Seattle Radio: KIRO-FM Radiothon Raises $512K+

News KIRO 97.3 FM and Treehouse, a nonprofit organization addressing the essential education and enrichment needs of kids in foster care, raised over $512,000 for local foster children during the 27th Annual Holiday Magic Radiothon last week.

The KIRO Radio 97.3 FM Holiday Magic program helps foster kids by raising money to provide
each child in the program with one significant holiday gift along with support for programs and
services throughout the year.

The 2014 Holiday Magic event raised over $512,000 in cash through listener donations, corporate donations, and sponsor matching funds during the 12-hour Radiothon.

“Where would we be as a community without foster families, and without an organization like Treehouse to help kids grow up? It’s KIRO’s privilege to share these stories, to put faces and voices to the foster family life,” Carl Gardner, VP/market manager for Bonneville Seattle, said in a news release. “We’re so grateful to our KIRO listeners, who are always, always unfailingly generous in giving and helping their neighbors.”

Founded in 1988, Treehouse helps 8,000 kids in foster care each year through programs that help them succeed in school, fulfill key material needs, and provide important childhood experiences. The nonprofit has set an ambitious goal that foster youth in King County will graduate from high school at the same rate as their peers with a plan for their future by 2017.