Freeze-a-thon raises over $11,000 for The Gathering Place
By Brad Aubin
Nearly $12,000.
That’s how much was raised after 106.3 Jet FM and Country 90.5 CFCH morning hosts Mike Monaghan and Kevin Oschefski joined forces to host their morning shows together from 6am to Noon outdoors at GD2GO’s patio on Foran street.
The current count from the event sits at $11,845 with more money coming in from online donations and some matching donations from Gd2Go as well. All monies raised go towards helping the Gathering Place reach its goal of $57 000.
Board chair Peter Gregory was very thankful for the awareness and dollars raised through this inaugural event: “it’s nice to have this sustainable income to pay our bills” . The Gathering Place is a Food redistribution Centre that builds partnerships in the work of eliminating food insecurity in North Bay, Ontario. They advocate for solutions to end hunger in our community.
The stations are part of the Vista Voices for the Vulnerable team – which is raising morning for the Gathering Place through the Coldest Night of the Year.
Steph Larouche, Vista Regional Program Director, says it’s a perfect example of the impact that local radio continues to have when we connect with our communities through times of celebration and times of struggle and hardship.”
The Gathering Place is a food redistribution centre that works to eliminate food insecurity in North bay. The Coldest Night of the Year walk and fundraiser takes place Feb. 28 at OUTLoud North Bay.
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Brad Aubinhttp://www.mynorthbaynow.comBrad is Vista Radio's Senior News Director for Ontario. He was born in Sudbury, raised in Kapuskasing and has lived in the North Bay area for nearly 20 years. A Canadore College grad, he has worked for many newspapers across the north, and joined the broadcasting side of the business in 2020. The proud husband and father of two loves sharing important local and area news to listeners. If you have a news tip you'd like to share, e-mail baubin@vistaradio.ca.
