Whatever the weather, and sometimes it’s frightful, every year around the holidays the staff of Mixx 96.1 KXXO and a crew of intrepid volunteers spend a day out on the street collecting toys and cash for families in need of extra assistance.
Broadcasting live from outside their studios at the corner of State and Washington streets in downtown Olympia, Mixx 96.1 FM is holding its “Wrapping up the Holidays” Toy & Fund Drive Wednesday, December 21 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The station is stressing cash donations this year as O Bee Credit Union will match the first $2,500 received and G & G Heating will match the next $2,000. However, new, unwrapped gifts are always welcome.
Mixx 96.1 handles all of the administrative costs so that every dollar donated goes directly to gifts for the families served. Recipient groups are a part of “Holiday Connection,” a consortium of area non-profits including Community Youth Services, Family Support Center, Behavioral Health Resources, Evergreen Vista, Senior Services of South Sound, YMCA Children’s Services, and Thurston County Food Bank.
Mixx 96.1 station manager Toni C. Holm said, “We’re always amazed and humbled by the incredible generosity of our community. It is an honor to be associated with such a caring group.”
