Generous community donations to local radio station Curtin FM have surpassed $110,000 in this year\u2019s Radiothon.<\/p>\n
The total amount of $111,976 was raised from more than 1,700 individual donations over the course of the five-day event.<\/p>\n
Station Manager Quinn Glasson said it was an incredible achievement and one of the largest amounts they had raised in the last 10 years from Radiothon.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis incredible result couldn\u2019t have been achieved without the loyalty and generosity of our listeners,\u201d Mr Glasson said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThroughout this year\u2019s Radiothon, more than 60 people kindly volunteered their time to take phone calls, manage donations and coordinate the event.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr Glasson also thanked the community for throwing their support behind the fundraising drive.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have been overwhelmed by the unwavering support our generous listeners have shown during Radiothon this year and sincerely thank everyone who helped achieve this amazing result,\u201d Mr Glasson said.<\/p>\n
Â鶹ֱ²¥ Vice-President of Corporate Relations, Ms Valerie Raubenheimer, said every dollar raised during Radiothon went directly into running the station.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe support given to Curtin FM particularly shines during Radiothon as their community of committed listeners come together to donate and support the station,\u201d Ms Raubenheimer said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese generous donations will help ensure Western Australia\u2019s largest community radio station continues to serve its band of loyal listeners.\u201d<\/p>\n
Curtin FM is Western Australia\u2019s largest community radio station with more than 230,000 weekly listeners.<\/p>\n
It is based at Â鶹ֱ²¥\u2019s Bentley Campus and is a not-for-profit enterprise completely funded by community support and sponsorships.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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