Cumulus Media announces that Des Moines Country radio station 92.5 KJJY’s Two Days of Compassion Radiothon benefiting Variety – The Children’s Charity, raised a grand total of $133,998 on Tuesday and Wednesday, December 13th and 14th, from 6am-6pm on 92.5 KJJY. The radiothon also put 569 teddy bears into the arms of children in local hospitals.
Variety’s Compassion Fund benefits families with hospitalized children at Mercy Des Moines and Blank Children’s Hospital and allows social workers to identify needs and distribute funds directly to families who are struggling financially. The Compassion Fund was designed to help alleviate the stress and financial burden a family faces while their child is hospitalized. Expenses covered by the Compassion Fund may include gas cards, meals for a parent, help with utility bills, care for siblings of a sick child, a birthday cake for a hospitalized child and Sleep Sacks to help prevent SIDS in newborn babies in Des Moines area hospitals.
Jack Taddeo, Vice President/Market Manager, Cumulus Des Moines, said: “We continue to be heartened by the generosity of KJJY fans. The impact of Variety, The Children’s Charity here in Iowa is felt on a local and regional basis, and we are honored to play a small part.”
Andrew Vonahnen, Program Director, 92.5 KJJY, said: “The KJJY staff works very hard to deliver for the Compassion Fund each and every year. 2022 was no exception, as we exceeded expectations! A big thank you goes out to 92.5 KJJY’s Big John McCoy, Tony Conrad, Chad Taylor, and Jacob Beals for the amazing job bringing the Variety of Iowa story to KJJY listeners.”
For more information about Variety – The Children’s Charity or to donate to the Compassion Fund, visit: https://www.varietyiowa.com/compassion.
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