Glynn Shannon
92.3 KGON is proud to announce our 12th annual Charity Fundraiser-
"Salute to Veterans."
This year, we are supporting the
Oregon Partnership's Military Helpline
Anonymous, Free Help for Veterans, Members
of the Military and their Families.
The Military Helpline provides confidential and complication-free support for returning veterans and their families, and is a vital resource for those men and women who have given us so much. Now you have a chance to give back to them.
Reintegration back in to families, work and society can be very difficult, no matter how much our returning veterans have trained for it. The Military Helpline is here to assist them in gaining access to the resources they deserve along with anonymous, confidential crisis intervention and sensitivity to military-specific issues.
Please join us on Thursday, November 17th from 10am through 7pm for our Salute to Veterans fundraising drive that will directly support the Military Helpline, returning veterans and their families.
In addition to accepting donations in support of our veterans and their families, KGON will also have several auction packages that the public can bid on between 10am and 7pm, including autographed guitars, concert tickets and more. More information coming soon. All auction proceeds go directly to the Military Helpline.
Auction item from 6pm-7pm:
A guitar and leather motocycle jacket autographed by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, FRONT ROW SEATS to the show on Sunday November 27th, and a VIP meet and greet experience with TSO after the show!
We also have special KGON prizes each hour for those who make a 12 x 12 donation. It changes evey hour, so tune in and find out how you can score a vintage KGON T-shirt, free large pizzas from Papa John's, gift certificates to Outback Steakhouse, and $5 Starbucks gift cards, courtesy of Sea-Port Auto!
The first item up for auction will be announced at 10am on Thursday, November 17th as we kick off our fundraiser.
Each auction package will be open for bidding for 2 hours.
The next auction item package up for bidding will be announced after the close of the previous item.
To bid on an item, call the KGON studio at 503.733.5466 (KGON) or toll free at 1.800.222.9236 (92FM) within the hours the item is up for bidding.
Only bids called in to the KGON studios will be accepted.
Winning bids will be announced at the end of the second hour.
You may bid multiple times and on multiple items.
We will have one final surprise package up for bidding between the hours of 6 and 7pm!
Our military has always been there for us. The Military Helpline is always there for them.
Click below to hear a sixty second message from actor and Soprano James Gandolfini:
Thanks to our partners, without whom this fundraiser would be much less exciting. Apple Music Row for providing guitars and amps, Papa John's Pizza for providing lunch and 20 free large pizzas, and Outback Steakhouse for providing dinner and gift certificates just in time for the holidays. We can't possibly thank you enough.
About the Military Helpline:
Military service members, veterans and their families may encounter obstacles to accessing services that they find difficult to overcome. This sensation, along with concerns about confidentiality may stop them from using services at all.
The Military Helpline bridges the access-to-service gap. This line helps veterans gain access to resources they deserve along with anonymous, confidential crisis intervention and sensitivity to military-specific issues. Volunteers also help navigate the military system for all forms of assistance and benefits.
The Military Helpline, available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, provides compassionate, confidential crisis intervention and referral among the military community.
The line is answered by a highly trained staff and a dedicated team of volunteer crisis workers, many of whom have a military background. All possess a strong understanding of the serious issues that can impact soldiers and their families, including the loss of a job, family strife, home foreclosure, post-traumatic stress disorder, and other medical and health care concerns.
Interesting facts about what the climate of veteran life today:
· Oregon is tied with Minnesota for the most military suicides in the nation.