Another successful radiothon for the Royal Inland Foundation is in the books, with around $121,000 raised yesterday, at the latest update.
That figure is 20 per cent more than the original goal of $100,000 goal for this year.
Foundation CEO Heidi Coleman says a number of people continued to donate after at 6 p.m.
“The volunteers were incredible, the people that came in walking in off the street, the calls that came in, it was just fantastic,” she said on the NL Morning News today. “Calls from all over you know the TNRD.”
“It was so much fun on social media, it was really a festive day. It was a lot of fun.”
All of the money raised will stay at Royal Inland Hospital.
“So this is going to buy some beds, this is going to buy some ventilators, it’s going to help some of that ICU in the palliative care project,” Coleman added. “We will plaque it with a radiothon so people will know how it was bought.”
“I know Tracey [Rannie], the head of the hospital was so excited. It’s clear this is equipment that she needs, and we’re going to buy it for her.”
Disclaimer – Radio NL was involved in the radiothon, which was broadcast on our airwaves from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on 610 AM.
You did it! The Sun Country Toyota 5th Annual Radiothon raised $120,108 today! Thank you @RadioNLNews for making this happen! We couldn’t do it without you! #kamloops #radiothon #RIH pic.twitter.com/olb6Tlm29v
— RIH Foundation (@RIHFOUND) March 29, 2019
The BCLC Kamloops Charity Committee were busy collecting donations by phone today at the annual RIH Foundation #radiothon @rihfound.
In just one hour $4500.00 was raised for the Royal Inland Hospital Foundation! #ForOurHospitals #Kamloops 👏 pic.twitter.com/LYCe8HTSQL
— BCLC (@BCLC) March 28, 2019
Your #kamloops #firefighters were manning the phones at the @RIHFOUND #radiothon this morning. We were also happy to cut a cheque of our own, all from calendar proceeds! The lines are still open, so call 250-851-8821 to support #RIH! Photo cred. goes to the powerful @WoodfordCHNL pic.twitter.com/VSmRaRp390
— KamloopsFirefighters (@iaff913) March 28, 2019
The Kamloops RCMP have arrived! Always there when we need them!! #RIHFoundation #radiothon #Kamloops call 250-851-8821 to make a donation today and tune in to @RadioNLNews to listen in. pic.twitter.com/XuuYGt16ZV
— RIH Foundation (@RIHFOUND) March 28, 2019
