WPER August 2024 Experiences

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POP-UP Pop-up 1: We had our Pop-up at Fayth Works in Aylett. They were so thankful we were in their town! This is the owner, Cindy. She had cookies made for the guests that stopped by!

This is Jenny. She is non-verbal but she loves WPER! She even carried her light up WPER key chain in her fanny pack!

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This sweet family was headed to VBS but they were so excited to stop off and see WPER!

We had our Pop-up at Fayth Works in Aylett.

They were so thankful we were in their town!

This is the owner, Cindy. She had cookies made for the guests that stopped by!

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POP-UP Pop-up 2: Hometown Pop-Up in Winchester! Our very own Happy & Vicki were there to greet listeners!

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25 years ago, a man called Frankie and asked him if WPER would be listener supported. Frankie said “yes” and this gentleman said, “then I want to be your first donor.” Don Keener still supports WPER financially to this day after 25 years!

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Event 3: We had two nights in a row of concerts with We Are Messengers, at The Heights Baptist Church in South Chesterfield.

This was the first night, and it was a sold out concert! We had so many listeners come up to our booth that were excited we were there. Darren, from We Are Messengers, brought the worship experience to the room!

This is Ed & Sharon, long time supporters of WPER. We were able to bless them with light refreshments and a Meet & Greet with Darren from We Are Messengers.

This is Debi with Theresa, and she is a long-time donor, volunteer and friend of the ministry! She LOVES WPER and tells everyone who will listen about us!

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Event 4: We had our second night of concerts with We Are Messengers, at Grace Church of Fredericksburg. They packed the house and brought the worship! Our listeners loved it!

We were able to bless Sue and her guest Kim, Heather & Paul, and Jessica & Elijah with a Meet & Greet with Darren from We Are Messengers. Sue & Jessica/Elijah are personal challengers! Heather and Paul are long time friends or the ministry as well as volunteers. They continued to donate even when they lived in Florida!

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Darren from We Are Messengers had just received some devastating news of a personal attack on his wife and daughter. He was brought to tears with worry. Our donors and team prayed with him! While we were attempting to provide an experience for our donors, they in turn provided the loving experience for Darren.

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Event 5: Another great evening hanging out with all the Fred Nats baseball fans!

The WPER on-air team greeted our listeners and donors!

We hosted our friends from Fairmount Christian Church who are always more than happy to serve alongside WPER! Anthony & Christa came and we blessed Anthony with throwing the First Pitch!

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Dwayne (Red Shirt) and his family came to celebrate how well he is doing since his recent heart transplant! They love WPER!

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POP-UP Pop-up 3: Pop-Up Stop in Mechanicsville at the Red Rooster Country Store! We had listeners, and people who did not know us, passing by! A lot of people needed prayer, so our volunteers and staff got to pray with them. Dwayne from the Afternoon show joined the fun!

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Dwayne with Lil George. He is a faithful listener and Another PC/Volunteer, Montpelier Mike & his son prayer warrior for WPER! He calls the studio all the stopped by on their lunch break to say hi! time to encourage and share.

Two of our Personal Challengers (Ed & Rachel) volunteered to help us at the Red Rooster Country Store! Rachel even got a picture with our faithful listeners, Jenny & Arthur!

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POP-UP Pop-up 4: We had a Pop-Up in our original home of license, Culpeper, Virginia!! So many long time listeners and donors came out to see us, and even waited in line to greet their WPER!!

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Event 8: We had a 25th Birthday Donor Concert with Caleb & John, Iveth Luna & Bay Turner.

We started by celebrating the very beginning. First, we surprised Frankie with the original Dwayne, his first co-host on WPER. We then had a fellowship meal as a “WPER Family” before the event began.

Also, our donors were blessed to be personally invited to the concert, and raved about how special they felt. Caleb & John, Iveth Luna & Bay Turner were amazing on and off stage! They treated our listeners like family! Even looking at grandbaby pics with a listener!

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Event 9: We had our big 25th Birthday Family Fun Day and Movie Night at Shannon Airport! Over 950 guests were in attendance! The airport was active that day so there were several planes/helicopters landing and taking off, as well as planes on display. We also had carnival games, food trucks and a train (which was a huge hit). The WPER Family had a blast celebrating with listeners, donors and even people that were just hearing about us for the first time.

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We have several business partners that set up booths. Zoe Freedom Center even had 2 people come talk to them about help with their addictions!

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Even the Disney Princesses wanted to celebrate with us!

We capped off the night with the movie Planes!

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s e c n e i r e p x e WE HAD SO MANY LISTENERS AND DONORS REACH OUT TO US THIS MONTH TO THANK US AND TO CELEBRATE WITH US! 25 YEARS OF MINISTRY IS HARD TO SHOW WITH A FEW CONNECTIONS BUT HERE ARE SOME MESSAGES FROM THE WPER FAMILY!

Long time listener had this “record” made for WPER in celebration of 25 years of ministry!

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Personal Challenger, monthly donor and volunteer, Montpelier Mike and his wife, Pat had this made for WPER in celebration of our 25th Bir thday!

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Event 10: We had our second to last Fred Nats game of the season! We blessed the Hughes family with dinner and dessert. Dad and Jamie threw the first pitch!

Eric with Gordan and his wife. Gordan is the Dad Joke King!

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Email from a listener/donor, in response to the experiences email: “I can’t begin to describe how much your radio station & all the people working there mean so much to me & I know I’m not the only person who feels this way! I’ve been struggling with so many health issues for 20 years, it’s be a real hard battle not to just give up! When I listen to WPER & hear the stories of so many other listeners that are struggling in so many different ways, it breaks my heart! I used to be so active & loved my nursing career working with kids!! I never thought of it ending when I wasn’t even 39 years old! I found out that I had Lupus along with so my other debilitating diseases. The Lord spoke to me on Monday, August 12 & told me to call up WPER. I had a doctor’s appointment to follow-up on a MRI I had. This appointment was to determine if they would be able to place a “Spinal cord stimulator “ in my spine to help with my pain. The doctor’s couldn’t place the stimulator any place else (it’s usually done in the lower back but since I’ve had so many back surgeries, I have hardware starting in my pelvis all the way up to my bra strap!) I called your station & spoke with one of the sweetest person I have ever know! Her name was Courtney (Courtney is a volunteer and donor!) & I just wanted to Thank You from the bottom of my heart for all her time & praying with me!! I was so moved to tears & still are every time I think of you! Long story short, they are going to do a trial run to see if it helps before they will actually be able to do the surgery. I still “Trust & Believe” ( my new years resolution) that the Lord will come through for me! THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!! I love your radio station & will Always be a loyal supporter!”

Message from a listener/donor after the Donor Concert we had 8/9/24: “Hi, I just wanted to thank you for inviting me to the event! It was awesome! My friends and I were so blessed and incredibly entertained.

To see and hear artists that are currently on the air was so exciting, not to mention the poignant and moving testimonies. I am so glad that you are there, and Lord willing, will be for the next 25!!!”

Amy received a phone call from a monthly donor and day sponsor: “He received the “Experiences Email” and just wanted to call and thank us. He said he reads everything we send him and he’s so grateful that we remind him often that he is helping people.”

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