VIC Radio is hosting its 36th annual 50 Hour Marathon starting Friday, April 21st through Sunday, April 23rd in support of Advocacy Center of Tompkins County. VIC DJ's Andy Tell '23, Carly Vallet '23, Clare Breakell '23 and Aidan Charde '23 are set to stay awake and on the air for fifty straight hours playing their favorite indie-alternative tracks and welcoming special musical guests to the studio for exclusive interviews and performances.
Starting Friday, April 21st at 4:00 PM, the Marathon will stream live on VICRadio.org and simulcast on WICB and ICTV. WICB can be heard locally on 91.7 FM and streaming at WICB.org, iHeart Radio and TuneIn Radio. ICTV is broadcast locally on the City of Ithaca's Educational Cable Access Channel (Spectrum 16) and also streams at ICTV.org.
The 50 Hour Marathon is a weekend-long fundraising effort that benefits a local non-profit organization. The annual event was first held in 1986. Click here for more information about the Marathon's history.
All donations made during the 50 Hour Marathon will benefit Advocacy Center of Tompkins County. If you're able, please consider donating here. Donations of $40 include four on-air mentions during the Marathon thanking supporters by name or thanking their business / organization. Donations of $25 include two on-air mentions.
The station's fundraising effort for Advocacy Center started with VIC's Virtual Fall Benefit Concert this past November. You can rewatch the concert here. The concert included performances from Bibi Club, Microbes Mostly, Jacob Faurholt, D.K. Lyons and Ed Staal.
More information about The Advocacy Center of Tompkins County: The Advocacy Center is the only provider of Domestic and Sexual Violence services in Tompkins County, NY. While the agency has grown, expanded services, and adapted to the ever-changing needs of survivors and the community over the years, they remain committed to the core philosophy of providing compassionate, trauma-informed, survivor-focused services and education with roots in feminism and the grassroots battered women’s movement of the 1970s. Today the agency has expanded to provide not only domestic violence services but also services to youth and adult survivors of child sexual abuse, adult sexual assault, and rape. This is a long and proud history, and they owe so much to the dedication of their volunteers, staff, and local community and also to the inspiration provided by the stories and strength of survivors. The Advocacy Center continues to work toward a community where all are free from violence in their homes, relationships, and life.
Your donation to the 50 Hour Marathon directly supports the work of the Advocacy Center and survivors in Tompkins County to increase their safety and heal from the abuse they have experienced.
