The Morning Thing talked with Debbie Ruggles, Chair of Psi Iota Xi about this year’s Elementary School Collection. This is collection week! Local elementary school students are asked to bring donations to support the 2023 Food For The Hungry Drive. Debbie shares a top 10 list of needs at our local pantries. She also talks about the rewards for the top collectors in each school and how the top classes can earn a pizza party!
Click HERE to find out more about this year’s collection.
Click HERE to find out more about Food For The Hungry.
Psi Iota Xi is hosting a Downton Abbey Tea on Sunday, October 9 at 2pm at Veterans Hall at the Knox Memorial. Sandra Fithian talked with WNZR about this exciting fundraising event.
Click HERE to hear the conversation and all the details of this unique event.
You can enjoy a traditional English tea, complete with finger sandwiches, scones and desserts, along with four Teas, served by footmen! There will also be a Silent Auction to raise funds for the community outreach projects of Psi Iota Xi.
Tickets are limited to 80 guests. Click HERE to purchase tickets.
This fundraiser benefits children that participate in the Arts in Knox County, MTVarts, Food For The Hungry, Knox County Symphony and the Imagination Library.
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.
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.
During the week of 11/18, all Knox County Elementary schools participated in a collection of donations to benefit Food For The Hungry.
WNZR’s Marcy Rinehart talked with Sandra Fithian and Vikki Eley from Psi Iota Xi and Linda Owens from Delta Kappa Gamma about the Elementary School Food Collection. She also talks with Capt. Christine Moretz and Amber Brady from the MV Salvation Army and Joy Harris from Interchurch Social Services. They share their reactions to seeing 9 palllets of food! Marcy also talks with Louie Blubaugh and Jerry Scott, the two gentlemen that helped collect the food and get it ready to be delivered to local food pantries.
Click HERE to hear the exciting conversation from the storage building at Blubaugh Body & Frame.
All totals from the 2019 Elementary School Collection will be announced during the annual Food For The Hungry broadcast o n 12/14/19.
The annual Elementary School Collection to benefit Food For The Hungry kicks off today, 11/18/19.
WNZR’s Marcy Rinehart talked with representatives from local sororities that are coordinating this effort.
Sandra Fithian and Vikki Eley from Psi Iota Xi talk about the Central Knox County Elementary School Drive. Linda Owens from Delta Kappa Gamma talk about the Greater Knox County Elementary School Drive.
Click HERE to hear the conversation and all the details for each school.
The collections happen this week, 11/18/19 – 11/22/19.
For more information about Food For The Hungry, go to www.foodforthehungrycares.org
WNZR talked with Sandra Fithian and Vikki Eley from the Psi Iota Xi Sorority of Knox county. They shared information about their organization and their upcoming Garden tea party.
ClickHERE to hear the full conversation for information on how you can attend!
For more information about Psi Iota Xi and their events, Click HERE .
WNZR’s Marcy Rinehart had a chance to see NINE food pallets stacked with food from local elementary school collections. She visited a warehouse at Blubaugh Body & Frame to see the result of generous gifts from kids in our community.
Listen in as she talks with Cindi Doolittle and Sandra Fithian of Psi Iota Xi and Linda Owens of Delta Kappa Gamma about this county-wide collection.
Marcy also talked with representatives from The Salvation Army and Interchurch Social Services about how these gifts will impact their ministries.
Elementary students all across Knox County are currently collecting donations for Knox County’s Food For The Hungry Drive. Collections are happening this week in Centerburg, Danville, East Knox, Fredericktown and Mount Vernon.
WNZR’s Lilly Buckley talked with the 3 ladies that are coordinating these collections around the community.
Linda Owens from the Delta Kappa Gamma Sorority is coordinating the Greater Knox County Elementary Collection.
Sandra Fithian and Cindi Doolittle are coordinating the Central Knox County Elementary Collection.
Click HERE to hear their conversation and all the details of how your kids and grandkids can get involved.
Click HEREto find out more details about the 2018 Food For The Hungry Drive.
The annual Knox County Food For The Hungry drive is underway. Two local sororities are coordinating collections with elementary schools around the county.
Delta Kappa Gamma is coordinating collections in elementary schools throughout Greater Knox County and with the Knox Learning Center. Psi Iota Xi is coordinating collections with the Mount Vernon elementary and middle schools.
WNZR’s Marcy Rinehart talked with Linda Owens about Delta Kappa Gamma’s commitment and involvement in the campaign. Click HEREto hear their conversation.
Marcy also talked with Cindi Dolittle of Psi Iota Xi about their long-time commitment to Food For The Hungry. Click HEREto hear their conversation.
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