RUNNERS. HAPPENING TODAY, HITTING THE AIRWAVES FOR A MARATHON BROADCASTING SESH. EL CAMINO FUNDAMENTAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE HOSTING THEIR ANNUAL HOLIDAY AUDIO THON TO RAISE MONEY FOR CHILDREN IN NEED. KCRA 3’S MELANIE WINGO GIVES US AN INSIDE LOOK AT THE EFFORT, SPINNING SOME TUNES TO HELP CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY. STUDENTS AT EL CAMINO FUNDAMENTALS KIDS RADIO STATION ARE WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK TODAY IN THEIR ANNUAL AUDIO THON TO HELP THE CHILDREN’S RECEIVING HOME OF SACRAMENTO THIS HOLIDAY SEASON. DROP OFF GIFT CARDS OF 2550 OR MORE FROM STORES LIKE TARGET, WALMART OR AMAZON TO US FROM 830 TO 330. IT’S JUST SUCH A GIFT. WHEN THE COMMUNITY STEPS UP TO HELP THE KIDS THAT ARE IN NEED OF OUR CARE, OUR SUPPORT, OUR LOVE. IT MEANS A LOT TO THEM. THEY KNOW THAT PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT THEY’VE NEVER MET ARE GOING TO HELP THEM OUT AND GET THEM THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS, WHICH CAN BE A PRETTY TRICKY TIME. STUDENTS REACHED OUT TO THE ORGANIZATION AND THEY DO IT EVERY YEAR. IT’S A DIFFERENT KID COMES UP THROUGH THE PROGRAM, SEES OTHERS DO IT, AND THEY KIND OF PAY IT FORWARD. I THINK IT’S REALLY IMPORTANT TO HAVE SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN DO TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY, BECAUSE I REALLY LOVE SACRAMENTO, LIKE I’VE LIVED MY WHOLE LIFE HERE. SO IT’S A SUPER AMAZING PLACE, AND I’M REALLY GLAD TO BE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING TO HELP OUT OTHER KIDS IN THE AREA AND REALLY BUILD THAT SENSE OF COMMUNITY. YOU CAN HELP DONATE, MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE COMMUNITY. JUST AS THESE KIDS ARE DOING AROUND THE CLOCK UNTIL 8:00 TOMORROW MORNING. REPORTING FROM SACRAMENTO MELANIE WINGO KCRA THREE NEWS. AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHERE THOSE KIDS WILL END UP. THAT’S WHERE I STARTED MY BROADCASTING CAREER AT KIDS, MY ALMA MATER, BACK IN 1990, AND HERE WE ARE TODAY. SO IF YOU’D LIKE TO HELP THOSE STUDENTS IN THEIR PUSH TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE CHILDREN’S RECEIVING HOME GIFT CARDS, VISIT THE WEBSITE THAT YOU SEE THERE ON YOUR SCREEN. IT IS KIDS DOT.
Sacramento school’s annual holiday ‘Audiothon’ gets kids helping kids
El Camino Fundamental HS students raise money, ask for gift card donations for Children’s Receiving Home of Sacramento
Updated: 9:26 PM PST Dec 5, 2025
El Camino Fundamental High School students hit the airwaves Friday for a marathon broadcasting session.The school’s KYDS 91.5 FM radio station kicked off its annual holiday-time Audiothon—a 24-hour fundraising effort and gift card drive that will support the Children’s Receiving Home of Sacramento this year.”It’s just such a gift when the community steps up to help the kids that are in need of our care, our support, our love,” said Danielle McGarrity of the Children’s Receiving Home of Sacramento. “That means a lot to them. They know that people out there, they’ve never met, are gonna help them out. Get them through the holidays, which could be pretty tricky.”The Audiothon runs through Saturday at 8:00 a.m. Students like El Camino senior Will Tomlin will share the message about the need to make donations to the receiving home.”I think it’s really important to have something that you can do to give back to the community,” Tomlin said. “I really love Sacramento. Like, I’ve lived my whole life here, so it’s a super amazing place and I’m really glad to be able to do something to help out other kids in the area and really build that sense of community.”If you’d like to help the students in their push to raise money for the children’s receiving home gift cards, visit kyds.rocks. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
El Camino Fundamental High School students hit the airwaves Friday for a marathon broadcasting session.
The school’s KYDS 91.5 FM radio station kicked off its annual holiday-time Audiothon—a 24-hour fundraising effort and gift card drive that will support the Children’s Receiving Home of Sacramento this year.
“It’s just such a gift when the community steps up to help the kids that are in need of our care, our support, our love,” said Danielle McGarrity of the Children’s Receiving Home of Sacramento. “That means a lot to them. They know that people out there, they’ve never met, are gonna help them out. Get them through the holidays, which could be pretty tricky.”
The Audiothon runs through Saturday at 8:00 a.m. Students like El Camino senior Will Tomlin will share the message about the need to make donations to the receiving home.
“I think it’s really important to have something that you can do to give back to the community,” Tomlin said. “I really love Sacramento. Like, I’ve lived my whole life here, so it’s a super amazing place and I’m really glad to be able to do something to help out other kids in the area and really build that sense of community.”
If you’d like to help the students in their push to raise money for the children’s receiving home gift cards, visit kyds.rocks.
See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel