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Celebrate Bach Support WWFM’s Bach 500

Once again, the day is upon us – Johann Sebastian Bach’s birthday. WWFM – The Classical Network is heading into the homestretch on its annual “Bach 500.” Every year, it has been the station’s custom to celebrate Bach while amassing 500 listener donations IN ANY AMOUNT. You set the level. Once the 500 is achieved, the fundraising ends and we douse one another with champagne, metaphorically speaking. The bubbly is in the music.

Please do your part to support classical music in your community and, by way of internet streaming, around the world. It’s contributions from listeners like you that provide a home for shows like “Picture Perfect” and “The Lost Chord.”

How do you make it happen? It’s easy! Head on over to wwfm.org, and click on “Become a member of our Bach 500,” or follow the link below. Or do it the old-fashioned way and call 1-888-232-1212.

Less than 250 laps left in this race! Thank you for your support, and go, JSB, go!

https://wwwfm.secureallegiance.com/wwfm/WebModule/Donate.aspx?P=DEFAULT&PAGETYPE=PLG&CHECK=vOU2bz5JCWmgCDbf53nm9ezWDeZ%2beA1M

March 21, 2023
Bach 500 Fundraiser Help Keep Classical Music Alive

As someone who has worked in public radio for over three decades, I can tell you that nothing makes a classical music host happier than a listener who reacts to our membership pleas with a donation, as a kind of Pavlovian response. They know the drill.

Those are the listeners that not only understand the necessity of our meeting our financial goals, but also the fact that the sooner we do, the sooner we can get back to the unalloyed enjoyment of what we all love – the music!

Okay, so we had a slow start on our Bach 500 fundraiser. But we’re getting there. And we have to keep going until we do. Fortunately, we are less than 200 donations away for the end of this campaign.

In case you’re only just hearing about it, here’s how it works. Every year, in honor of Bach’s birthday (March 21, 1685), we ask for 500 listeners to please make a gift to the station in any amount. Give whatever you can. Once we reach 500 donations, the pitching stops, and we all celebrate with a Bach blowout. There is much rejoicing, and then we get back to the panacea of uninterrupted music.

So why not toss us a bone? The sooner we meet our goal of 500 contributions, the sooner we get “Bach” to the music.

If you enjoy listening to the station, and you haven’t had a chance to donate yet, and you’re in a position to do so, please make a commitment in the form of your contribution today, by calling 1-888-232-1212, or by joining the Bach 500 at wwfm.org.

If you have already given, thank you so much for your support of WWFM – The Classical Network! WOOF!

https://wwwfm.secureallegiance.com/wwfm/WebModule/Donate.aspx?P=DEFAULT&PAGETYPE=PLG&CHECK=vOU2bz5JCWmgCDbf53nm9ezWDeZ%2beA1M

March 23, 2022
Bach 500 Fueling Classical Music on WWFM

Johann Sebastian Bach once traveled 250 miles on foot to hear Dietrich Buxtehude play the organ. Then he got himself a race car…

The WWFM Bach 500 is underway!

In celebration of the 337th anniversary of Bach’s birth (on March 21st, 1685), The Classical Network presents its annual Bach fundraiser.

We’re looking for 500 listeners to step up and make a contribution IN ANY AMOUNT. You set the level. Once we reach 500 donations, we’ll tally in the funds from our Bach Pot – contributions solicited in advance from some especially ardent supporters. Then the pitching stops, and Bach’s music continues uninterrupted.

You can do your part to make that happen by donating online right now at wwfm.org or calling 1-888-232-1212. While you’re over there at the WWFM website, you can monitor our progress by consulting the Bach 500 membership thermometer.

Your donation is like a blast of nitrous oxide, but we’re definitely built for speed. Put the pedal to the metal, and thank you for your support of WWFM – The Classical Network!

https://wwwfm.secureallegiance.com/wwfm/WebModule/Donate.aspx?P=DEFAULT&PAGETYPE=PLG&CHECK=vOU2bz5JCWmgCDbf53nm9ezWDeZ%2beA1M

March 21, 2022
Bach 500 Goal Achieved! Thanks WWFM

We made it! 500 donations achieved! We’ve crossed the finish line of this year’s Bach 500! Thank you for your generous support of WWFM – The Classical Network and wwfm.org. Lots more Bach on the way, free of fundraising interruptions.

Enjoy the music on this lovely spring day, and get on to the important business of Sunday brunch, a winning combination of Bach and pancakes!

March 21, 2021
WWFM Bach 500 Finale Donate & Enjoy Bach All Day

It’s the final morning for the WWFM Bach 500! Make a donation now, and this afternoon enjoy an all-Bach “Sounds Choral” at 2 pm and an all-Bach “Sunday Opera,” featuring three of his cantatas (since Bach wrote no opera), and more, at 3 pm EDT.

Of course, you’re getting all-Bach this morning, as well, but the fundraising will stop as soon as we cross the finish line of 500 contributions in any amount.

Consulting the membership thermometer on the station’s homepage, I see we’ve got just over 50 donations to go. If you haven’t contributed in a while, and you enjoy the service, and you can afford to so, please commit to whatever you can. Even $20 pushes us that much closer to the goal.

Again, we are looking for numbers of participants in this one, not dollar amounts. Once we reach 500 contributions, fundraising ends, and then we’re on to just Bach’s music.

Looking forward to that victory lap soon! Have a cup of coffee, then enjoy the “Coffee Cantata.” Your contribution keeps us in beans. Call now at 1-888-232-1212, or join us online at wwfm.org.

Thank you for your support of WWFM – The Classical Network, and happy birthday, Bach!

https://wwwfm.secureallegiance.com/wwfm/WebModule/Donate.aspx?P=DEFAULT&PAGETYPE=PLG&CHECK=vOU2bz5JCWmgCDbf53nm9ezWDeZ%2beA1M

March 21, 2021

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