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The Cat Country Cares for Kids Radiothon – August 14th

Posted on: July 27th, 2026 by brent

Radiothon logoJoin Cat Country 98.7 for the 8th Annual Cat Country Cares for Kids Radiothon, benefiting the Bear Family Foundation Pediatric Oncology Center for Hope at Studer Family Children’s Hospital.

Throughout the day, we’ll share powerful stories from local children, families, physicians and community leaders whose lives have been touched by the care provided at Studer Family Children’s Hospital.

Every donation helps provide health, hope and healing to children in our community.

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Listen and Give

Tune in to Cat Country 98.7 throughout the day on Friday, August 14, as we broadcast live and share stories of courage, compassion and hope.

You can make a secure donation online or call 850-746-1094 to support the Radiothon.

Radio and television partners include:

  • Cat Country 98.7
  • NewsRadio 92.3
  • WEAR-TV

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Your Donation Makes a Difference

Supporting the Cat Country Cares for Kids Radiothon is more than making a financial contribution. It is giving local children and families hope during some of the most difficult moments of their lives.

Radiothon donations help provide services and resources such as:

Comforting Toys

A toy can bring comfort, distraction and a sense of normalcy to a child spending time in the hospital. Your donation helps provide toys that encourage smiles, creativity and hope.

Facility Dog Visits

A specially trained facility dog can provide comfort and emotional support to children during procedures, treatments and difficult hospital stays. A gift of $85 can help provide one full day of care and support from a facility dog.

Child Life Services

Certified Child Life Specialists help children understand medical procedures, manage fear and cope with pain, grief or anxiety. Your gift can help provide one-on-one support when a child needs it most.

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Become a Radiothon Sponsor

Radiothon sponsors help raise critical funds for Studer Family Children’s Hospital while connecting their businesses with one of our community’s most meaningful causes.

Sponsors receive recognition in the weeks leading up to the Radiothon and throughout the live event.

For sponsorship information, contact Michaela McCarthy: 850-746-1094

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Volunteer for the Phone Bank

The Sacred Heart Foundation needs volunteers to help staff the Radiothon phone bank.

Volunteers will answer incoming pledge calls and encourage friends, family members and colleagues to support local children and families. All you need is a willingness to help and a passion for making a difference.

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Help Give Local Children a Healthier Future

Every donation stays focused on helping children and families receive exceptional care close to home.

Join Cat Country 98.7, NewsRadio 92.3, WEAR-TV and the Sacred Heart Foundation on Friday, August 14, for the 8th Annual Cat Country Cares for Kids Radiothon.

Together, we can give local children hope, healing and a healthier future.

The BIG LIP SYNC Battle – October 22nd

Posted on: July 7th, 2026 by brent

Jason Aldean – The Wharf – August 29

Posted on: July 1st, 2026 by brent

Jason Aldean

Jason Aldean comes to the Wharf on Saturday, August 29th with Chase Matthew and Mackenzie Carpenter.

Tickets are on sale now at Ticketmaster and the Box Office.

Listen to win Tickets closer to the show.

Alabama at the Pensacola Bay Center – August 15

Posted on: June 2nd, 2026 by brent
Alabama is bringing their legendary catalog of hits to the Pensacola Bay Center on Saturday, August 15, with special guest EXILE.
From “Mountain Music” and “Song of the South” to “Dixieland Delight” and “Feels So Right,” this is your chance to see one of the most successful bands in country music history live in concert.
 
Who would you bring to this show? Tag them below and make plans for a night of timeless country music at the Pensacola Bay Center.
Listen to win tickets during the Conundrum all this week at 3:45.Alabama

Stepping Out in Style Fashion Show – October 23

Posted on: May 28th, 2026 by brent

Stepping out

Join Baptist Health Care Foundation for the 50th Annual Stepping Out in Style Fashion Show, presented by Sandy Sansing Dealerships, Friday, October 23rd at the Hilton Pensacola Beach. Enjoy cocktails, auctions, hors d’oeuvres, and an unforgettable runway fashion show — all benefiting Baptist Health Care Foundation. Reserve your seat now and celebrate 50 years of impact in our community.

