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2011 Radiothon Sponsorships

I don’t know about your business, but I have been in Christmas mode for quite some time already!  That’s because I have joined The Salvation Army’s team as Corporate Relations Coordinator.  Radiothon planning is well under way; and for the 17^th consecutive year, The Salvation Army is teaming up with Emmis Communications’ 93.1 WIBC for a three day, on-air fundraising campaign benefiting local programs and services for those in need.  To date, corporate partners and WIBC listeners have helped raise more than $1,527,412!

After volunteering with The Salvation Army and Radiothon the last three years, I am thrilled to be a full-time member of The Salvation Army’s Development Staff. To make Radiothon planning easy on me, they have put me in charge of securing sponsorships for the highest profile fundraiser we do during the Christmas season on the leading news/talk station in the city—no pressure, right?  Okay, well, there is quite a bit of pressure actually.  Thankfully, we have a fabulous team putting this extravaganza together—both inside The Salvation Army and out!

Our most dedicated radio partner to date, Emmis Communications, secured Donatos as this year’s title sponsor, and we couldn’t be more grateful.  Reach Magazine/ValPak once again signed on as the Radiothon phone bank sponsor.  Apparently, we are doing something right!  This is the third year for the sponsorship and also the third year Reach Magazine/ValPak employees will be volunteering at the WIBC studios.  Now that the two biggest sponsorships are out of the way, the rest of Radiothon should be a piece of cake, right?  Right!  Only 35 more sponsors to go…

You may not realize it, but The Salvation Army receives approximately two-thirds of our financial support during Christmas.  We work hard to make sure everything comes together, and today that is why I am asking you to help The Salvation Army.  Your sponsorship of an hour during Radiothon and/or your donation of a prize valued at $50 or more will allow us to continue to programs for men, women, and children in central Indiana, and with the need even higher, those programs are vital.

If you have any questions about how you can be involved in the WIBC Radiothon Benefiting The Salvation Army Presented by Donatos, please, do not hesitate to contact me.  I’m looking forward to hearing from you!

Merry Christmas,

For a complete list of available sponsorship opportunities,  click here.

 

Mel McMahon is the Corporate Relations Coordinator for The Salvation Army.  To find out how your company can donate time, treasure, and talents through Salvation Army programs and services, call her at (317) 224-1019 or email her, mel_mcmahon@usc.salvationarmy.org.

2010 Radiothon Finishes Strong!

The 16th Annual WIBC Radiothon to benefit The Salvation Army wrapped up on Sunday after 58 hours of programing which encouraged listeners to pledge their support. At the end, $141,164 was raised at the event.

This year’s final total was a little behind last year’s, but it still translates to more than 31,000 meals and more than 1,500 safe nights of shelter for those in need in our community. Of course The Salvation Army would not be able to provide these needs without the generosity of everyone who called in and made a pledge. Thank you! Read more

Seamless Restoration, LLC Helps Wrap Up The WIBC Radiothon To Benefit The Salvation Army

A huge thanks goes out to Seamless Restoration, LLC for coming to the plate with a last minute sponsorship for the WIBC Radiothon benefiting the Salvation Army.  Seamless Restoration, LLC helped wrap up Radiothon weekend with a generous donation and a gift to each pledge in the final hour —10% off any service offered!

Seamless Restoration, LLC understands that your home is the most important asset you have, so when you are ready to build or remodel, get yourself the best General Contractor in the business!  With 10 years experience in storm restoration, specializing in residential construction, they use the best materials available and hold ongoing training and safety seminars to ensure the producers used are up-to-date in style and technique.

This is Seamless Restoration’s first year with the WIBC Radiothon, and we look forward to many more years working together!

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.

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.

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!

We’re drafting for our WIBC Radiothon team

It’s time to start filling the roster with business sponsors who are willing to step up and claim an hour as their own during our 16th annual WIBC Radiothon this December. It takes 32 hourly sponsors to lay the foundation for listener pledges – a tall order, indeed. But we know if you’ll step up and support the life-changing programs The Salvation Army provides in communities across Indiana, Zup and Big Joe will lead this team to a record-breaking Radiothon!

Sponsorships start at just $500 and include lots of great exposure for your business or organization. We’re all over the web blogging, posting and tweeting about how awesome our partners are, so we’re sure to bring a few customers/clients your way while you’re busy “doing the most good” for your community. And hey, who couldn’t use a tax deduction during the last month of the year.

Go here to learn more about sponsorship or just give Kristen a call at 224-1019.

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