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 United Way needs your votes to bring the valuable resource of 211 to Northwest Florida. It's a three digit phone number available 24/7 for residents in need of health and human services. United Way First Call for Help is a contestant for a $50,000 grant through the Pepsi Refresh Everything program. Each person can vote once a day every day at refresheverything.com/211nwflorida
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ARC Gateway provides job opportunities for adults with developmental disabilities. Your donated Mardi Gras beads are sorted and packaged by adults in the ARC Gateway program to be sold to area krewes for future parades.
You can drop off your extra beads at the WXBM studios in Pace during business hours. Donated beads may also be dropped off at ARC Gateway on 12th Avenue in Pensacola or for a location near you call 434-2638. MORE |
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 Join WXBM along with local businesses, family teams, organizations, schools and volunteers for a day of fun, food, entertainment and exercise at the 3rd Annual March for Babies on Saturday April 24th at Bartram Park in Pensacola. It will be a morning of family fun including exercise, a doggie station, a special “Kid’s Korner” with face-painting, bounce houses and more. Registration opens at 7:00 a.m. March for Babies starts at 8:00 a.m. Register your team today! More
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Don’t miss your chance to be a part of a Next Step Parent & Son/Daughter Camping Adventure or a Next Step Father & Son Camping Adventure. You can support these adventures financially, volunteer or participate by taking your son or daughter on an awesome adventure.
Our strategy is simple, fun and affective. Relationships are established, commitments are made. Seven principles that will give each person the practical tools for living: Life Purpose & Strategies, Goal Setting, Spiritual Priorities, Relationships, Dating, Parent/Son & Daughter Relationships and Accountability. MORE |
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 Based on recent statistics we are losing WW II veterans at the rate of 1200 per day. Emerald Coast Honor Flight honors our local veterans by flying them to Washington, DC to reflect at their memorials. Top priority is given to the senior veterans along with other veterans that may be terminally ill. Donations and volunteers are also needed. MORE
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 The Northwest Florida Blood Center is now offering Online Appointment Scheduling for donors to help raise the blood supply for our area. Blood donors may click on the blood center’s website at www.nfbcblood.org and schedule an appointment online for whole blood, double red cells, platelets and plasma donations. Appointments can be made for the following locations: 1999 East Nine Mile Road, 2209 North Ninth Avenue in Pensacola, 4490 East Highway 90 center in Pace and the Racetrack Road center in Ft. Walton Beach.
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Covenant Hospice is offering free copies of Five Wishes, a living will that talks about your personal, emotional and spiritual needs as well as your medical wishes. Less than 25% of Americans over the age of 18 enact these rights in writing. More |
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Fun things to do, vacation rentals, local coupons, plus a complete schedule of local events you don't want to miss. Here's what's happening along the Emerald Coast from Pensacola.com! More
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Their goal is to honor and ensure quality support to severely injured veterans of our area by publicly embracing them. By being a part of the fund raising effort or as a volunteer, you can help show our community values their service, sacrifice and commitment. More
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 Public Service Announcements
If your non-profit organization has an announcement you would like us to air, please e-mail us the information, along with a contact phone number, at least three weeks in advance. We will not be able to get the announcement on the radio without your basic information and phone number. Please note that this service is for local non-profit groups and organizations only. Send your announcement to CommunityAnnouncement@wxbm.com
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Host and Help Phone Numbers
American Red Cross - Milton 626-7333
American Red Cross - Pensacola 432-7601
Donate assistance 1-800-FL HELP1
Central Baptist Church Crestview 850-699-9889
North American Mission Board 1-800-749-7479
National Voluntary Organizations 703-339-5596
United Methodist Committee 1-800-554-8583
Episcopal Relief 1-800-334-7626
Catholic Charities 1-800-919-9338
Benevolent Association of SRC 623-8239
First Call for Help Escambia 595-5905
First Call for Help Okaloosa 243-9111
First Call for Help Santa Rosa 983-7200
First United Methodist Milton 623-6683
Helping Hands Mission 623-5101
Interfaith Ministries 934-8385
Loaves and Fishes 438-7616
Manna Food Bank 994-3369
Salvation Army Milton 623-4099
Tri-County Community Council 981-0036
United Way Milton 623-4507
Waterfront Rescue Mission 436-7868
Olive Baptist Church 476-1932
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