Please join us this holiday season in delivering a message of hope to needy children in our own community by donating a new, unwrapped toy to the Sangamon County Chapter of Toys for Tots. Sangamon County Toys For Tots
Visit participating businesses through December 22 to get registered to win valuable gifts! On December 22, a prize winner will be drawn from each business, and you could win a prize from the business that draws your name, plus you’ll go into the grand prize drawing for the $500 Simon Gift Card or a $1,000 shopping spree.
Go to gscc.org/holiday for the complete list of Capital Shopping Spree partners.
Feed your whole office with lunch for 10, delivered by a 970 WMAY talk show host! Secret Recipes Restaurant in Chatham will provide the delicious Friday lunchtime meal, brought right to your workplace. Secret Recipes -- if you can dream it, they can do it at Secret Recipes! Click here to get registered.
HACKNEY LIGHTS
See the lights and make the season bright for kids in crisis. Come see Hackney Lights, a brilliant holiday light display featuring more than 80,000 colorful bulbs! Click here for a map to Hackney Lights. While you visit, you can leave a secure cash or check donation to help the Mini O'Beirne Crisis Nursery which provides children with a safe place to stay, temporarily, when their parents are unable to care for them. Hackney Lights is supported by Pleasant Nursery, with plenty of holiday decorations and lots of unique gift ideas, a mile west of White Oaks Mall on Wabash.
Springfield's top radio source for weather information has now teamed up with Central Illinois's top television source for weather. Get exclusive Stormcenter 17 forecasts all day on 970 WMAY. And when life-threatening severe weather strikes, WMAY and Stormcenter 17 will pool our news and weather resources to bring you the most comprehensive coverage, on your radio and on your TV.
Learn the warning signs of danger. The Prairie Heart Institute at St. John's Hospital helps you recognize the signs of heart trouble -- and now keeps you posted on the warning signs of severe weather. Sign up for the Prairie Heart Weather Alert by texting the word "rain" to 62582. Each morning, you'll get a text message with that day's forecast. And when weather watches or warnings are issued, you'll find out immediately via text message. To receive the Prairie Heart Weather Alert, just text the word "rain" to 62582
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970 WMAY brings you the most NFL action in Springfield, with Sunday afternoon, Sunday night and Monday night games -- including key Chicago Bears matchups and the most critical late-season contests. Then stay with us as your ticket for all the post-season action -- every playoff game, the division championships and the Super Bowl from Tampa Bay on Feb 1, 2009!