toy drive

Broadway Utica is getting involved in our annual Keeler Toy Drive to benefit Toys for Tots, and Operation Sunshine. Tickets can be sold at a great discount just by making a contribution of a new, unwrapped toy. The discounted tickets will be for the upcoming musical 'Motown.'

Ever wonder what happened to that rogue cow that was running around Utica and New Hartford?  Well, this T-shirt serves as an answer, even if in jest. The shirt is available now online for just $9.99 and all the profits go to our toy drive benefiting Toys for Tots and Operation Sunshine...

Gianna Smith is an 8-year-old girl from Utica. Each and every year she spends her time collecting bottles and cans and asking people for donations to make sure other children have a good Christmas. This is her third year raising money and former Marine Corps. Sergeant Mike Mills almost fell out of his chair when she handed him this year's donation.

It is the holiday season and several organizations are joining forces to benefit Mohawk Valley children this year in what could be called "The Great Mohawk Valley Toy Drive."

The annual WIBX Keeler Toy Drive got an early boost this week when a local business kicked-off their efforts for the Toy Drive with Christmas in October. Nimey's Next Generation Auto on Dwyer Avenue in Utica is holding the pre-holiday event (see below) this Saturday in an effort to kick off their collection for the upcoming drive...

Thursday, October 22nd, 2015

Congratulations to the students, faculty, and staff at Whitesboro High School for being the school that raised the most toys for this year's WIBX First News with Keeler Toy Drive.

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The First News with Keeler in the Morning Toy Drive on WIBX is just a few weeks away and one part of the drive is an on-air auction with unique 'Utica Flavor' items that will generate cash to buy toys for local children in need. Sam and Chendra Phou of the Lotus Garden, who recently visited the WIBX studio to demonstrate how to make sushi, made the first donation: a "Learn How to Make Sushi P