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We did it together!

Posted by Rob on February 17th, 2012

Thank you to everyone who pledged to CKUW over the last week. More than 800 donors combined to pledge $53,424 for Listener Driven Radio.

The Info Booth at U of W will re-open on Tuesday to receive payments

We also need to thank all our amazing friends in the community who contributed food or prizes for this Fundrive, we can’t do this without you!

Booster Juice
Jonnies Sticky Buns
Casa Burrito
Extreme Pita
Duckworth Cafe & Eatery
Pizza Pizza
Elements Cafe
Mondragon
The Lo Pub Bistro
Organic Planet
The UWSA ( Soma providing coffee?)
The Lo Pub
Half Pints Brewing Co
Stu Art
The West End Cultural Centre
Winnipeg Folk Fest
Jazz Winnipeg
Copy Plus
Guppy Design
Kustom Kulture
The Rudolf Rocker
Natural Cycle
Disintegration Records
I’m Trying Records
MEME
The Winnipeg Film Group / Cinematheque
& All the record labels & distributors ( far too many to list) that so generously donated pledge incentives
Final hours of Fundrive 2012

Posted by Rob on February 17th, 2012

The clock is running down on Fundrive for 2012. We’ve hit $48,709 as of 1pm, so we’ll need another $5,000 minimum to hit our goal of $53,000.

Please pledge now at fundrive.ckuw.ca or by phone at (204)-774-6877

Thank you to all who have donated so far, we appreciate the support!
Fundrive home stretch update

Posted by Rob on February 16th, 2012

Fundrive pledges have just passed $42,000 as of 8:45pm.

We’re still more than $10,000 from our goal of $53,00 so don’t stop pledging we have less than 20 hours left! Call 204-774-6877 or donate online at fundrive.ckuw.ca

Your pledge supports our independent alternative radio station and all the amazing programs that we do. Call now!
Mid-day Wednesday update.

Posted by Rob on February 15th, 2012

Thank you again to everyone who has supported CKUW so far during our Fundrive. We are passionate about alternative community radio and we love hearing from our equally passionate listeners.

The Info Booth is open to receive pledge payment from 10am to 6pm every weekday. The CKUW Colouring book is available for any pledge this year. We have a number of great events still happening this week, you can see the full list here: Events

We’re still a long way from our goal of $53,000 so we need our listeners to dig deep and pledge for the love of independent radio. Pledge online at fundrive.ckuw.ca or call 204-774-6877 – friendly operators are standing by to take your pledge.

Tonight at the Lo Pub:
Tuesday update, pledge your support now - 774-6877

Posted by Rob on February 14th, 2012

Thanks to everyone who’s pledged so far to Fundrive 2012. We just passed $17,800 and Robin is working towards her show goal of $1,200.

Pledge by phone at 204-774-6877 or online at fundrive.ckuw.ca

Don’t forget all our great events or just come on down to the Lo Pub where we broadcast live every evening starting around 6pm.

Pledges can be paid in person at the U of W info booth open 10-6 Monday to Friday.
Fundrive Monday Update

Posted by Rob on February 13th, 2012

As of 6pm our pledge total for 2012 is $13,665

Thank you to everyone who’s contributed so far, we truly appreciate your support. The Info Booth at the U of W is open daily from 10am to 6pm to receive your donations and to pick up your incentives.

We need to raise $53,000 by Friday the 17th, so we’ve got a long way to go. Keep pledging by phone at 204-774-6877, online at fundrive.ckuw.ca Pictured is one of the DIY colour your own shirts available for your pledge of $70 (and up) this year.
FUNDRIVE 2012 Day 3

Posted by Robin on February 12th, 2012

Yeah! We have had $6,900 pledged to FUNdrive so far. You know who you are. Thank you very much!

To honour your pledge and pick up your incentives, the Info Booth in Centennial Hall at the University of Winnipeg is open from 10am to 6pm. Also, while supplies last, you will receive a limited CKUW Colouring Book when you pay your pledge.

To register a pledge, call 774-6877 or donate online. Our goal to raise $53, 000 by Friday, February 17 is achieved through your generousity. Incentives start at $35 and there are awesome prize packages to be drawn on all shows for a donation of $70+.
Fundrive 2012 Day 2

Posted by Rob on February 11th, 2012

We’ve just passed $3000 for this years Fundrive but we’ve go along ways to go! Thanks to everyone so far for the support, we need to reach $53,000 by Friday. The full list of Fundrive events is here: ckuw.ca/events

If you’ve made a pledge and would like to pick up your incentives, please come to the Info Booth in Centennial Hall at the University of Winnipeg. We’re open from 10am to 6pm.

Call 774-6877 to pledge or donate online.
Fundrive 2012 is on!

Posted by Rob on February 10th, 2012

Fundrive 2012 kicked off at noon today.

Tune in today to 6pm for our annual top 50 music countdown, special guests and live performances. Our goal this year is $53,000 pledged to support listener driven radio in downtown Winnipeg. You can pledge online or call us at 204-774-6877

Pledge early, pledge often, and don’t forget that we’ve got a week full of great events for you to enjoy.
Fundrive begins on Friday

Posted by Rob on February 7th, 2012

Fundrive 2012 our annual pledge campaign kicks off on Friday February 10th at noon. We’ll start with a count down of the top 50 albums of the last year with special interviews and performances from our friends.

Tune in for guest appearances, special programming, on air stunts and more as we head towards our goal of $53,000. If you donate $35 or more you’ll be eligible for some great thank-you gifts from CKUW including this years very special colouring book.

You can pledge to your favourite shows right now online at fundrive.ckuw.ca