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Homeless in Yakima County To Get The Help They Need – You Can Help

News Talk KIT — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 22:09:58 +0000

You can help the homeless in Yakima County! Each year Project Homeless Connect provides services like a hot meal, free haircuts, and medical and vision screenings to Yakima County Homeless. Here’s how you can help. There is a donation center filled with coats, sweatshirts, boots and more. You can help by making donations of warm [...]

My Seven-Year-Old Donated Her Hair to 'Locks of Love'

John Riggs — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 17:42:38 +0000

I have to say I'm very proud of my daughter. Her whole life, she has been blessed (and burdened) with naturally blonde, curly hair. When she heard about Locks of Love a year ago, she decided that's what she wanted to do. Instead of getting her hair cut shorter, she'd wait it out a year to donate her hair to someone in need.

The Second Annual ALMS Turkey Drive – How You Can Help

Townsquare Media — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 17:44:02 +0000

It’s the second annual ALMS turkey drive in Yakima. Last year they were able to provide 15 turkey dinners to families in need and this year we would like to do many more than that. $20 provides a complete dinner. We have set up easy paypal access through our Facebook page. Distribution Location: 3505 Main [...]

Celebrity Bartending For Little Boys Hit By Vehicle

Kelly West — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 01:45:22 +0000

A tragic accident has put two little boys in the hospital.Some idiot wacked out of his mind hit them while they were walking to school! The Speakeasy, along with help from myself, Heather from KIMA and Gunner Jackson from 92.9 The Bull, will be tending bar on Thursday, Rocktober 18th from 6 until 9. Please [...]

YWCA Receives $480,000 Loan Through An Unusual Local Partnership

Micah Cawley — Tue, 29 May 2012 22:40:33 +0000

It was a great day at the YWCA in Yakima. They were presented with a check worth $480,000 from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle in partnership the two local banks, Yakima Federal Savings and Loan and Central Valley Bank. The event drew some very influential people all united behind the cause of rescuing women from abusive relationships.

Man Buys K-Mart Store and Gives Everything Inside Away

Todd Lyons — Fri, 18 May 2012 01:13:37 +0000

There’s philanthropy and then there’s THIS guy. Rankin Paynter, a successful businessman from Kentucky, had a rough time when he was growing up. “It was hard sometimes. I tied rags around my feet sometimes. I only had summer slippers.” Even with that humbling upbringing, it still came as a shock when he purchased every last bit [...]

Eddie Van Halen Donates 75 Guitars to School Music Programs

Jeff Giles — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:22:04 +0000

Being in the school band just got a whole lot cooler for some of the kids in the Los Angeles area: Eddie Van Halen has teamed up with the Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation to donate 75 guitars from his personal collection to schools that don’t have enough funding to pay for instruments. For Van Halen, it was a simple case of giving back — as he put it simply, “Music education and families are dealing with the economic times, and I wanted to help them.”

Eddie Van Halen Auctions Off Guitar For Charity

Kelly West — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:35:18 +0000

Eddie Van Halen has always been charitable! He is auctioning off on of his favorites to help the charity, Drop In The Bucket, that helps makes wells and sanitation systems for rural schools in Africa. Who ever gets the winning bid gets the 1999 Wolfgang Translucent Cherry Sunburst 5A Flame signed by Eddie.

Kid Rock Donates to Northwest Autism Center And Second Harvest Food Bank

94.5 KATS — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 23:03:57 +0000

On the final stop of the 12 city “CARE” tour Kid Rock announced the local recipients of a portion of the more than $400,000 dollars to be donated. Kid Rock has assembled a team of Detroit titans to show support for other cities in need, and to show that Detroit, while experiencing its own difficulties still has the power to unite to help others around the country. Kid Rock, in association with this powerhouse group of local Detroit business people, will donate money to local charities, causes and individuals via the Kid Rock Foundation, all along every stop of his underplay club tour. Radio station partners in each tour market will help determine those individuals and organizations in need.

Spokane’s recipients are: Northwest Autism Center and Second Harvest Food Bank.

Pearl Jam Donate $50,000 To 'Blessings in a Backpack' Program

Joe Robinson — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 22:25:45 +0000

Pearl Jam celebrated a special anniversary in September when they rolled into Alpine Valley’s Music Theater in Wisconsin for their PJ20 festival, and now they have something special planned for needy children in the area. The band has pledged to donate $50,000 to Blessings in a Backpack, an organization that provides weekend meals for students who qualify for the federal Free and Reduced Lunch Program.

Big Give Day Is Here

94.5 KATS — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 05:39:53 +0000

Today, November 15th, is BIG GIVE DAY. It’s one day out of the year the entire community joins forces to support vital healthcare programs for children’s health care, hospice patients, cancer care, mammography services and more, specifically benefiting programs right here in our community and you can help! The goal is to incorporate online giving, [...]

Kid Rock Live In Spokane For Charity

Kelly West — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:44:05 +0000

KID ROCK ANNOUNCES TOUR UNLIKE ANY OTHER, EVER. He will be live December 6th at the Knitting Factory in Spokane Kid Rock today announced a tour unlike anything ever done before. Kid Rock has assembled a team of Detroit titans to show support for other cities in need, and to show that Detroit, while experiencing [...]