| The
food bank will use the
donations from the “Food2Feed”
radiothon to purchase
$50 gift cards from
Giant Food to distribute
to needy families in
the region. “These
are tough economic times
and many families are
struggling to take care
of the basic necessities,”
said WHUR and WHUR-WORLD
General Manager Jim
Watkins. “We want
to help and ‘Food2Feed’
is just one of many
ways we are giving back
to our community.”
The
12-hour broadcast is
the culmination of a
six-week campaign to
educate radio listeners
about hunger in the
Washington region and
abroad. Sponsors of
“Food2Feed”
include Howard University,
Verizon, Giant Food,
and SunTrust Bank.
Donations
to the “Food2Feed”
radiothon can be made
at the broadcast site,
on-line at www.food2feed.org,
or by calling 202-289-3394.
WHUR
96.3 FM - Howard University
is Washington’s
only stand alone radio
station and one of the
few University-owned
commercial radio stations
in America, broadcasting
since 1971 to nearly
a half million listeners
daily in five states
and can now be heard
around the globe on
the web at whur.com.
The first radio station
in the Washington area
to broadcast in HD,
WHUR is the recipient
of numerous awards including
the prestigious NAB
Marconi for Best Urban
Station of the Year
and NAB Crystal Radio
Award for Excellence
in Community Service. |
