Hungerthon
Join us for Hungerthon with Zimmer Communications to raise funds for the Weekend Backpack Program!
Tune into 98.7 The Dove, 93.7 The Stage, 96.9 The Jock, Real Country 101.3, and 93.3 AM 560 KWTO to donate and listen for matches that will double your impact.
One in 5 children in southwest Missouri worry about where their next meal is coming from. During the week, kids are able to get through the day with school-provided breakfasts and lunches. But what happens on the weekends when those meals aren’t available? You can help ensure that children facing hunger in the Ozarks have something to eat on the weekends. And this year, we need your help more than ever.
Ozarks Food Harvest’s Hungerthon with Zimmer Communications is a four-day radio-thon to raise funds for the Weekend Backpack Program, which provides weekend meals for local children who might otherwise go without.
A Hungerthon donation provides children facing hunger with a bag of nutritious meals every weekend of the school year. Each bag contains six kid-friendly meals, beverages and snacks for students to take home on the weekends when they don’t have access to school meals.
Nearly 66,000 bags will be distributed in 62 southwest Missouri schools this school year. Learn more about the Weekend Backpack Program and the children it serves here.
Hungerthon listeners can donate online or by calling in during the Hungerthon radio-thon on September 11th-14th, 2026.
DONATE NOW
Every dollar makes a difference for children facing hunger. Just $360 (or $30/monthly) helps sponsor one Weekend Backpack child for a full school year. Can you help make a life-changing difference for a child facing hunger?
DONATE NOWTo donate by mail, please print and fill out the form below and send a check to:
Ozarks Food Harvest
Attn: Sarah Green
P.O. Box 5746
Springfield, MO 65801.
A corporate sponsorship at Hungerthon will be used to inspire listeners to donate through match challenges during the on-air event. Your sponsorship will allow listeners to double or even triple their impact.
For corporate sponsorship information, please contact Sarah Green at (417) 865-3411 x 146 or email [email protected].
We’re so grateful for your compassion for children across the Ozarks. We collect real stories of hunger and hope from children across the community. Here are just a few:
