COLUMBUS, OH – WSNY, Sunny 95’s “Day of Thanks” raised $113,847 on Friday, November 17th that will benefit our local Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the On Our Sleeves Movement for
kid’s mental health! This is all listener and sponsor driven!
WSNY listeners & sponsors have raised over $8million over 37 years of hosting a radiothon
annually. This year, not only did we want to continue our fundraising tradition, we wanted to
also raise much-needed awareness around the stigma of kids’ mental health topics – because
kids don’t wear their thoughts on their sleeves. To do so, in conjunction with our presenting
sponsor Tim Hortons, we introduced a yearlong campaign that highlighted monthly
conversation starters on different mental-health challenges facing families today. The goal is to
break stigmas, understand mental health needs, and teach skills to boost mental health &
wellness.
The radiothon was hosted by “Sunny This Morning’s” Stacy McKay, Dino Tripodis, Greg
Hansberry, & Clark Donley, plus PM Driver Miss Lisa. The hosts welcomed an incredible line-up
of patient families and guest interviews including Nina Day, wife of The Ohio State University
football coach, Ryan Day! The Days have adopted the On Our Sleeves movement and been
high-profile voices for the campaign since its inception in 2018.