WNZR talked with Dr. Henry Spaulding, MVNU’s President for our December Presidential Update. He shared how proud he is of our campus community for their resilience throughout this fall semester. He talked about his top goals for the month of December and for 2022. He also shared a highlight of MVNU’s calendar for December. Dr. Spaulding also shares a special message to students, faculty, and staff as MVNU prepares for Christmas break.
Bidding closes at 3pm on Friday, December 10th. The winning bidders will be announced at 3:30pm on the Annual Food For The Hungry Broadcast. Watch it at www.mvnu.tv
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You can stay connected to the Food For The Hungry calendar in a few ways
WNZR talked with Anthony McNeal, Downtown Manager with Main Street Mount Vernon about another exciting event on the Winter in Downtown Calendar. The Festival of Lights is this Saturday!
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Click HERE to find the map to vote for your favorite light displays. It will be posted on Friday, 12/3.
WNZR talked with Lauren Heffelfinger about the history of the Festival of Lights in Mount Vernon. She shares more information about the 3 categories for voting and how to participate.
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WNZR talked with Amber Keener from Mount Vernon City Council about this year’s Festival of Lights. Amber shares more details about how to see this year’s light displays. She also shares how WNZR is providing the special music you can listen to as you follow the map of displays.
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WNZR talked with Lisa Lloyd from the Knox County Foundation about this year’s Festival of Lights. Lisa shares what the winners will receive and how the Foundation is proud to be the main sponsor for 2021. She also shared a highlight of the Foundation’s calendar for 2022.
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Click HERE to stay connected with the Knox County Foundation.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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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