Cumulus’ Wilmington, NC, cluster will launch its annual “Christmas For Our Troops” fundraiser and series of donation drives on October 11, collecting items donated by the community for deployed servicemen and women, and raising funds to ship the packages overseas in time for Christmas. The cluster is working in partnership with Step Up For Soldiers.
Items to be collected include writing utensils, games, snacks, bottled drinks, and other items that are easy to use, easy to wash, and easy to store. The donation drives will be held on various dates and times beginning October 11 through November 12.
Eric McCart, VP/Market Manager, Cumulus Wilmington, said: “In addition to collecting items, an important need we have is to collect money for our Christmas For Our Troops ‘Postage Fund.’ It costs $14.35 to send each flat-rate box overseas. So, the more monetary donations we receive, the more Christmas packages we can send to our troops. We will be accepting both Postage Fund and suggested-item donations while we’re on location at our collection sites. Postage Fund donations can also be made online through the Step Up For Soldiers website at https://www.stepupforsoldiers.org/.”
A complete listing of Christmas For Our Troops Donation drive locations and times, along with a list of suggested donation items are available on the following radio station websites: Cape Fear’s Country Leader “Double Q” 101.3 (WWQQ), Today’s Hits & Yesterday’s Favorites 102.7 “GNI” (WGNI), Coast 97.3 (WMNX), 94.5 The Hawk (WKXS), and News, Talk & Sports 980 The Wave (WAAV).
