Fall 2007 UPR Fund-Drive with Utah Food Bank Services Huge Success

Utah Public Radio’s partnership with Utah Food Bank Services for its fall 2007 Fall Fund drive was a huge success.

During Utah Public Radio’s fall 2007 fundraising campaign, listeners and businesses supported UPR and the food bank in providing pounds of turkey for families in need and home-bound elders in Utah. A Food Bank agency also received a freezer to make it easier for food storage and delivery.

 

“We are delighted to have partnered with Utah Public Radio to benefit the work of the station and to feed hundreds of families in need and home-bound elders,” said Jim Pugh, executive director of Utah Food Bank Services.

 

Utah Food Bank Services is dedicated to building stronger communities by addressing the unmet needs of the state’s low-income neighbors. Its mission is to build caring communities by responding to basic human needs, accomplished through the programs and services that are offered. Each program is designed to meet the needs of low-income individuals, families, seniors and people with disabilities and to help improve the quality of life.

 

Utah Public Radio’s goal was to receive 1,000 pledges paid electronically to total $75,000 in financial contributions. Because UPR reached its goal of 1,000 pledges, Utah-grown Norbest Turkey will donate 1,000 pounds to Food Bank Services. Thomson Premier Lighting and Appliances of Logan will contribute a 15-cubic foot electric chest freezer to the food bank. The food bank will select a recipient from among its statewide food bank agencies.

 

“We want to thank all of our listeners who donated to the station so we could reach our goal and help Utah Food Bank Services feed families in need during the holiday season,” said Cathy Ives, UPR general manager. “We were able to reach our goal in about half of the time it used to take on-air for our fall drive.”

 

Utah Public Radio is a service of the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences at Utah State University. It broadcasts a mix of information, public affairs and fine arts programming. The system is on the air 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 52 weeks a year, broadcast statewide by a system of 31 translators. UPR is heard on KUSU (91.5 FM) and KUSR (89.5 FM) in Logan. To find broadcast stations in other cities, visit the station’s Web site.

 

For more information, and the fall drive, call 800-826-1495.