Community Involvement
WZON actively participates in the Jimmy Fund radio telethon and auction each summer. The station gathers local and national sports memorabilia and auctions it off to the highest bidder. Listeners have contributed thousands of dollars to the Jimmy Fund through this fund-raising mechanism over the years.
The station also brought Red Sox broadcasters and ESPN personalities to Bangor for special forums.
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Famous quotes containing the words community and/or involvement:
“Jesus, Buddha, Mahommed, great as each may be, their highest comfort given to the sorrowful is a cordial introduction into another’s woe. Sorrow’s the great community in which all men born of woman are members at one time or another.”
—Sean O’Casey (1884–1964)
“What causes adolescents to rebel is not the assertion of authority but the arbitrary use of power, with little explanation of the rules and no involvement in decision-making. . . . Involving the adolescent in decisions doesn’t mean that you are giving up your authority. It means acknowledging that the teenager is growing up and has the right to participate in decisions that affect his or her life.”
—Laurence Steinberg (20th century)