{"id":5430,"date":"2023-12-19T14:45:10","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T14:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniquemedia.ie\/?p=5430"},"modified":"2023-12-19T14:45:17","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T14:45:17","slug":"christmas-fms-annual-donation-day-takes-place-tomorrow-to-raise-funds-for-the-magic-of-christmas-appeal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uniquemedia.ie\/christmas-fms-annual-donation-day-takes-place-tomorrow-to-raise-funds-for-the-magic-of-christmas-appeal\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas FM\u2019s annual \u2018Donation Day\u2019 takes place  TOMORROW to raise funds for \u2018The Magic of Christmas\u2019 appeal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1864 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/uniquemedia.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Christmas-FM-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uniquemedia.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Christmas-FM.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uniquemedia.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Christmas-FM-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/uniquemedia.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Christmas-FM-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/uniquemedia.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Christmas-FM-180x180.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Magic of Christmas appeal raises funds for Barnardos, Barretstown, Make-A-Wish Ireland and a range of children\u2019s charities making a difference in communities through Community Foundation Ireland<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Christmas FM is asking you to help Give the Gift of Childhood to 5,000 children who need it most\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Christmas FM, the much-loved festive music station that raises funds for charity and Switches Christmas On across Ireland every year, will be running its annual <strong>Donation Day <\/strong>tomorrow to raise funds for The Magic of Christmas appeal. The Magic of Christmas appeal is a not-for-profit fundraising initiative that raises funds for Barnardos, Barretstown, Make-A-Wish Ireland and a range of children\u2019s charities around Ireland making a difference in local communities through Community Foundation Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>During the 12 hour long festive radiothon from 7am \u2013 7pm on <strong>Wednesday, 20<sup>th<\/sup> December,<\/strong> Christmas FM will be asking you to help <strong>Give the Gift of Childhood<\/strong> to 5,000 children who need it most, because every child deserves Magic at Christmas. Donations can be made through <a href=\"about:blank\">www.christmasfm.com<\/a> or by calling 0818 911 977.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Nearly 100 national schools across the island of Ireland have signed up to take part in Donation Day by making or wearing a Christmas hat in their school to raise funds for The Magic of Christmas appeal.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Last year, The Magic of Christmas appeal raised almost \u20ac300,000 for the charities and the fundraising initiative is hoping to raise over \u20ac1,000,000 between 2022 \u2013 2024 for Ireland\u2019s Children\u2019s charities and to maximise the impact of the funds raised by helping more children in need.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s an example of what a listener\u2019s donation can do:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u20ac50 will provide one hour of vital medical care in the \u2018Med Shed\u2019 for a child who is sick at Barretstown<\/li>\n<li>\u20ac100 could help a child be warm again by providing a \u2018Winter Warmer\u2019 pack with a waterproof coat, hat, gloves and scarf<\/li>\n<li>\u20ac200 can help towards the granting of a wish for a seriously-ill child in your community, to make a lasting difference to their quality of life and well-being<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The funds raised will go directly towards helping vulnerable children in our communities affected by traumatic life events such as poverty, abuse, neglect and bereavement, and to supporting children whose lives are affected by serious childhood illness.\u00a0By donating to The Magic of Christmas, you will\u2026.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Give the Gift of Childhood to 5,000 children who need it most, because every\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>child deserves Magic at Christmas.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Paul Shepherd, Co-Founder of Christmas FM, says: <\/strong><em>\u201cThis is our 16<sup>th<\/sup> year Switching Christmas <\/em><em>On across Ireland. Since our launch in 2008, we have raised over \u20ac3 million for a range of charities nationwide which is a massive milestone for us, and we will continue to raise funds with the generous help and support of our listeners and fans. Although we have been fundraising throughout the festive season and will continue to do so while we are on FM, Donation Day is one of the most important days for us as it will help us raise as much as possible for The Magic of Christmas appeal. We\u2019re encouraging everyone to tune in, donate and get involved!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Commenting on Donation Day, the charity partners jointly said<\/strong>:<em> \u201cWe would like to thank The Magic of Christmas appeal for working with us as the official charity partners again this year. The funds raised last year made a huge <\/em><em>difference to many children nationwide and we\u2019re really looking forward to Donation Day this year on Wednesday, 20<sup>th<\/sup> December. We hope that Christmas FM listeners will once again support us and donate anything they can to help transform the lives of children in communities across Ireland. With the support of listeners, we really can make a difference and Give the Gift of Childhood to those who need it most, because every child deserves Magic at Christmas.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The station is presented on air each year by up to 100 volunteers who devote hundreds of hours of their time assisted by a core management team. Meanwhile, the costs of running Christmas FM are covered by various sponsors, ensuring listener donations go directly to the fundraising initiative. This year the station\u2019s premier FM sponsors are Coca Cola, An Post and Cadbury. Extra.ie is also the official media partner of The Magic of Christmas appeal.<\/p>\n<p>Christmas FM is broadcasting from The Clayton Hotel, Liffey Valley who have kindly donated their studio space again this year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The main FM radio frequencies for Christmas FM are:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cavan\u00a0\u00a0 92.8 FM<\/li>\n<li>Clare 105.2 FM<\/li>\n<li>Cork City, Part County 106.7 FM<\/li>\n<li>Cork North, Part County 87.7 FM<\/li>\n<li>Drogheda &amp; Dundalk 104.2 FM<\/li>\n<li>Dublin City &amp; County 105.2 FM<\/li>\n<li>Galway City 87.9 FM<\/li>\n<li>Kildare North 88.1 FM<\/li>\n<li>Kilkenny City 104.3 FM<\/li>\n<li>Letterkenny 106.2 FM<\/li>\n<li>Limerick City 105.5 FM<\/li>\n<li>Longford 99.8 FM<\/li>\n<li>Sligo Town 95.0 FM<\/li>\n<li>South East 103.8 FM<\/li>\n<li>Tralee\/Killarney 105.0 FM<\/li>\n<li>Waterford City\u00a0\u00a0 105.9 FM<\/li>\n<li>Wicklow \u2013 Bray area 99.5 FM<\/li>\n<li>Wicklow \u2013 Wicklow Town 106.6 FM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Christmas FM is also broadcast on Virgin Media Channel 900. Find out all the ways to listen at <a href=\"https:\/\/christmasfm.com\/listenin\/\">https:\/\/christmasfm.com\/listenin\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Listen on FM or just log on to <\/strong><a href=\"about:blank\"><strong>www.christmasfm.ie<\/strong><\/a><strong> or listen on the app, your smart speaker or connected device at any time of the day to hear your favourite Christmas hits.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Christmas FM is available online at:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.christmasfm.com\"><strong>www.christmasfm.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>You can follow the station on social at:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>@christmasfm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Christmas FM \u2013 Bringing You the Magic of Christmas<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/themagicofchristmas.ie\/\"><strong>themagicofchristmas.ie<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>You can follow The Magic of Christmas on social at:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>@supportthemagic<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Magic of Christmas appeal raises funds for Barnardos, Barretstown, Make-A-Wish Ireland and a range of children\u2019s charities making a difference in communities through Community Foundation Ireland Christmas FM is asking you to help Give the Gift of Childhood to 5,000 children who need it most\u00a0 &nbsp; Christmas FM, the much-loved festive music station that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1864,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uniquemedia.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5430"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uniquemedia.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uniquemedia.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniquemedia.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniquemedia.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5430"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/uniquemedia.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5430\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5432,"href":"https:\/\/uniquemedia.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5430\/revisions\/5432"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniquemedia.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1864"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uniquemedia.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5430"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniquemedia.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5430"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniquemedia.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}