Category: Inspirational

How is your Thanksgiving Dinner prep going? The Morning Thing is here to help!

On Monday’s show, The Morning Thing kicked off Thanksgiving Week with some great insight from CookingLight.com.


We shared 7 Thanksgiving dishes you should always make ahead and 6 dishes that should never be made ahead of time.
Check out the list HERE.

We also found a list of common Thanksgiving mistakes and how to avoid them. Click HERE to see the list.

Our prayer for you is that you will find joy and peace for this Thanksgiving. It will be a different holiday for many of us, as 2020 has brought on many unique challenges. The Morning Thing is here for you every weekday from 6am -9am to encourage you, inspire you and give you a good start to your day!
Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at WNZR!

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The Knox County Career Center First Chance Online Application Night

Tonight, 11/19, is an important night for the Knox County Career Center. While COVID-19 has prevented them from holding their annual open house as they normally would, they are still offering high school students that opportunity to get enrolled in their programs early. The First Chance Online Application Night is happening tonight from 6pm to midnight.

We had the opportunity to speak with Jeff Lavin and Keyara Murphy from the Career Center about this opportunity. You can listen to the entire conversation HERE. For more information about the Career Center and their First Chance Online Application Night, visit their website: knoxcc.org

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The 10th annual Turkey Trot returns on Thanksgiving morning!

WNZR’s Marcy Rinehart talked with Scott Burgess of We Run MV about the 10th Annual Turkey Trot.

Scott shared details about this year’s event and how the team has worked hard to protect participants and volunteers.

New COVID-19 procedures will be followed including 3 different start times.

Click HERE to hear the conversation.

We hope to see you and your family on Thanksgiving morning in the Chapel parking lot at Mount Vernon Nazarene University.

You can stay connected to the FFTH calendar in a few ways online:

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

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Food For The Hungry introduces a NEW event – Battle of the Coffee Shops

WNZR’s Marcy Rinehart talked with Food For The Hungry Marketing Director, Katelynn Mabe about a new and exciting event.

The Battle of the Coffee Shops is going on this week at multiple coffee shops around Knox County.

Local residents can go to their favorite coffee shops, make a donation to Food For The Hungry and then get put into a drawing for gift cards to our local coffee shops.

It is a WIN WIN for everyone!

Click HERE to hear the conversation.

The battle is happening this week and again from 12/1 – 12/9!

The coffee shops involved include:
Blonde Robin in Danville
Brickhouse Grind, Fredericktown
Wiggin Street in Gambier
and in Mount Vernon: Cotto’s Treats, Half Baked, Happy Bean and North Main Café.

The winning coffee shop gets a FFTH Trophy saying “Coffee Shop of the Year”.

You can stay connected to the FFTH calendar in a few ways online:
Website – www.foodforthehungrycares.org
Facebook – Food For The Hungry of Knox County
Twitter and Instagram – FFTH Cares

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Today is the Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Kick-Off!

WNZR’s Wesley Boston talked with Captain Christine Moretz of Mount Vernon’s Salvation Army. She shared details about this year’s Red Kettle Campaign including the many ways that you can support the ministry. This year’s theme is “Rescue Christmas”.

Click HERE to hear their conversation.

Click HERE to give online through a Virtual Red Kettle or to volunteer.

https://give.salvationarmy.org/campaign/the-salvation-army-northeast-ohio-division-mount-vernon/c303827

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The Psi Iota Xi Elementary School Collection to benefit Food For The Hungry is happening this week!

WNZR’s Marcy Rinehart talked with Sandra Fithian of Psi Iota Xi about their involvement with Food For The Hungry.

The sorority coordinates the Elementary School collection for all Knox County Schools.
The collection is happening this week – 11/16 – 11/20!

Sandra shares details of the collection, the Top 10 Food Items needed at the local food pantries and how the classes across the county are competing.
The top contributing class in each school (12 total) will win a pizza party that includes pizza, drinks and delivery TO their classroom! The top student collectors in each school will be part of the Food For The Hungry broadcast on 12/11.

Click HERE to hear the conversation.

Cash donations are welcome.
$1.00 = $9.00 buying power at the Mid-Ohio Food Bank
$9 feeds a family of 4 for 3 days through the Mid-Ohio Foodbank!

You can stay connected to the FFTH calendar in a few ways online:

Website – www.foodforthehungrycares.org

Facebook – Food For The Hungry of Knox County

Twitter and Instagram – FFTH Cares

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Are you up for a challenge? Will you take the 4-H Gratitude Challenge?

November is the month of Gratitude. What are you thankful for?

4-H wants you to take the 2020 Gratitude Challenge! Print this calendar and complete each daily task to help show gratitude to your Club, Community, Country and World.

We have so many reasons to be thankful, even in 2020!

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Heartland Promotional Products Presents “Putt Your Heart Out”

This year brought a large amount of unexpected difficulty to many people. Fortunately, our community has been making efforts to help those hit hardest. One such example is local business Heartland Promotional Products, who has developed a special charity event to support local outreaches. “Putt Your Heart Out” will be held on November 18th from 11:00 to 1:00 at Heartland’s Mount Vernon location, 1375 Coshocton Avenue Suite B. Individuals can arrange a time to stop by and have a go at Heartland’s putting green for the chance to win a prize and then will be able to make a donation to benefit Starting Point and the Winter Sanctuary.

WNZR had the opportunity to talk to Jon Jones, owner of Heartland, about this event. You can listen to the entire conversation HERE. To learn more about Heartland’s “Putt Your Heart Out” event, click HERE.

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