holiday wish week

A Swansea coffee shop is setting up the easiest way to help a family in town.

Years from now, when I’m retired and reflecting on my decades of work at Fun 107, some of my proudest moments will undoubtedly come from our partnership with the United Way of Greater New Bedford on Holiday Wish Week. We just wrapped up our 10th year of spotlighting families who have faced particularly tough times in 2024 and need help to make the holidays special. Thin...

Christopher Melancon loves remote control cars. When he was in eighth grade at Normandin Middle School, he accidentally dropped a battery from one of the cars onto his toe. His family didn’t think much of it. At worst, they assumed it might be a break, and there’s not much that can be done for a broken toe. However...

Lea Pabon was volunteering so much at Our Sisters' School in New Bedford that the Head of the School decided to hire her.  "She was always here, so we decided she should start getting a paycheck." That was three years ago.  Since, Pabon has fallen in love with the community at Our Sisters' School and the feeling is mutual.  When sh...

A 14-year-old New Bedford boy is in the fight of his life. Ivaltino Fernandes, an 8th grader at Normandin Middle School, has end-stage renal disease. This means his kidneys are no longer functioning. It is a very serious, life-threatening health issue for Ivaltino, and it is not something that will resolve on its own...

This is a tough one to write about. Today's Holiday Wish Family centers on a young Fall River family displaced by domestic violence. Back in October, Sarah had been living in a Fall River apartment with her two young daughters, ages 10 and 3...

As we put the finishing touches on family selections for our 10th United Way of Greater New Bedford Holiday Wish Week, we wanted to share an update with you about one of our families from 2023, the Amaral family. We introduced you to Kyle Amaral, a New Bedford husband and father of two...

Listen to our favorite seven moments from this year's Holiday Wish Week with the United Way of Greater New Bedford.

A recap of the incredible week of giving we had here at Fun 107.

Marco, an outstanding GNBVT student, has had a tough year after recently losing his mother and battling hunger issues at home. This is his story.