Radiothon Today! Raising Funds for Quiet Oaks Hospice House

UNDATED (WJON News) -- Townsquare Media - St.Cloud's radiothon raising funds and awareness for Quiet Oaks Hospice House in St. Cloud is underway.

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Money raised so far:
$15,000 in matching donations
$17,040 in donations from listeners
$32,040 total

Thank you again to our matching donors who each gave $2,500.

Chip & Bill Martin-Chaffee
Stearns Bank
K. Johnson Construction
Deerwood Bank
RBC Wayne Schluchter Investment Group
Liberty Bank

We'll also be randomly drawing prizes throughout the day among the people who donate.

Prizes:
5:00 p.m to Midnight hours - Pair of tickets to Def Leppard/Journey concert at Target Field (Kate Reichert from St. Cloud)
4:00 p.m. - $50 Gift Card to Coborn's/Cashwise (winner: Sheri Gohman of Kimball0
3:00 p.m. - A pair of tickets to the Jason Mraz concert at The Ledge (winner: Amanda Schreiner of Sartell)
2:00 p.m. - A Quiet Oaks cooler filled with cookies (winner: Jake Knapp of Holdingford)
1:00 p.m. hour - $50 Gift Card to Coborns/Cashwise (winner: Joyce Bach of St. Cloud)
Noon hour - Pair of tickets to Three Dog Night/Little River Band at The Ledge (winner: Patty Waletzko from St. Cloud.)
11:00 a.m. hour - $50 gift card to Coborn's/Cashwise (winner: Jana Mohs of Sauk Rapids)
10:00 a.m. hour - Pair of tickets to Footloose presented by GREAT Theater (Winner: Patty Kerfeld - St. Cloud)
9:00 a.m. hour - $50 Gift Card to Coborn's/Cashwise (winner: Theresa Aschenbrenner from St. Cloud)
8:00 a.m. hour - Pair of tickets to Jason Mraz Concert at The Ledge (Winner: Elaine Pauman - Clearwater)
7:00 a.m. hour - $50 Gift Card to Coborn's/Cashwise (winner: Angela Theisen - Waite Park)

(We'll be adding prize announcements and winners throughout the day)

The radiothon is a kick-off to the fundraising campaign for the Women's Fund Presents Dancing With Our Stars event on Monday, June 10th. News Director Jim Maurice is one of this year's community stars and has selected Quiet Oaks as his charity.

The winning dancer gets an additional $15,000 at the event on Monday, June 10th.

Throughout the day today, we are talking with people from Quiet Oaks and people who have been impacted by them on each of our radio stations.

Listen Live

Dance Pro Lisa Lawson

Scheduled guests on AM 1240/95.3 FM WJON include:
7:45- Lisa Lawson/Jim's professional dance partner

Bob Filipzcak

8:15- Bob Filipzcak- whose wife Amy was a resident of QO. Bob now serves as a hospitality volunteer- he’s a great cook!

Ted Manderfeld

9:15 Ted Manderfeld- whose father was a respite patient at QO. Ted is the talented ½ of the Dueling Pianos who has performed for the QO fundraiser- Autumn Reflections

Linda Allen

10:15 Linda Allen- Executive Director of Quiet Oaks
12:20 John Waletzko- whose grandfather was at QO, incoming Board Chair
12:40 Jeff Gannon, a business partner whose father was very recently served at Quiet Oaks

We are also airing segments throughout the day on 98.1 Minnesota's New Country, 96.7 The River, Mix 94.9, and 103.7 The Loon with people who have been helped by the volunteers and staff at Quiet Oaks Hospice House.

Thank you again to our matching donors who each gave $2,500.