KAFE 104.1 Collects Over $50,000 for Whatcom Humane Society

Posted on December 3, 2024

Saga Communications’ KAFE 104.1 in Bellingham, WA held its inaugural Airwaves for Animals radiothon, partnering with the Whatcom Humane Society to raise funds and support for animals in need.

Aiming to raise $50,000 for the humane society, the radiothon surpassed the goal, collecting $50,640 over two days. The funds will support the organization’s animal food bank, adoption services, and care for domestic, wild, and farm animals across Whatcom County.

The event featured live broadcasts from morning hosts Dave Walker, Allan Fee, and Patrice Valentine alongside afternoon host and KAFE Program Director Scotty VanDryver. Adoption fees were reduced to $10.41, leading to numerous animals finding a new home.

Whatcom Humane Society Executive Director Laura Clark said, “Big and small, everybody, you have made such a profound difference in the lives of the domestic, wild, and farm animals here in Whatcom County.”

KAFE 104.1 Program Director and Afternoon Drive Host Scotty VanDryver commented, “The Whatcom Humane Society has been such a great station partner for over two decades in finding animals their forever home. This event not only gave us an opportunity to showcase the incredible stories of connecting people and animals, but also that they are so much more than an adoption shelter. It was amazing to see the northwest Washington community and our team work together to help improve the lives of animals in our community!”

Qfm96 Red, White, and Q Fund Awards $26,000 In Grants to Local Veteran, Active Military, and First Responder Charities

Posted on November 27, 2023December 4, 2023

Columbus, OH – For the sixth straight year Qfm96 capped off its annual Red, White, & Q Radiothon by providing $26,000 in grants to seven deserving charities. Throughout the year, listeners and sponsors are asked to consider donations to the fund in support of local veterans, active military, first responders and their families.

Each November the station holds an on-air radiothon where charities are awarded grants and given a platform to bring awareness to their organizations and the services they provide. This year’s recipients ranged from volunteer Fire & Police Departments in need of equipment, to charities that provide scholarships to ROTC students, and provide warm clothing along with mental health services to homeless veterans in need. Every organization was able to spend time on-air with Qfm96 personalities to talk about what they do and what they will do with the grants they received.

The Red, White, & Q Fund is a fund that was created by Qfm96 to provide financial support to central Ohio 501c3 nonprofit charities and organizations that focus on helping Veterans, Active Military, First Responders, and their families.

The Red, White, & Q Fund is made possible by generous contributions from our partners at Middle West Spirits, The Waterworks, Vernon Dell Tractor, Delaware County Veterans Services, Iron Pony Motorsports, and Qfm96 listeners.

Capitol Radio Group Fundraiser Gives Back to Local Schools

Posted on February 4, 2023

Capitol Radio Group, along with NewsChannel 20 (WICS), Security Bank, Office Depot, and the Springfield Urban League partnered up to collect mid-year school supplies for students in Springfield schools. “Refresh for Success” was a grass roots effort put together by a handful of community leaders. Amy Beadle, Marketing Manager for “Visit Springfield” said there are a lot of school supply drives before school starts…but there weren’t any for mid-year. “Kids run out of supplies, and we thought this would be a great way to help replenish the pens, notebooks, erasers, folders and more”.

People could buy pre-packaged kits at Office Depot, or they were able to drop off supplies at all Security Bank locations.

Capitol Radio Group General Manager Chris Bullock said the stations were thrilled to help. “Amy called me one day, and told me about her idea…I immediately said yes, we will absolutely help get the word out! What a great way to help kids in our school district!”