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Spring_2009_Q_Newsletter .pub
Spring 2009 ------------------------------------------------------- Volume 2 Issue 1 Connecting You With What’s New at the Q and in the “Q”mmunity. Spring 2009 Q-Drive: This Issue: Finding Strength in Difficult Times – “By Your Side” Spring Q Drive Theme Q Drive Volunteer Needs Q Drive Prizes HopeNet Update Lifest Tower Update Q90 BadgerComm Q90 Days of Summer VOLUNTEERING AT QQ-DRIVE: Every Spring and Fall, many fellow listeners troop through our doors and sit at our desks, giving their time and energy and sometimes even sleep to answer phones and enter pledges during the 3 days of Q-Drive. With 90 slots to fill, Q-Drive volunteers are the heart of what keeps Q90FM alive and able to keep helping hurting youth and reaching the world for Christ. We are all too familiar with the fear running rampant about economic and social problems. But, God tells those who belong to Him to not be afraid, and to use, even embrace these opportunities to strengthen faith during troubling times. Jesus said, “…upon this rock I will build my church and the gates of hell will not prevail against it.” We selected Tenth Avenue North’s “By Your Side” as our theme this Q-Drive. As Christians, we are to believe on the eternal promise of God that He will always be by our side and we, His children, who believe in Jesus as our Lord and Savior to know that God never abandons us even when we don’t feel Him near. So no matter what our circumstances, let’s keep our eye on Shifts are already filling up fast but if you can answer a phone and enter data accurately into a computer, we’d love to have your help on May 5th, 6th & 7th! Please call Nancy at ext 108 NOW to get in on all the fun! PS If there’s no time available that fits your schedule we still need LOTS of food for everyone those days. If you can bring in a dessert, fruit, chips, or a crock pot of anything, let us know! And THANKS for the love! the eternal promise of God that He will always be by our side, and we, His children will be with Him for eternity. His promises are better than money in the bank! prayers and financial support of Q90 FM and HopeNet. You are our family, and we are honored to serve by your side. As a listener, you already know that the music of the Q offers a source of strength to you in good times and bad but what about the young person who may not be a listener? Someone who is struggling with issues but feels that they have nowhere to turn? If you know a young person who needs hope, please have them contact us in the Hope Room at www.Q90fmhopenet.com a place where they will find strength and encouragement in God’s promises. Thank you for your continued Tenth Avenue North Q-Drive Pre-Pledge Prizes Q-drive is coming up May 5 – 7th, and it’s your opportunity to help stand by our side at the Q! Send your pledge in by May 1st and you could win a Garmin Nuvi 205w complete GPS System from our Pre-Q-Drive Prize drawing for early-bird pledges and renewals! And all Q-Drive pledges are entered into the drawing for our special Grand Prize: 4 Tickets to Lifest including camping space, and our infamous backpack crammed with music and more including Packers collectables courtesy of Gnome Games! Please send in the enclosed pledge form, or give your pledge online at Q90FM.com. Without you we could never reach the lost & hurting, or be there to encourage all of you serving the Lord in your daily lives. Thanks for standing by our side, at Q 90 FM! Lifest – Part of the Q 90 Days of Summer! We are again heading to Lifest July 8-12 at the Sunnyview Expo Center in Oshkosh! See all your favorite Q-Artists in concert, including; Tobymac, Superchick, Group 1 Crew, Disciple, Red, Jeremy Camp and many more. While you’re there, look for the Q90FM booth to meet your favorite Q90FM & HopeNet Staff, broadcasting live from the grounds! Stop by our booth & we may hook you up with some cool freebies. Keep listening to win Lifest music and tickets as we kick off the Q90 Days of Summer on Q90 FM! WORQ 90.1 FM 1075 Brookwood Drive Suite 2C Green Bay, Wisconsin 54304 (920) 494-9010 1 Q90FM HopeNet: One Year And Counting! HopeNet is now one year old! These past 13 months, we have been able to help many teens and young adults through the nightly “Hope in the Nighttime” interactive live radio broadcast with BB Foster, through 16 positive events sponsored for teens in our community, and through our Prayer Partner-staffed chat room, The HopeRoom. Since March 17, 2008, we have had in our HopeRoom: 5 students convinced to put down their weapon and choose to live 6 students freed from cutting addictions; 1 freed of a drug addiction / 4 students who gave their lives to Christ 17 students connected with counselors; 14 plugged into Christian peer groups / Over 3000 visits to our chat room Students' needs are different than what they were five years ago. From temptations of cutting and overdose, they are dealing with it all. Sometimes it just takes one person, reaching out and telling them God loves them when it seems no one else does, to make a huge impact on their lives. Here's what they say: "It's been 5 weeks now since I cut! I am doing alright! Thanks for being there through it all, and always talking to me when I was so tempted to give in." Sasha "God used some people in the Hope Room to keep me from doing the unthinkable last night. For some reason God used them to show me it wasn't my time yet. I am so thankful for those people. God used them to keep me alive basically." Melissa Check out the chat rooms and the HopeNet website: www.q90fmhopenet.com. To learn more about how you can volunteer as a HopeRoom Prayer Partner or mentor, email [email protected]. Tower Update: Loaves and Fishes and the FCC – by Mike LeMay, GM Q90 Partners with BadgerComm/Cellcom Q90FM is partnering with Christian-owned BadgerComm to offer our listeners savings on their cell & home phone services through CellCom. Not only will you have the chance to save money, but BadgerComm is donating part of the proceeds to support Q90 and HopeNet. Our goal is to raise $15,000 per year for HopeNet through our partnership with BadgerComm & CellCom. To obtain a no obligation rate comparison and see how much money you can save, call the Q90 listener line at 888-929-4777 or go to Q90fm.com and click on the BadgerComm/Cellcom link on our front page. Save money and support HopeNet as we help hurting youth find hope in Jesus. In the end of a three year process, I am pleased to announce the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) approval Q90 for broadcasting into the Sheboygan & Port Washington areas. Though some final hurdles must still be crossed, this represents a critical move for our station as we seek to bring the blessings of the Positive Music Choice and HopeNet to more people. Logically speaking, getting up & running in Port Washington depends upon the Sheboygan permit. Combined, these locations would increase our potential listening audience by more than 250,000. Before we can move ahead, a suitable tower location must be found. Then, the approximately $30,000 needed to cover the cost of equipment and first year tower rental must be raised. This means a 6% increase in expenses will allow us to impact 40+% more people. That kind of increase reminds me of when Jesus fed the multitudes. Would you pray with me that God will provide the “loaves and fishes”, allowing us to bring this dream to life in His perfect time? Q90 Days of Summer: While summer is a greatly anticipated time of excitement and relaxation, Q 90 listeners are also mindful of the fact that our responsibilities don’t end when the vacation begins during the ”Q 90 Days of Summer.” That’s why our listeners have literally rolled up their sleeves for the past 6 years during the Q 90 Pints of Summer. To our knowledge, this annual event is the only one of its kind in the nation and, thanks to you, has been a God-send for the American Red Cross at its time of greatest need. It is an ongoing testament to the importance Christians place on serving their community. We’d like to make this year’s “Q 90 Pints” our most successful ever with your help we will. Make an appointment with the American Red Cross in your area between Memorial Day and Labor Day and write “Q 90 FM” in the WAO box of your info sheet and don’t forget Super Donor Days – July 2nd and 3rd at the Brown County Arena. WORQ 90.1 FM 1075 Brookwood Drive Suite 2C Green Bay, Wisconsin 54304 (920) 494-9010 2