Changes coming to the "Big Change Roundup" how to get involved in the annual fundraiser
Celebrating 18 years the fundraiser focuses on raising money improving the lives of children and the services available to families at the UVM Children's Hospital.
Celebrating 18 years the fundraiser focuses on raising money improving the lives of children and the services available to families at the UVM Children's Hospital.
Celebrating 18 years the fundraiser focuses on raising money improving the lives of children and the services available to families at the UVM Children's Hospital.
If you have got some spare change lying around, how about putting it to good use?
On Monday, the annual "Big Change Roundup" fundraiser for the UVM Children's Hospital kicks off but it's looking a little different this year.
The annual event is one of the hospital's biggest fundraisers, and this year it's asking participants to go virtual.
Now in its 18th year, the annual Big change Roundup has focused on raising money to improve the lives of children and the services available to families at the UVM Children's Hospital.
"We may change how we get the change, but how we use that change and the difference it makes is unchanging," said Dr. Lewis First, Chief of Pediatrics at the UVM Children's Hospital.
The month-long fundraiser offers community members the chance to contribute to life-saving services and typically involves buckets of change collected at various locations.
Dan Dubonnet, the Executive Vice President and General Manager of Hall Communications, said while the fundraiser will look different this year, a 'Big Change Roundup Radiothon' will allow listeners to give back over the course of three days.
"It just became something we had to think about doing differently so we decided to change it into a Radiothon," said Doubonnett. "We'll have challenges, we'll have items that might be up for auction during a specific hour, we'll have vignettes of hospital patients," he continued.
For anyone already collecting coins, Dubonnet said the best way to make the donation is to convert any money into a check and make it out to the hospital directly.
Although the fundraiser may look different this time around, the mission remains the same, which is something First said he couldn't be prouder of.
"The 'Big Change Roundup' has lessons for life that are absolutely enormous and make such a difference not just now during the next four weeks when we're collecting change but for the rest of the lives of the people who donate," said First.
Collections begins Monday. To make a donation, you can visit the Big Change Roundup 2023 website or tune into WOKO's Radiothon from April 19-21.