of buying power through the Mid-Ohio Collective. Checks should be made payable to Food For The Hungry. All donations collected in each school will stay in the community in which they were donated. These students are asked to demonstrate the idea that no one is too young to make a difference and that the community is better when we work together!
Follow FFTH on Facebook (@FoodForTheHungryKnoxCounty) and Instagram (@FFTHCares) to stay up to date on all things FFTH. Get involved by attending events, donating, volunteering, or even hosting your own event for FFTH! If you are hosting an event or collection, make sure to fill out the Community Event/Collection Form on the FFTH website.
To learn more about FFTH, donate, or find photos, videos, and more, visit www.FoodForTheHungryCares.org. To volunteer with FFTH, call or text Kathy Brechler at (740)-409-1866 or email Director@FoodForTheHungryCares.org.
The 2024 FFTH Live Broadcast will take place on Friday, Dec. 13 at the Memorial Theater inside the Knox Memorial. This is a Knox County tradition you won’t want to miss!
Food For The Hungry—Working together to care for our neighbors.
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