November 2008 / Bott Radio Network Partners with Local Church in Memphis to Help Feed Needy Families, Friday, November 7th
Friday November 7th the Memphis Bott Radio Network team and listeners joined
hands in gathering food items for needy families in the inner city. This was the
17th year to show support for Pastor Francis Ssebikindu of the Living Water
Community Church to provide Thanksgiving food baskets. Bott Radio listeners
were asked to bring canned & non-perishable food items to help meet the need.
This year’s Bott Radio Network Super-Lo food drive was the biggest ever with many local
businesses co-sponsoring the event including our live broadcast at the Super-Lo
Foods location on Spotswood. Randy Stepherson, owner of Memphis area Super-
Lo Foods and his staff provided excellent support in their 2nd year as the main
sponsor of this community wide event. We would like to give special thanks to
Rowsey Furniture Supermarket for giving away a beautiful oak gathering table
with chairs, Chuck Hutton Dodge-Chrysler-Jeep for giving away an HP laptop
computer with HP color photo printer. We also appreciate One & Only BBQ for
serving their delicious bbq for all who stopped by and donated to the drive and
The Shot Nurse for offering flu vaccinations to anyone willing to feel a “small
stick.” Other sponsors for this year’s food drive included Marci Russell with
Pulaski Mortgage, Union University, Brim’s Snack Foods, A-1 Homes- residential
roofing specialists, Turner Ice Cream, Mike Volner Retirement Planning, Fast
Signs, Lenny’s Sub Shops, Flowers & Gifts by Regis and Conway Services Heating
& Cooling.
BRN Memphis’ Donna Austin with Turner Dairy’s Fred Griffith who gave away free ice
cream for each that donated to the food drive.
From left: Account Executive Sunny Caldwell, Terry Brimhall of Brim’s Snack
Foods, BRN Memphis General Manager Todd Payne and Account Executive Kim Morris enjoy
the perfect weather for the food drive- Sunny skies & lower 70’s!!
Pastor Ssebikindu, originally from Uganda, has been pastoring the Living Water
Community Church for 23 years ministering to inner-city families in Memphis.
A brave listener gets a flu vaccination from April with The Shot Nurse- Ouch!!!
This is only a fraction of all the food collected from our loyal listeners of Bott Radio
Network.
Mrs. Shirley Rowsey of Rowsey Furniture Supermarket explains why she’s glad to be
a sponsor of this year’s food drive.
One & Only BBQ served up free bbq with the fixings to everyone that came out to
support this annual community wide event. The security guard was overheard to say, “This is
the best bbq in town!”
Dr. Kenneth Whalum, Jr. Pastor of the New Olivet Baptist Church and Memphis City
School Board Commissioner is joined by Bott Radio Network’s Memphis General Manager, Todd Payne and
Program Director, Byron Tyler for opening prayer.
WCRV’s Byron Tyler takes a flu shot live on the radio from April Hay with The Shot
Nurse. Have you had your flu shot?
Bott Radio Network’s Memphis General Manager Todd Payne explains the importance of our involvement in
this year’s food drive
Super-Lo Foods owner Randy Stepherson oversees 3 store locations in the Memphis
area. Each store was a drop point for listeners to bring their donations.
Shelby County Sherriff Mark Luttrell stopped by to show his support of helping
families in need.
Bott Radio Network advertiser Lance Walker with Walker Auctions shares about family traditions
at Thanksgiving time.
Event sponsor Marci Russell of Pulaski Mortgage invites listeners to register for a
free America flag with a crisp $100 bill tied to the flag pole!
The Super-Lo Foods parking lot was the gathering place for the live radio remote.
Chris Smith with A-1 Homes-residential roofing specialists had a great time meeting
listeners.
One & Only BBQ owner, Bill Dushlek refuses to give away the secret recipe of what
makes their bbq taste so good!!
Chuck Hutton- Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep’s General Sales Manager Benny Henry- shows
off the new Dodge Challenger.
Dr. Ken Easley (left) and Landon Preston with Union University’s Stephen Olford’s
Center talk about the variety of Christian ministry educational degree programs offered
at Union’s Germantown campus.
Pastor Francis & Randy Stepherson shake hands on a successful food drive!