Membership Drive Goal: $485,000 Donor Goal: 5187 new and renewing supporters
WPFW is your public radio station that responds to the needs of the community.We provide a platform for important issues like health care reform and the environment.We preserve and present classic and contemporary Jazz artists like Miles Davis and Dee ee Bridgewater.
Join WPFW for special presentations of outstanding artists, activists, thought provoking topics and more during our 2010 Winter membership drive.
Monday, February 1st through Monday, Feb 8th and Friday, February 19, 2010 through Sunday February 28, 2010
Tune in and Join!
WPFW Local Station Board Meeting WPFW's Local Station Board meets regularly on the 2nd Tuesday of each month. The public is invited to join us on February 10, 2010 at 6:30 pm at WPFW's studio located at 2390 Champlain Street, NW 2nd Floor, just south of Columbia Road, NW between 17th and 18th Streets. The LSB represents the listener as well as the programmer community in advancing the WPFW and Pacifica Missions. You are invited to make your voice heard during the Community Comment portion of the meeting. Please join your LSB on Wednesday, February 10 at 6:30 pm at 2390 Champlain Street, NW. For more information, call 202-588-0999, ext. 0.
ENTER OUR DRAWING When you make a pledge during our Winter Membership Drive, you will automatically be entered into our drawing to receive a fabulous overnight stay at the Renaissance Hotel Downtown, DC for Valentines Day weekend. The package includes wine and chocolate covered strawberries delivered to your room in the evening and an All American Breakfast buffet for two in the morning.
You will also have a chance to win one of two gourmet baskets containing healthy coffee, teas and hot chocolate from Blissful Baskets.
Visit our Auction link of click here to preview our drawing items Call in and pledge your support at 202-588-9739 or 1-800-222-9739 or pledge on-line anytime at wpfw.org. Keep WPFW alive for another 33 years with your contribution today!
No purchase or online pledge necessary to be entered in drawings. To enter the drawing without making a pledge, send an e-mail with WPFW drawing, in the subject line to
You must include your name, address, and phone number. Entries are limited to one entry per person. Click here for the Rules
HAITI RELIEF EFFORTS
The State Department has set up a hotline for Americans to inquire after family in Haiti.
1-888-407-4747
Doctors Without Borders. http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org or toll free at 1-888-392-0392. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. USA Headquarters 333, 7th Ave, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10001-5004
Partners In Health. http://www.pih.org or send your contribution to Partners In Health, PO Box 845578, Boston, MA 02284-5578
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LIVE READ (Tues. Feb. 9) Today on WPFW
At 3:00AM, The second segment of "Overnight Jazz," with Jamal Gray. At 5:00AM, "Morning Jazz," with Askia Muhammad.
At 8:00AM, "Democracy Now!" with Amy Goodman. At 9:00AM, "Community Comment," with Gladys L. Brooks. Includes the 9:15AM Social Justice Calendar.
At 9:30AM, "Metro Watch," with Gloria Minott. Our daily morning news magazine. At 10:00AM, Join "Earthbeat" for a discussion on the environment, with Mike Tidwell and Daphne Wysham.