Tag: Food For The Hungry of Knox County

WNZR talks with Carolyn Fergus and Shawn Dugan about their involvement with Food For The Hungry

We got to talk with Carolyn Fergus, Executive Director of Interchurch Social Services.

She tells us about the following:

  • How long she’s worked with Interchurch Social Services. This is her first Food For The Hungry, but she’s donated in past Drives
  • Her job as Executive Director of Interchurch Social Services. She’s in charge of all four branches
  • An overview of the service numbers in 2021 and 2022
  • The top 10 items needed, like peanut butter, soups, sides, boxed potatoes, as well as coffee, tea, and hot chocolate
  • How a $1 donation becomes $5.22 worth of food at the Mid-Ohio Food Collective.
  • How Food For The Hungry allows Interchurch to help people. They help provide food, but they can also help with rent, utilities bills, prescriptions, and gas vouchers for out-of-town medical appointments.
  • Her goals for 2023- fresh foods to give their clients and having the pantry open for visits every week.
  • She asks for prayer for unity between all four Interchurch branches.
  • That the Food For The Hungry slogan (“Working Together to Care for our Neighbors”) means that no one gets left behind in food insecurity, and that the four Interchurch branches work together to care for their neighbors in need.
  • No one should be afraid to ask for help. Reach out to the Interchurch Social Services in your community by calling, emailing, or visiting in person. To find the contact details of the branch nearest to you, visit https://www.interchurchknox.org/

We also talked with Shawn Dugan about the Knox County High School’s Food For The Hungry collection.

He tells us about:

  • When the collections wrap up at each high school
    • Fredericktown- 12/6
    • Danville- 12/7
    • Mount Vernon- 12/7
    • Centerburg- 12/8
    • Knox County Career Center- 12/8
  • The competition between the schools to raise the most food and money. Food For The Hungry hands out an award for the school to raise the most food and funds, and the students like to beat the previous year’s record.
  • How Shawn has been involved in Food For The Hungry.
  • Some of the fun competitions at some of the schools. Fredericktown is raffling off basketball tickets and a gift card to the Brickhouse Grind, and the Knox County Career Center has their own lab competitions and unique collections.
  • How the Food For The Hungry slogan (“Working Together to Care for our Neighbors”) shows that everyone is your neighbor and you can do something to help.

Click HERE to listen to these conversations.

For more information about all the ways you can be involved with Food For The Hungry, go to foodforthehungrycares.org

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WNZR talks with Carol Grubaugh about the Service Club Challenge

WNZR’s Marcy Rinehart has a conversation with Carol Grubaugh of the Knox County Chamber of Commerce and Knox County Convention and Visitors Bureau about the Service Club Challenge to benefit Food For The Hungry.

Click HERE to listen to their conversation.

They discuss:
What got Carol and her husband interested in Food For The Hungry
Details about the 3rd year of the Service Club Challenge
The importance of giving
What the slogan of Food For The Hungry, “Working Together to Care for our Neighbors” means to her.

For more information about all the ways you can be involved with Food For The Hungry, go to foodforthehungrycares.org

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WNZR talks with Robin McClay and Ellen Hoam about the Fredericktown Christmas Walk

WNZR’s Marcy Rinehart and Allison Prouty talked with Robin McClay and Ellen Hoam, Committee Members for the Fredericktown Christmas Walk.

Click HERE to listen to the conversations.

They talk about the following:

How long they’ve been involved with the Fredericktown Christmas Walk.
Their roles on the committee
A sneak peak of performances at the Gazebo
Activities they’re looking forward to
What working with Food For The Hungry Means to them
Details about the 5K and Fun Run

You can find more information about the Fredericktown Christmas Walk on their Facebook page: Fredericktown Annual Christmas Walk and Auction

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WNZR’s Marcy Rinehart sat down with Kathryn Brechler to talk about the Snowflake Gala at Kenyon College.

WNZR’s Marcy Rinehart sat down with Kathryn Brechler to talk about the Snowflake Gala at Kenyon College.

Click HERE to listen to their conversation

They talked about the following:

  • Kathryn’s position as Director of Board Relations and Presidential Events at Kenyon College
  • The excitement of the committee members in charge of the Snowflake Gala. This is the first Gala in two years!
  • The Snowflake Gala’s theme of “Swinging Into The Holidays”
  • The events, including time set aside for dancing, mingling, food, Fund-A-Cause, and the William A. Stroud Jr. Award
  • The Snowflake Gala will be held on December 9th at 6pm. Attire is formal. Tickets are $100 and can be purchased HERE. Funds raised go towards Food For The Hungry
  • Peggy and Dick Mavis will be honored with the William A. Stroud Jr. Award this year. Kathryn gives us the history of this award.
  • The deadline to purchase tickets is December 2nd.
  • Kathryn tells us how the slogan “Working Together to Care for Our Neighbors” shows that we can all work together to help our neighbors in need.

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

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WNZR talks with Cecelia McClelland about the Crafts and Vendors at the Fredericktown Christmas Walk

WNZR’s Marcy Rinehart sat down with Cecelia McClelland about the Crafts and Vendors at the Fredericktown Christmas Walk.

Click HERE to hear the full conversation.

