Record fundraiser for KUAC FM

October 28, 2011

Marmian Grimes

The KUAC FM Fall Fundraiser raised $305,797, the highest total amount ever raised. Other records broken included more than $27K for one hour of Alaska Live and $11K in one hour of the Folk Sampler. A total of 267 new donors stepped up to support KUAC for the first time — a number of them youth like 11 year-old Sonia, who made her first gift ever to KUAC on Wednesday, then came in two days later to make a second gift.

While the Eastlan ratings ranked KUAC as the number one FM station in the Interior, there are other meaningful statistics that back that up: 1,770 gifts given during the fund drive; 1,503 renewal gifts; 267 gifts by first-time supporters; and the grand total of $305,797.

Other highlights:

• In the phone bank, KUAC clocked over 600 volunteer-hours (some people did numerous shifts, some only an hour, but all were great contributions


• Nearly 250 on-air volunteer-hours for people who "pitched" on the radio;


• A grand total of 850 volunteer-hours put in by the community; and


• Refreshments for those volunteers came from a number of sources, including Alaska Coffee Roasting Company (kept us going strong with a pound of coffee and a dozen baked goods each morning and it really made the early AM volunteers feel special), Blue Loon, Coca Cola Bottling of Alaska, Fairbanks Bottled Water, Fred Meyer West, L’Assiette de Pomegranate, Julia’s Solstice Café, LuLu’s Bagels, Pike’s Landing, River City Cafe and Espresso, Safeway, Sourdough Fuel and Snacks, UAF Catering & UAF Dining Services, Water Wagon, and friends who walked in with cookies, pies, and bags of apples (from Dr. Beth Kohnen).

For more information contact Lisa Scerbak at lisa@kuac.org or 474-1890.