Summer Membership Drive
Dear WTIP members,
$176,300. The highest total in WTIP’s history – and it’s because of you. WTIP Community Radio surpassed our $150,000 goal during our Summer Member Drive, a milestone made possible by our incredible listener-members, on-air and behind-the-scenes volunteers, live musicians, staff, founding members, and generous underwriters and sponsors who supported our member lunches, music tent, and live broadcast from the Grand Marais Art Colony. Thank you, thank you, thank you for listening to and relying on WTIP. Your support allows us to keep creating important, engaging, and entertaining programming for the people of Cook County.
Thank you,
Your friends at WTIP
July 9 – 13
Betsy Bowen t-shirts and tote bags
Our goal this summer is to raise more than $150K and grow our community of sustainers (listeners who give automatically each month) to create the stability we need. Monthly support gives WTIP a dependable foundation.
And as a thank-you, members who contribute at the $15/month or higher level ($180/year) receive an exclusive Betsy Bowen tote or t-shirt. Make your gift today!
Betsy Bowen Artist Proof sealed bid auction
Before WTIP aired our inaugural broadcast in April 1998, a special limited-edition woodblock print by Betsy Bowen helped make it possible. Just 15 woodblock prints were sold for $1,000 each, raising the funds needed to help launch the station.
Now, nearly 30 years later, Betsy has made an extraordinary gift: her Artist Proof – the only one of its kind – has been generously donated to the station to support our mission.
Beginning today, July 2, you have the opportunity to own this unique piece of our history through a Sealed Bid Auction.
Click HERE to view the woodblock print.
Drive Events
Member Coffee & Donuts at the station
Thursday, July 9 | 8 – 10 AM
Members are invited to the station on July 9 from 8 to 10 AM for Fika coffee & World’s Best Donuts. Who is a member? A member is someone who has made a donation to WTIP within the last 12 months. Become a member or renew your membership today!
Member Lunch at the station
Friday, July 10 | NOON – 2 PM
Members are invited to the station on Friday, July 10 from noon to 2 PM for lunch and live music. Lunch is served at noon and local band The Splints! are playing from 1 to 2 PM. Sponsored by North Shore Federal Credit Union, Johnson’s Foods, and Arrowhead Cooperative. Ice cream by Superior Creamery.
LIVE from the Grand Marais Arts Festival
Saturday, July 11 | 10 AM – 2 PM
Visit WTIP at the Grand Marais Arts Festival! We’ll be live broadcasting interviews from the Art Fest at 10 AM followed by the musical acts at noon. Come watch a live broadcast, visit the merch booth, and spin to win a prize. Find us in front of Johnson’s Heritage Post.
LIVE from the Grand Marais Arts Festival
Sunday, July 12 | NOON – 4 PM
Visit WTIP at the Grand Marais Arts Festival! Merch and live broadcasting in front of Johnson’s Heritage Post. Come watch a live broadcast, visit the merch booth, and spin to win a prize.