Thursday, August 6, things sounded WAY different to those tuning into to our sister station, 97.9 GRD. No commercials, very few songs, and you heard stories from people across West Michigan who have had their lives touched by Kids’ Food Basket.
The inaugural Fill The Basket fundraiser to benefit Kids’ Food Basket started as an idea more than five years ago, and in 2024, it became a reality. This year, we set out to do it bigger and better.
The members of the show – Gregg “Free Beer” Daniels, Chris “Hot Wings” Michels, Steve, Kelly, Maitlynn, and Tommy – along with Tommy Carroll and Janna, initially set a $175,00 fundraising goal for themselves after raising over $162,914 last year.
“Do It For The Kids! Do It For The Kids!”
When it came to raising funds for Kids’ Food Basket with the Fill The Basket fundraiser, the mantra became “Do It For The Kids”.
And do it for the kids, they did…