They talked about the following:

  • The history of the Fredericktown Christmas Walk
  • The vendors and crafters that will be there
  • The activities and the auctions that will happen
  • The date and times of the event (December 3rd from 3-7)
  • Their Facebook Page – Fredericktown Annual Christmas Walk and Auction
  • Their Instagram – @FredericktownChristmasWalk
  • The theme of the Fredericktown Christmas Walk this year
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The Knox County Career Center Online Auction to Benefit Food for the Hungry is Now Live!

The Knox County Career Center online auction of themed baskets returns to benefit Food For The Hungry!
The KCCC students and staff are helping you with your Christmas shopping through this great event.

This is an online silent auction featuring 11 themed gift baskets and 8 individual items/collections. Local businesses donated over $8500 worth of product and services, and that doesn’t even count what the KCCC labs are providing! Thanks to these generous donations, every dollar brought in goes to benefit Food for the Hungry.

WNZR had the chance to speak with Jim Riggle, KCCC principal, about this year’s auction and other FFTH Collection endeavors. You can listen to the entire conversation HERE.

The themed baskets include:

  • K9 Christmas (valued at $70)
  • OSU Basket (valued at $300 – $400)
  • Two Car Care Baskets (Each valued at over $300)
  • Downtown Date Night Basket (valued at $550)
  • Family Fun Basket ($590)
  • Foodies Basket (valued at over $750)
  • For Her Basket (valued at over $550)
  • For Him Basket (valued at almost $550)
  • Getaway Date Night Basket (valued at over $500)
  • Graduation Party Basket (valued at over $1200)

Individual Items or Collections up for bid this year:

  • Cherished Teddies Figurines
  • Four Crown Barclay China – 6 Place settings
  • Two 3 Month memberships to the MV YMCA
  • One ton of wood pellets from Buckeye Stoves
  • 8 Stacking chairs from Staples
  • Wedding Reception at the Gallagher Center (valued at $1,000)
  • 2021 YCF Lite F110 Motorcycle from Mid-Ohio Powersports (valued at $1,349)

Bidding ends at 3pm on Friday, 12/9. The winning bidders will be announced in the Food for the Hungry broadcast from the Memorial Theater at the Knox Memorial later that day.

To view the baskets and items and to place your bid, click HERE.

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Food For The Hungry 2022: Elementary School Collections

Food For The Hungry is underway once more in Knox County, and WNZR is excited to share news of the incredible efforts to raise food and funds for the community. We had the opportunity to speak with Sandra Fithian of Psi Iota Xi about the sorority’s involvement with this year’s Elementary School Collection.

It is amazing to see the youth of Knox County get involved in helping their neighbors. WNZR is so excited to see the results of the collections this week. For the entire conversation with Sandra, click HERE. For details on the collections and what food items to donate, check out the image below! To learn more about Food For The Hungry or to get involved, click HERE.

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Play Cornhole and Raise Money for Food For The Hungry!

MacKenzie Ernsberger, KCCC Senior studying Landscaping and Design and Keeleigh Johnston, KCCC alum share about the upcoming Cornhole Tournament on November 13 to benefit Food For The Hungry.

The ladies share about their involvement at the Knox County Career Center. MacKenzie tells us the story of how her Junior class ended the school year last Spring by playing cornhole, and she had the idea to make a fundraiser with this fun game!

You can register by email nursecampbell@gmail.com or by calling 740-501-1315.

The 1st place winners will receive a $500 prize, and the 2nd place winners will receive coupons for 1 hour of axe throwing.

All the money raised at this fundraiser will be donated to Food For The Hungry.

MacKenzie and Keeleigh share how their lab at KCCC is involved with raising money for FFTH.

They also share their thoughts about the Food For The Hungry slogan – “Working Together to Care for Our Neighbors.” They also share their passion in working to raise money for this campaign.

Click HERE to listen to the conversation.

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The Morning Thing Friday Favorites celebrate World Food Day! Yummy!

This week for our Friday Favorites, The Morning Thing celebrates World Food Day. The co-hosts share their favorite foods from around the world. Yummy!

Marcy Rinehart

Hunter Sutyak

Wesley Boston

Click HERE for more information on World Food Day and how you can help create food security in some crisis areas.

Here in Knox County, we encourage you to get involved with our local Food For The Hungry Drive. Stay tuned to WNZR for opportunities on how to get involved. Stay up to date on the 2020 calendar at www.foodforthehungrycares.org
Also, follow FFTH on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/foodforthehungryknoxcounty

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Food For The Hungry helps Interchurch Social Services throughout Knox County

For over 3 decades, the Food For The Hungry drive has been collecting donations to help Interchurch Social Services. WNZR’s Marcy Rinehart had a chance to talk with some representatives of Interchurch around Knox County. She talked with Joy Harris, Executive Director, Katie Frazier, Fredericktown Interchurch Branch Manager and Sheryl O’Neil, Centerburg Interchurch Branch Manager. They shared details about the need around the county and how Food For The Hungry donations impact their organization and the services that they can provide.

Click HERE to hear their conversation.

Click HERE to stay up to date on the 2019 Food For The Hungry Drive. You can watch the totals rise and find ways to volunteer.

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