It Was a Record-Setting Haul!
Over $5,400 Raised
When the broadcast event kicked off at 7:00 a.m., on Wednesday, May 19, not many on staff were expecting much. After all, most of the community was still affected by the uncertainty of the pandemic and quite frankly, money was tight.
However, since most of the country was leaning toward slowly opening up to some sort of normalcy, Station Advisor Danielle Tier suggested that perhaps the timing was right to resume the WBFH springtime tradition of Biffstock.
After some discussion, and the realization that the main component of the campaign—the live talent show/stage show—would be difficult to produce amid the social distancing requirements of the District, the staff decided to go ahead and produce an event.
Under the direction of Student General Manager Evan Katz, a list of previous donors was compiled and assigned to the rest of the staffers. They fanned out and contacted local businesses in the hope of landing some donations.
Although the door-to-door knock effort left something to be desired, a few businesses came through to offer gift cards and monetary donations. The majority of the pledges came through GoFundMe, social media requests and word-of-mouth; that was the surprising part. By midnight, the staff had met its goal.
Jeff Lawson (Andover ’95) generously offered to match donations dollar-for-dollar. That put this year’s effort into the record books.
