On Thursday, December 9th, 2021, 97.9the Bruce radio station will be once again hosting the Annual Light the Way Radiothon in support of the Saugeen Memorial Hospital Foundation’s CT Scanner Fundraising Campaign “Bring Tom To Town”.
“Join us as we ‘Rock the Bruce’ for 12 straight hours of music, stories and put our listeners live on the air. Lots of prizes to be won throughout the day and some great auction items to bid on including a 4 pack of Raptors tickets, platinum Row 3,” says Tracy Murray, Foundation Executive Director.
Listeners will be encouraged to drop by the radio station that day to make a donation, enjoy some free coffee, and get in on all the fun. Or call in (519-832-GIVE) to donate, challenge other local businesses or friends and family to meet or beat your donation. You may even find yourself live on the air where you can share your challenge to others, talk about your business and just have some fun.
“The Light the Way campaign this year will be in support of the CT Scanner fundraising campaign “Bring Tom To Town”. The $3 million campaign hopes to bring a CT scanner to the hospital in Saugeen Shores which would benefit people right across Bruce County,” stresses Murray.
Murray followed up by saying, “Currently, the CT scanner in Owen Sound is running over capacity and wait times are increasing. The new CT scanner in Saugeen Shores would off-set some of the more routine patient traffic from the Owen Sound machine so that wait times for some of the more specialized CT scans and procedures will be reduced and more of these types of scans could be done. Presently, the CT in Owen Sound is the only one in Bruce County to offer some of these specialized services so people from all across Bruce County are sent there for these types of appointments. Having the CT in Saugeen Shores will benefit every resident in Bruce County as our population continues to grow.”
“This year’s Radiothon goal is to raise $200,000 during the 12 hour event (6am-6pm),” adds Murray. “Let’s rock the Bruce on Thursday December 9th by meeting or surpassing this goal and helping to bring a new CT scanner to Bruce County. Tune in to 97.9 The Bruce, or live stream online. Be sure to drop in to the radio station if you can, we’d love to see you.”
Call 519-832-GIVE. Visit www.bringtomtotown.com for more information about the CT campaign and how you can help.
“This event would not be possible without the amazing support of 97.9 The Bruce for hosting the radiothon and Bruce Telecom for donating the phone lines and set-up so that volunteers can take donation calls all day long,” says Murray.
