Ringin’ Rockin’ Radiothon!

We’ve begun our countdown to Radiothon (and our recovery from a gluttonous Thanksgiving weekend) with a few jingles. Singing you ask? No, not that kind of jingle, though the creative minds in this office could sure come up with a few!

Bells are ringing on Monument Circle outside of the Emmis studios, starting today! Radio personalities, staff, volunteers – will all be ringing during your workday today and everyday up through next weekend. It’s our way of getting a head start on collecting enough money to feed, clothe, house and care for the many families who come to us for assistance.

The WIBC Radiothon is Dec. 3, 4, and 5. Tune in to 93.1 to hear about the great prize packages we have…then choose a time to call in with your donation or pledge for your chance to win one!  And if you’re in the downtown area before, during or after your workday…drive through the circle and drop some change in at the Red Kettle. Your change will change lives.

West Coast Tacos to feed WIBC Radiothon volunteers

Our volunteers are really in for a treat when the guys from West Coast Tacos stop by and share the tacos that are making them all the rage in Indy.

We appreciate WCT’s generosity and support as we set our sights on having enough pledges to provide 50,000 meals and 2,500 safe nights of shelter for Hoosiers in 2011. And by Sunday lunch, our volunteers will have put in dozens of hours to help out their neighbors in need.

Thanks to all of our generous meal sponsors for helping out this year. Know of an area restaurant or bakery that would be willing to provide breakfast either Friday, Saturday or Sunday of Radiothon (12/3-5)? If you do, have them call Kristen at 224-1019.

Kroger puts in the ‘gift’ in gift card

Thanks to Kroger, 5 WIBC Radiothon pledgers will have some extra Christmas goodies. Who couldn’t use an extra $50 in groceries during the holidays? We appreciate the 5, $50 gift cards and we know our listeners will too.

Got an idea for a prize package? Give Kristen a call at 224-1019.

Markey’s to provide equipment for Radiothon

Loads of gratitude to our friends at Markey’s Rental and Staging for donating the use of a couple of large screen televisions and cabling for our upcoming WIBC Radiothon. A long-time partner for Radiothon, Markey’s is our official audio/visual equipment sponsor. Every time the WIBC personalities announce new pledges, they’ll turn to the “Markey’s tote board” for updates. Their support makes communication easy and accurate during a very busy event.

Markey’s makes sponsoring look easy, don’t they? We’d love to include your business in this year’s Radiothon. To sponsor an hour or donate items for prize packages, give Kristen a call at 224-1019.

IU Sports Properties donates two packages for Radiothon

If you’re an IU Hoosiers fan, have we got a reason (well, at least two reasons) for you to tune in to the WIBC Radiothon December 3-5. IU Sports Properties has donated two prize packages for you generous pledgers. Each one will include some IU goodies as well as a pair of tickets – one for the December 17 game, one for the December 19 game. Exciting, huh? I’d tell you what else is in the package, but we have to have some element of surprise, right?

Thanks, IU Sports Properties for your support. And, go Hoosiers!

Donato’s to provide lunch for our volunteers

Thanks to another food sponsor for stepping up to help us take care of our volunteers - Donato’s Pizza. So now, thanks to Donato’s lunch on Friday, December 3 is taken care of.

We still have several meals left available for sponsorship. So, if you’d like to help provide a meal for about 50 or so volunteers, we’d love to speak with you! Give Kristen a call at 224-1019.

GFS Marketplace signs on for Radiothon

We’d like to thank the folks at GFS Marketplace for agreeing to provide lunch for the volunteers and WIBC personalities who make Radiothon happen. This is no small gift. Our volunteers sign on in 4 or so hour shifts to answer phones and take pledges as personalities like Terri Stacy, ‘Big’ Joe Staysniak and Steve Simpson share the stories of the men, women and children whose lives have been changed by the generosity of strangers.

The Salvation Army is serious about using your donations to change lives. In fact, about 85 cents of every dollar you donate goes straight into programs that help your neighbors in need with food, shelter and financial assistance. With only about 15 cents left to cover all of our operations, we rely on our community to help us with expenses for events like this. And Hoosier business partners have always taken on that challenge.  Thanks to GFS Marketplace, lunch on Saturday, December 4 is covered!

We still have several meals left available for sponsorship, so if you’d like to help provide a meal for about 50 or so volunteers, we’d love to speak with you! Give Kristen a call at 224-1019.

Jillian’s donates first prize packages of 2010 WIBC Radiothon

Just met with our friends from Jillian’s Indianapolis and we’re thrilled to announce the first prize packages of the season. If you’re not familiar, Jillian’s is like a Chuck E. Cheese for grown-ups, but better. You’ll enjoy great food and interactive video games, cosmic bowling and billiards. (And let me tell you, the brownie bites are A-MA-ZING!) Located right downtown Indianapolis, it’s central to everywhere and not just like anywhere. Sounds like a great time, right? Absolutely!

Ready for a little holiday (or post-holiday) fun? Jillian’s has donated three prizes packages, each valued at $275. Each package includes a VIP party for 15 guests, a 7000 point Amazing Game Card and 1-hour of billiards play!

So, now you know the bar has been set high. We’re looking for more great packages to add some excitement and incentive for pledgers during Radiothon on December 3-5. Got any ideas? Give me (Kristen) a call at 224-1019.

10 easy payments

We’d love you to join us as a 2010 WIBC Radiothon sponsor. And maybe you’re not opposed to the idea, but you’re thinking…

“Sure, sponsoring Radiothon sounds like a great idea, but we can’t float that in the last month of the year.”

- or -

“Wish we would have known about this a couple of months ago. Our new budget year doesn’t start until _____.”

Well, don’t pack in the idea of sponsorship just yet. We’ve got a couple of options for you that might help you say ‘yes’ now to make a difference in Indy in 2011.

We’ll let you pay in installments! Really? Yes, really! With a goal of 50,000 meals and 2,500 nights of shelter for Hoosiers in need, we need all the help we can get. YOUR help. Give me (Kristen) a call at 224-1019 and let’s talk ’10 easy payments’ today!