WIXY'S Honor Fund | Serving veterans and first responders

About the Honor Fund

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Veterans and first-responders need our support, which is why we launched Honor Fund.

How You Can Help – Every dollar helps, so donate here.

Request a Grant – Are you an organization that helps veterans and first-responders? What are you doing to help and what are your needs? Click here to request support.

20 to Grow – If you believe in Honor Fund and its mission, consider making a 20 to Grow monthly recurring contribution. That’s $20 a month to support veterans and first-responders.

Pillar Partners – When we told a few friends about Honor Fund, they jumped at the opportunity to help!  Culver’s of Champaign, Urbana, & Danville,  BlueSky Restoration, and Tatman’s Towing have all pledged $2,500. Thank you!

Organizations who are helping

Monday, June 13, 202206/13/2022

Honor Fund Challenge Coins

Wednesday, June 9, 202106/09/2021

Honor Fund Donates $1,000 of Girl Scout Cookies Veteran Organizations

Thanks to your support, WIXY and WYXY Classic’s Honor Fund delivered $1,000 of girl scout cookies to the Danville V.A.…

IFSI

Friday, September 25, 202009/25/2020

Vets in the Fire Service gets $3,000 grant

WIXY’s honor fund is proud to donate $3,000 to the Illinois Fire Service Institute. Thanks to your support, this donation…

Tuesday, July 7, 202007/07/2020

Honor Fund gives the gift of comfort.

The WIXY 100.3 and WYXY Classic 99.1 is proud to announce a donation to the Champaign and Urbana Fire Departments…

Monday, December 9, 201912/09/2019

Wreaths Across America

Wreaths Across America‘s goal is simple: place wreaths on ALL veterans graves at Christmas to remember and honor those who…

Monday, May 20, 201905/20/2019

LISTEN: Mission K9 Warrior’s Dave Hughes

The newly launched Honor Fund for first responders and military veterans has announced its first grant recipient: Mission K9 Warrior.…

Friday, May 17, 201905/17/2019

Honor Fund Grant Request

Do you have a registered 501c3 charitable organization that’s stated mission is to help out veterans and first responders in…

Wednesday, February 13, 201902/13/2019

Mission K9 Warrior

David Hughes, a Georgetown American Legion member, started Mission K9 Warrior to unite Veterans with service dogs. Karl is a…

Sunday, January 20, 201901/20/2019

Honor Fund FAQ

What is Honor Fund? (FAQ) Donate Request A Grant What is Honor Fund? Honor Fund was created to support first-responders…

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