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âA miracleâ is how Joleene Kemp, chairwoman for the Christmas Cheer campaign, described the generosity of the Thunder Bay community.
Last weekend, Acadia radio stationâs John Ongaro took to the airwaves in a marathon 36-hour blitz to raise funding for the annual drive. This year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, monetary donations were sought instead of non-perishable food items. The response brought in $260,000.
âItâs mind boggling . . . there really are no words,â said Kemp. âWhen the planning was taking place, Christmas Cheer said we would be happy with anything and Acadia said, âWe think we could make $100,000.â The money just kept coming and coming and it really was a miracle because so many small businesses went out of their way to make donations. There are many families who really could not afford (this) but they still made a donation.â
Dec 11, 2020 11:22 AM
Former Morning Host on Country 105 John Ongaro has been broadcasting the whole time for 36 hours of Cheer. John is a great guy but can get a wee bit grumpy… especially if he doesn’t get enough sleep. Nashville Kat suggested that we tickle him to cheer him up.
I wouldn’t do it unless we raised a significant amount for the Christmas Cheer Fund. Dave kicked it off with 10 bucks and it just continued all morning. Big thanks to Howie, Theresa, Dawn, Linda, Bill, Kyle, Barb, Jessie, Dale, Sarah, Kira, and all the folks that donated down at the CLE. Total for the Tickle John Fund was $1135!!!! Thankyou Thankyou Thankyou!!!!