Ticket and times here: https://www.baptisthealthcarefoundation.org/womens-board/events/stepping-out-in-style

Spring Jam 2025 – Juana’s Pagodas – March 23

Posted on: February 4th, 2025 by brent

Spring Jam

Cat Country 98 7’s Spring Jam 2025 is presented by KIA AUTOSPORT and stars Chayce Beckham with Dylan Schneider and Kelsey Hart and Randy Cobb will kick it off.  Sunday March 23, 2025 at Juana’s Pagodas and Sailors Grill in Navarre.  

Proceeds go to help Santa Rosa Kids House…. Get your $20 Tickets.

Spring Jam is is an ALL AGES show.

Doors will open at 2:00pm and the show will start at 4:00pm. Bring your beach towel to sit on and bunch of friends (NO CHAIRS ARE ALLOWED)

 

There will be food and beverages on site.

What to know about the show:

It is Rain or Shine
You can bring a small beach towel to sit on.
Seating is first come first served.

Other rules for this show:

No tents
No Drones
No umbrellas
No Strollers
No coolers or outside food or drink
No Pets (registered service animals are permitted)
No Professional Video or Photography (unless badged by Cat Country 98.7)
No Weapons of any kind
No CHAIRS

Presented by:

KiA

Hosted at:

juanas

Pirate Sponsor:

PSC

Sandpit Sponsor:
blue chair bay

Eglin

aaron erskin

Impact 100 Pensacola Bay Area

Posted on: December 31st, 2023 by brent

Who is IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area?

IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area, Inc. (IMPACT) is an organization of women committed to improving their community by providing substantial grants to nonprofit organizations in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.

Started in 2003 by four local women, IMPACT has become the largest IMPACT group in the world. The idea behind IMPACT involves recruiting at least 100 women to donate $1,000 each and pooling those resources into one big grant for a qualifying nonprofit. In the 17 years since the Pensacola chapter began, this organization of philanthropic women has donated more than $12 million to charities throughout the Escambia/Santa Rosa area. IMPACT has funded 120 grants totaling $12,830,000 since 2004.

IMPACT has no paid employees or staff, so one hundred percent of each member’s annual contribution of $1,000 is pooled and awarded to nonprofit organizations in increments of at least $100,000 grants.

Click Here to find out more about joining

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Avenue of Flags – Memorial Day, 4th of July and Veteran’s Day

Posted on: May 22nd, 2023 by brent

North Pensacola OptimistPensacola Avenue of Flags

SUPPORTING OUR COMMUNITY

North Pensacola Optimist Club – Our Optimist Club invites you to participate in a patriotic, community service program called “The Avenue of Flags”, which honors our military and country while supporting our many youth and community programs.

Join us as we place thousands of American Flags along one mile of Bayfront Parkway on three national holidays, Memorial Day, July 4th and Veteran’s Day.

Sponsor a Flag

Since 1962, NPOC has served the youth and community of PNS, including development of Hitzman-Optimist Park.  To honor our great Military and Nation, this annual event we will be displaying perhaps thousands of American Flags on Bayfront Parkway on Memorial Day, July 4th, Veterans Day.  Flags are offered through individual subscription or business sponsorship. Proceeds to benefit Pediatric Onchology at SHH and our many other youth programs.  pensacolaoptimists.org

  • Choose Individual, Friends, Or Family Subscriptions

    Your Avenue of Flag subscription includes the following:

    • “Individual” Subscriptions Include 5 Flags placed on Memorial Day, July 4th and Veteran’s Day
    • “Friends” Subscriptions Include 10 Flags placed on Memorial Day, July 4th and Veteran’s Day
    • “Family” Subscriptions Include 25 Flags placed on Memorial Day, July 4th and Veteran’s Day
       
    • 1 mile of Flags along Bayfront Parkway from Seville Square to 14th Avenue.
    • Subscribe any time. Each subscription includes all 3 holidays!
    • Patriotic Flag Display
    • Flags remain up the day prior to the holiday and the day after
    • We’ll manage flag placement and removal.
    • Convenient online enrollment and payment options available.
    • Subscriptions received within 7 days prior to a flag holiday will be carried over to the next three flag holidays. 
    • To order by mail, download and mail our printable brochure here.

