REACH Radiothon Raises $10,000 for Backpack Program
Ada, MN — Thanks to the support of our R & J Broadcasting listeners, over $10,000 was raised on Tuesday during our 2nd annual REACH Radiothon on 106.5 KRJB. The money raised on Tuesday will go to support REACH’s backpack program, which provides weekend snack and food items to hundreds of kids in the Ada-Borup-West, Norman County East, Ulen-Hitterdal, and Hawley School Districts who might otherwise go hungry during the weekend. Jill Ambuehl, Executive Director at REACH, says families are struggling coming out of the pandemic with safety nets no longer in place and inflation driving up prices.
Each child enrolled in REACH’s backpack program receives about $5 worth of snacks and easy-to-make meal items each weekend, and altogether that adds up to around $5000 a month, or $45,000 a year, to fund the program. Ambuehl add that its an important program because it allows a child to not have to worry about starting off the school week hungry.
Thanks to all those who participated and donated during our REACH Radiothon on Tuesday. For more information about REACH programs and services or if you’d still like to donate, please visit www.ruralenrichment.org.