WSYB Christmas Fund

WSYB Christmas Fund The Christmas Fund has raised over one million dollars at Christmas time for those less fortunate in Rutland County. The WSYB Christmas Fund, Inc. began in 1972.

Back then, the radio station ran a program at Christmas called “Letters To Santa.” Kids were encouraged to write in and tell him what they wanted for Christmas. That year, the radio station received a letter from a youngster who was 7 or 8 years old. He was asking, not for a toy or a present, but for a blanket and boots for his little brother who kept getting sick because their bedroom window wa

s broken and it got very cold at night. The response we got when we read the letter on the air was overwhelming and was the start of the Christmas Fund. The phones lit up and we started collecting donations. The Christmas Fund was incorporated as a non-profit the next year in January of 1973. We are a 501(c) organization, registered with the State of Vermont. We collect money each Christmas which is used to buy gift cards at area department stores and they are either mailed out or hand delivered. They go only to residents of Rutland County. The list of recipients is generated by area non-profits, schools and churches. Not one penny has ever been taken out for administrative expenses. It is a totally voluntary effort. A dollar in is a dollar out.

12/08/2025

We’re live on the air! 53 years running… join us as we help lift those in our community that could use a little added cheer this holiday season. 💚 ❤️

Link to donate in the comments below.

Help us, help our community! And please, share, share, share! Thank you.🎄Join us this Giving Tuesday as we give back to ...
12/02/2025

Help us, help our community! And please, share, share, share! Thank you.🎄

Join us this Giving Tuesday as we give back to and lift up our community for the 53rd year! Follow the link in the comments below and make your gift today... the impact is real. ❤️

We will be broadcasting every morning from 6am-10am on both WSYB and WJJR, starting 11/28/25 until 12/12/25. 🎄 Our liv...
11/22/2025

We will be broadcasting every morning from 6am-10am on both WSYB and WJJR, starting 11/28/25 until 12/12/25. 🎄

Our live broadcast from Ted's Pizza will be on 12/12 from 4pm-7pm. Come by and say hi and leave off what you can!

Link to donate in the comments below👇

We took one BIG step forward in the world of technology and added the incredibly easy option of instant online donations...
11/21/2025

We took one BIG step forward in the world of technology and added the incredibly easy option of instant online donations. Any amount, any time: the impact is real.

PLEASE help us get the word out and SHARE, SHARE, SHARE…

and, if you can, please consider making a gift. It stays local… and will make a significant impact on a family right here in Rutland County. 💚 ♥️

Link to donate:
https://givebutter.com/WSYBChristmasFund

We. Are. Back! For the 53rd year, the WSYB Christmas Fund is back at it, helping raise holiday spirits this season! Join...
11/20/2025

We. Are. Back! For the 53rd year, the WSYB Christmas Fund is back at it, helping raise holiday spirits this season!

Join us as we raise funds to help lift those in our community who could use a little more cheer this Christmas season!

Donate at the link in the comments below - and thank you! 💚❤️

For 52 years, Rutland County has come together to lift up our neighbors. Help us bring holiday joy to a local family in ...
11/20/2025

For 52 years, Rutland County has come together to lift up our neighbors. Help us bring holiday joy to a local family in need this season! Donating is easy... and takes less than 3-minutes!

Any amount helps. Thank you! ❤️💚

For 53 years, The WSYB Christmas Fund has helped families in need each holiday season!

It’s baaaaack!The Proctor Gas Christmas Fund Morning Show kicks off on Black Friday (11/29) and continues weekdays throu...
10/23/2024

It’s baaaaack!

The Proctor Gas Christmas Fund Morning Show kicks off on Black Friday (11/29) and continues weekdays through December 13 on WSYB and WJJR.

Tune in and learn about how you can help make a difference in your community this holiday season! ✨🎄✨

Have YOU contributed, yet? We thank those that have joined us as we work to spread Christmas cheer to EVERYONE in our co...
12/07/2023

Have YOU contributed, yet? We thank those that have joined us as we work to spread Christmas cheer to EVERYONE in our community. 💚❤️

https://www.wsybchristmasfund.com/

12/06/2023

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12/06/2023

⚠️Help. Friends, we need your help. To keep this plea short, we will get right to the point: without more support right now, we run the risk of being unable to match even half of the demand we are experiencing with our partner agencies. Not. Even. Half.

❓How can you help? Give. And this year it’s easier than ever ➡️ www.wsybchristmasfund.com or drop by the studios on Dorr Drive. We’d love to say hello… and every amount matters.

📣Also… share. Please SHARE this post. We live in a great community that looks after one another. Help us get the word out. Thank you.

➕(The WSYB Christmas Fund is a 501c3 not-for-profit organization. All gifts are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law.)

⚠️Help. Friends, we need your help. To keep this plea short, we will get right to the point: without more support right ...
12/05/2023

⚠️Help. Friends, we need your help. To keep this plea short, we will get right to the point: without more support right now, we run the risk of being unable to match even half of the demand we are experiencing with our partner agencies. Not. Even. Half.

❓How can you help? Give. And this year it’s easier than ever ➡️ www.wsybchristmasfund.com or drop by the studios on Dorr Drive. We’d love to say hello… and every amount matters.

📣Also… share. Please SHARE this post. We live in a great community that looks after one another. Help us get the word out. Thank you.

➕(The WSYB Christmas Fund is a 501c3 not-for-profit organization. All gifts are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law.)

WSYB Christmas Fund

♥️ Thank you, Heritage Family Cares 4 You!
12/01/2023

♥️ Thank you, Heritage Family Cares 4 You!

Heritage Family Cares 4 You (HFCares4U) kicked off our 12 Days of Giving this morning with a $1,000 donation to the Classic Hits WSYB Christmas Fund. The Christmas Fund raises money to provide families in Rutland County the extra support they need this holiday season.

Throughout the month of December, HFCares4U will donate $12,000, in $1,000 increments, to local non-profits as part of HFCares4U’s fourth annual 12 Days of Giving. The recipients are chosen by the employees of Heritage Family Credit Union, who were asked to pick a non-profit in their community that makes a positive impact.

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