    Support NPOC youth programs and be a part of Avenue of Flags!

  • Individual Subscription $50/year
  • Friends Subscription $100/year
  • Family Subscription $250/year

Big Brothers Big Sisters

Posted on: December 30th, 2019 by brent

For more than 100 years, Big Brothers Big Sisters has operated under the belief that inherent in every child is the ability to succeed and thrive in life. As the nation’s largest donor- and volunteer-supported mentoring network, Big Brothers Big Sisters makes meaningful, monitored matches between adult volunteers and children. We develop positive relationships that have a direct and lasting effect on the lives of young people.

MISSION

Create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth.

VISION

All youth achieve their full potential.

BEING A BIG BROTHER OR BIG SISTER IS ONE OF THE MOST ENJOYABLE THINGS YOU’LL EVER DO.

If you would like to register to become a volunteer, you can do so by providing your zip code, completing form that comes up, and a Match Specialist will get in touch with you. You may always call our offices at:

Escambia / Santa Rosa Counties – 850-433-5437

The Money Tree Story – Christmas Wish 2019

Posted on: December 24th, 2019 by brent

 
Let me tell you the story of these three photos and how God works all things to His glory… In the first pic is the Money Tree that Labelle Performing Arts put together to help a family in need… On Saturday morning I got a text from Jeannie (head of Labelle) that they were looking for a family… At exactly the same time I got a Christmas wish from Joseph the manager of Good Morning Mattress Store on Davis Hwy… The wish went like this:
 
There was recently a customer that came in here and needed help with a mattress set, well while talking to her I was informed that she is having a really hard time finding a place to live. Her name is Ida, she is 65 years old and recently was put on cancer preventative medicine and goes back to the dr on January 6th. She went through remission but last week her doctors told her it came back. She has spinal problems is why she came into my store. She is on disability and doesn’t get much from her disability payments. Her organs are shutting down, she has no food, and is short $250 to pay her rent and will have nowhere to live if not paid before Christmas Eve. Please help…
 
So Labelle decided that is where their Money Tree should go… Monday morning they dropped it off and we called Ms. Ida to let her know someone had nominated her for a Christmas Wish and we were going to help with her rent. What we found out is that she has been admitted to Sacred Heart for a heart attack and was under going stress tests etc. So, Candy and I grabbed Santa Paws and went over to visit her and bring her some cash… Before we left we counted the Cash… I called Jeannie and asked how much she though they were donating… she said she wanted to be sure to cover the rent so she put a $100 on the tree and thought it might have been about $400 bucks… When we got to Sacred Heart we got to visit Ms. Ida… and told her we had enough for her rent… In fact we had about $670 (Surprise Labelle… you raised a lot of cash on your tree)… Ms. Ida broke into tears and we were blessed to be the vessel for the blessing… But that is not where the story ends.
 
Ms. Ida looked at us and said “can you help Joseph?” We looked at her blankly, this caught me off guard. Without hesitation Ms. Ida grabbed her phone and called the person that put the wish in for her and said “how much did you tell me you need to keep from being evicted?” He told her and she hung up with out a word. She proceeded to pull $290 out of the cash we had delivered and asked us to take it back to Joseph saying “I got more than I needed, please go help him too.”
 
So we went over to see Joseph and as we relayed the story… We asked what made him put the Christmas Wish in and he said it was all could think of to do. He said Ms. Ida had called him to tell him how much she appreciated it… That’s when we got to tell him we were in the room when she called him about his needs and sent us back with the $290 he needed.
 
Candy hugged him for a full 2 minutes and today we are reminded that God moves people to help each other and in the end provides.
 
The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food in due season. You open your hand; you satisfy the desire of every living thing. (Ps. 145:15-16)
 
Merry Christmas!