94.7 QDR cares and believes in the North Carolina tradition of neighbors helping neighbors. Whether it’s helping to rebuild after a storm, donating to a local charity, or a simple act of kindness to show someone you care – we like to call this Q’ing it Forward. No matter how big or small the gesture, take the time to show you care.
We’d love to hear about it too! Let us know on social media by tagging us and using #QitForward.
Read and Feed: Celebrating 15 Years of Giving Kids an Appetite for Reading!
Pictured, left to right: Jan Frantz, Read and Feed Founder and Past President; Amber Simmons, Read and Feed Program and Evaluation Director; Sherry Shudra, Read and Feed Executive Director; QDR’s Mike Wheless Amber Simmons and Mike Wheless Sherry Shudra, Mike Wheless, Amber Simmons, and Jan Frantz Jan Frantz, Read and Feed Founder and Past President… Continue Reading
Q It Forward: Note In The Pocket’s 9th Annual Socks & Undie 5K Rundie
94.7 QDR invites you to “Q It Forward” on Saturday April 23rd for the 9th Annual “Socks & Undie 5K Rundie” benefiting Note In The Pocket. Mad Dawg will be there to emcee and he invited Sarah Caldwell from Note in the Pocket to the studio to talk about the event. Check out their conversation and if you’d…… Continue Reading
QDR CARES BLOOD DRIVE
THANK YOU! We had a record day for blood donations and we thank everyone who stopped by to donate. Blood is always in need, especially right now. You can make an appointment anytime you’re ready by visiting www.redcrossblood.org Special thanks to our volunteers from the Health Science School at Johnston Community College and to our…… Continue Reading
“Sharin’ Our Maren” With Maren Morris Tickets!
94.7QDR is RICH with tickets to see Maren Morris at Red Hat Amphitheater on June 9th and we want to Q It Forward by “Sharin’ Our Maren” tickets with you all week! Listen at 11:30 am and 3:30 pm to win a pair of tickets for you AND a pair of tickets to share. Buy…… Continue Reading
The Wedding Is Here!
It was a beautiful morning for a wedding at the QDR “Chapel of Love” as our very own Mike “Elvis” Wheless officiated the marriage of Chelsea Hall and Gerald Campbell. The happy couple was joined by their son Jaiden and immediate family. You could feel the temperature rising in the studio from the extreme amount…… Continue Reading
Get on our QDR Christmas Card List
Would you like to get a Christmas Card from your Q Crew? Just sign up below and give us your address so we can send you a card. We’ll send out as many as we can and if you have extra, we’d love to get one from you too! Mail the Q Crew a Christmas…… Continue Reading
Heating Up The Holidays With Newcomb and Company Winner – Q It Forward
94.7 QDR and Newcomb and Company are Qing it Forward Heating the Holidays for Susan Grosjean of Raleigh. She was the victim of vandalism a few months back and as a result, her whole HVAC system was damaged. As she tells us, her insurance did not pay much because the system was so old so it was not enough to…… Continue Reading
Local Charities Receive Double the Benefit from the 2021 Shotwell Landfill Charity Pumpkin Patch
Featured photo: Meridian Waste North Carolina Area President Josh Daher presents a $666.67 charitable donation to The Triangle Conservancy – Williamson Preserve’s Director of Land Protection & Stewardship Leigh Ann Hammerbacher and Patrick Boleman, Land Stewardship Manager. Provided by Meridian Waste Meridian Waste, an integrated, non-hazardous solid waste services company, strategically donated the proceeds of…… Continue Reading
Hope For The Holidays
THANK YOU for helping fill up 3 Ford F-150 trucks at Crossroads Ford of Apex on Saturday, 12/4. The toys will help bring Hope for the Holidays to hundreds of foster kids in the Triangle and across the state. These kids are currently in the care of Children’s Home Society of NC and will be…… Continue Reading
Q It Forward w/ Newcomb and Company
Congratulations to Deb Sharp, an EMT for Johnston County EMS. She was nominated and selected to win a brand new Carrier Heating and Air unit to be installed by our friends at Newcomb and Company. We dedicated the month of September to our first responders and asked you to nominate a hometown heroe you felt…… Continue Reading