"Messages of Hope" Banner for Virginia Tech
WBFJ listeners can sign the "Messages of Hope" Banner for Virginia Tech.
We will deliver the banner to the VA Tech campus on Friday, April 27.
Here are the days, times and locations for you to sign the banner:
Saturday, 4/21, 4-8PM
Finch Field, Thomasville
Family Fit and Fun Day +
Newsong Concert
Monday, 4/23, 10:00-7:00
Hanes Mall, Winston-Salem
Customer Service Area
Lower Level-Near Belk
Tuesday, 4/24, 10:00-7:00
Oak Hollow Mall, High Point
Customer Service Center
Upper Level Near Food Court
Wednesday, 4/25, 10:00-7:00
Randolph Mall, Asheboro
Center Court
Thanks to RAM Fabrication in Winston-Salem for providing the banner.
www.ramfabrication.com
NEWS...
Governor Easley has declared Friday (April 20) as a day of mourning in memory of the victims of the Virginia Tech shootings earlier this week. The governor is also calling for a moment of silence at noon today.
Virginia Tech Alumni have declared today Hokie Hope: Orange and Maroon Effect day.
VT alumni are urging that you wear something orange or maroon today in support of VT students, faculty and their families.
The university has created the April 16 Memorial Website so individuals may share condolences, thoughts, and prayers. www.vt.edu
Evangelist Franklin Graham said Cho Seung-Hui, the killer at Virginia Tech University, was "filled with evil,” and that Satan is responsible for Monday’s mass killings of 32 people at the Blacksburg, Va., campus.
Graham, president and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, sent 20 chaplains from his ministry’s Rapid Response Team to the Virginia Tech campus to help students, faculty and staff deal with their emotions in the wake of the massacre.
Columbine High School in Colorado is closed today
marking the eighth anniversary of the Columbine school shooting.
During the 1999 Columbine attack, two students, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, fatally wounded 12 classmates and a teacher before killing themselves. (CNN)
The Governor is requesting Federal Disaster Aid to help with the recent freeze damage to crops over Easter weekend. Estimated crop losses stand at over $111 million dollars across the state. Federal aid would allow farmers to get federal emergency loans. (NCNN)
School officials along with police are investigating recent graffiti at
Mount Tabor High School. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office.
Compassion Sunday 2007 is this Sunday:
Ways to tell others about the need to sponsor children through Compassion International…-Set up an information table at your church
-Share your experience as a Compassion sponsor during Sunday School or worship service.
For more information about Compassion International…wbfj.fm.
The River Run International Film festival going on through Monday in Winston-Salem.
There will be an Animation Panel this Saturday, at the School of the Arts Main Theatre. The theme is “How to Make a Once Upon a Time Movie”.
More info about the event at www.riverrunfilm.com.
Sports:
Minor League Baseball action…Warthogs rally in the 9th to win.
Warthogs at home tonight through Saturday…
TobyMac, MercyMe, Chris Tomlin, Kirk Franklin and American Idol contestant Mandisa will be performing at the 38th Annual GMA Dove Awards live from the Grand Ole Opry House Nashville on Wednesday, April 25.
The American Bible Society is the Designated Charity for the Dove Awards. (www.doveawards.com)
Make your Dove picks by going to wbfj.fm…it could win you and your family a Disney vacation or tix to SonFest 2007 this summer at Carowinds.
The WBFJ - GMA Music Awards Contest…wbfj.fm.
-Mark your calendar: National Day of Prayer will be Thursday, May 3rd .
This year's theme, "America, Unite in Prayer" based on II Chronicles 7:14. www.nationaldayofprayer.org
WBFJ Sharathon 2007 (May 8 – 11)
Sharathon Artist for 2007… AVALON… Tuesday May 8…
at First Assembly of God in WS. Details on Line…wbfj.fm.
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Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Mix of sun and clouds…High 68
Tonight: Clear…Low 42
The Weekend: Lots of sunshine…Highs in the mid to upper 70s
Weekend Getaway Forecast:
Boone: Mix of sun and clouds…High near 70
Myrtle Beach: Sunny skies…High 75
FYI:
(Virginia Tech) Blacksburg, Virginia
Today: Sunny…High 67 Weekend: Sunny…High in the 70s
