Chatbug Karen

I have been working on updating this blog and making purses for a gal who thinks she may have them sold. I am torn between typing and sewing! I ran to town to get some ribbon to finish one of the bags. Can you believe, I didn’t have any navy ribbon?

While I was driving, I had my favorite country station on and was listening to a gospel song. I thought it was strange that they were playing gospel music on a weekday, especially since the group singing wasn’t country. I discovered that one of my favorite dj’s had passed away. There are no types of life insurance that can keep us on this earth, no matter how special we are. This man was instrumental in a program called We Care. We Care is an organization that has raised millions of dollars to help people in need. It is a tradition in our community to listen to the We Care auction that is held just before Thanksgiving each year. Car giveaways, We Care cookbooks, candles and other items are sold to raise funds for this cause.

Nearly 5 years ago, the man who had the inspiration to start We Care, Dick Bronson, passed away. We Care began 35 years ago when a laid-off auto worker called WWKI disc jockey Dick Bronson and asked him how he was supposed to provide Christmas for his family. Within an hour, more than $1,000 in cash, plus food, toys and clothing were sent to the radio station, donated by listeners. The unemployed man had his Christmas and so did other families in the community. Also instrumental in producing We Care through the radio station was the head of the radio stations production team, Jan Benston. She died a while back and now Charlie Cropper is gone. Radio listeners will miss him very much.

Tags: community, country music, We Care Indiana