Tag: Mount Vernon

WNZR talks with Lori Totman about Fire and Ice

WNZR talked to Lori Totman, Director of the Knox County Park District, about Fire and Ice, a fun community event that benefits Food For The Hungry.

Lori tells us about:

  • The history of Fire and Ice. This is the 7th year for the event
  • All of the details! It will be held December 9th, after the Food For The Hungry Drive. Parking is at the Millwood Church of Christ, and a shuttle service will be provided to take you from the church to the waterfall in Honey Run Falls to see the 600 luminaries light up the night.
  • Shuttle service starts at 4:45pm at the church, and the final shuttle leaves at 8:15pm. There will be a shuttle for wheelchair and walker users that will take them to a special deck to see the whole scene.
  • She thanks the volunteers who make Fire and Ice possible
  • The importance of connecting Fire and Ice and Food For The Hungry. Volunteers will be there to collect food and money to support Food For The Hungry.
  • She encourages the community to give to Food For The Hungry this year. People deserve to live in food security, not insecurity, and Food For The Hungry helps with that.
  • “Working Together to Care for our Neighbors,” the Food For The Hungry slogan, tells Lori that, because food insecurity occurs year-round, we should all work together to keep our neighbors fed through the year. Giving during Food For The Hungry helps with this year-round aid.

Click HERE to listen to the conversation.

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 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 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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Lots of Exciting Things are Happening in Mount Vernon as “Winter in Downtown” Kicks Off This Weekend!

Exciting things are happening in Mount Vernon as the Christmas Season approaches! Winter in Downtown starts Saturday and you and your family can enjoy holiday fun throughout the end of November and all of December.

WNZR had the opportunity to speak with Lacey Filkins, Executive Director of Experience Mount Vernon, about everything happening with Winter in Downtown. She provided updates on Shop Small Saturday, the Lighting of the Public Square, The Mount Vernon Holiday Parade, Festival of Lights and more! You can hear the entire conversation HERE.

To learn more about what is happening in downtown and Sunday’s parade route, visit wnzr.fm.

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Revive Ohio: Knox County shares details of their upcoming outreach event

Tim Stickle, the Chairman of Revive Ohio: Knox County, shares details of their upcoming outreach event this Saturday. He gives us insight about why events like these are important, and how churches can host one.

Join them on Saturday, November 26th, at 8:30am as they go out and pray with people in our community – loving, listening, and sharing the Good News.
The meeting will be held at the First Church of God at 10 Pine St, Mt. Vernon Ohio in the gymnasium (the last building)
8:30- 9:00 training
9:30 outreach
11:30 testimonies

Click HERE to listen to the conversation.

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Bonding as a Family This Thanksgiving

Almost every holiday involves spending time with family in some capacity, but for Thanksgiving it is all the more in focus. The holiday revolves around everyone coming together to share a meal and, well, give thanks. However, despite Thanksgiving gatherings often being large affairs, it is surprisingly easy to unintentionally avoid spending any real time with most of the people in attendance. It is habitual for many of us to split along generational lines and hang out only with the people that are closest to us in age and interest. Even then the conversation may stay surface level and no real bonding occur.

This Thanksgiving, we want to encourage you to connect with as many family members and friends as you can. Enjoy the time with them, it is a blessing from God! To help you, we are sharing suggestions from Crosswalk to help you engage in bonding regularly with your family to make it easier to do so on the Big Day, as well as ideas for those out of the ordinary gatherings like Thanksgiving. You can check out the entire list HERE.

However you are celebrating Thanksgiving, the hosts of the Morning Thing hope it is a blessed time for you and your family!

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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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Photo Voice: 2022 Finding Healthy Food in Knox County

WNZR had the opportunity to speak with Tanner Cooper-Risser, SNAP-Ed Program Assistant with the OSU Extension Office of Knox County. Tanner told us all about Photo Voice 2022: Finding Healthy Food in Knox County. This new project is way for community members to use photography to document the food situation in Knox County, identifying both strengths and concerns in the community.

Residents age 15 and older can use their talents to participate in this Photovoice Research Project and help make a difference in Knox County.

You can listen to the entire conversation with Tanner HERE. To learn more about the project or to register, click HERE.

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