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13th annual Freezin’ for a Reezin’ a go for Friday morning

Drive-thru cash drop off at radio station, non-perishable drive at Handy Foods

By Michael Urbanec

Grant Chappel, of Country Auto Glass, Inc., hands a check to Todd Conroy, a volunteer with Freezin' for a Reezin', to support the Community Food Basket of Ottawa during the 2020 installment of the annual Ottawa event. This year, cash donations again will be accepted outside the WCMY radio studios, along with non-perishable items collected at Handy Foods. (Annette Barr)

Freezin’ for a Reezin’ returns Friday, Dec. 3, with its annual live radio-a-thon and cash donation drop off at 1430 WCMY studios in Ottawa.

Members of the community also can drop off donated non-perishable items in the parking lot at Handy Foods, 604 W. Main St.

“The 2020 event was our most successful to date raising over $100,000 in monetary donations” said WCMY’s morning host and event coordinator Maggie Frost. “This year we wanted to again give the community the convenience of a drive-thru drop off as well as collect donated items.”

Live entertainment and interviews will air on WCMY 1430 from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., and local celebrity cash collectors will be in front of the studio at 216 W. Lafayette St. until 4 p.m. Donations can also be made online at ottawafoodbasket.org.

Freezin’ for a Reezin’ has collected more than 417,000 pounds of food and $478,000 in donations since it began in 2009. This year’s drive is hosted by 1430 WCMY, Handy Foods, Stevenson Transfer and the city of Ottawa.