WOWO-AM/Ft. Wayne, Indiana’s (News Talk 1190) annual charity fundraiser, Penny Pitch, raised over $100,000 for this year’s recipient, Cancer Services of Northeast Indiana, December 12-13. WOWO staffers and volunteers from CSNI took donations over the phone and online.
Donations were also raised from the sale of special items through the Auction Service Online Auction, a November 28 Ft. Wayne Komets game, and a special promotion with Phil’s One Stop Marathon on December 6. They were also accepted in-person at the WOWO studios and online at WOWO.com.
“This is amazing,” said Stacy Stumpf of Cancer Services of Northeast Indiana. “This is going to help so many people. This is what WOWOLand is all about.”
“It’s unbelievable,” said WOWO PD Mike Ragz. “This community has really pulled through. We got great ‘big’ donors, but the bulk was smaller donations. It shows the power of what this community can accomplish.”
Since 1948, WOWO has asked people throughout Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan to contribute pennies, nickels, dimes or more to help families within the WOWO listening area.
