Dana In The Morning Highlights 12/3
This past Black Friday - we spent $10.8 Billion - 10% more than last year
Javona Williams has been giving back her whole life - so we granted her Christmas wish!
Giving Tuesday - which orgranizations do you like to help and give back to?
This past Black Friday - we spent $10.8 Billion - 10% more than last year
Javona Williams has been giving back her whole life - so we granted her Christmas wish!
Giving Tuesday - which orgranizations do you like to help and give back to?
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Sunday ninety nine point one, Houston's holiday music station Dana in.
Speaker 2 (00:05):
The Morning and producer Anthony in the Three Things you
Need to.
Speaker 1 (00:07):
Know to get your Tuesday December third started and talking
about Tuesday. Today is Giving Tuesday. But Friday was Black Friday.
Speaker 2 (00:16):
Is it still a thing? Yes, in a big way.
Speaker 1 (00:20):
The holiday shopping Black Friday up ten percent over last year.
The amount we spent ten point eight billion dollars and
the most popular items we shopped.
Speaker 2 (00:30):
For shoes and boots.
Speaker 1 (00:32):
And wait a minute, Enron is making a comeback. En Ron,
if you weren't in town, it was a dark period
in Houston. File for bankruptcy twenty three years ago yesterday.
But now there's a company representing a resurgence of Enron
said it's relaunching, announced its return on a website, a billboard,
(00:54):
a full page ad in the Chronicle yesterday. They say
the big announcement is coming on Monday, December ninth. I
don't know if we're being scammed, Anthony, I don't know.
We'll see, We'll see. And today is Giving Tuesday. So
many worthy organizations, the Star of Hope, the one hundred
clubs supporting our first responders, you know our love for
(01:14):
Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital. So many patients here in Houston,
kids whose lives have been saved from the protocols that
Saint Jude shares not only Houston wide, but worldwideover. And
you can check out the whole purpose of today giving
Tuesday dot org and weather.
Speaker 2 (01:33):
It's gonna be beautiful, Sonny. We'll go up to sixty
five tomorrow, Rainy.
Speaker 1 (01:37):
We've got an eighty percent of it still eighty percent
chance of it's still gonna be about sixty five for
the high though. Right now it's forty eight in Uptown
and you're up to date on sunny.
Speaker 2 (01:49):
Tell me something good brought to us by our friends
at Goodwill Houston.
Speaker 1 (01:52):
They are sisters and they're also twin sisters, Mara and
Marlene Delgado. Yep. They have an online store, Cultura Confetti,
which they began on during COVID.
Speaker 2 (02:05):
It started during COVID.
Speaker 1 (02:06):
They were creating party headbands with a festive flair. They
look like Tiera's but they've got a party message on top.
And they made their first batch of one hundred during COVID,
put them online, sold them out immediately. They have now
expanded they have party supplies for birthdays, bachelorette parties, Christmas.
(02:29):
You get your headband TIERA with your message. They've got banners.
It's really cute, Anthony so good. I'm so proud of them.
Cultura Confetti dot com. You can check them out in
time for Christmas.
Speaker 2 (02:43):
So cool.
Speaker 3 (02:44):
Producer Anthony Dana reminder that Sonny and I heard radio
once again granting Christmas wishes again this year, So maybe
the your's just been tough and you could use the
little assists we want to help. We just granted a
Christmas wish for Jovanna Williams of Houston. She wrote to
us her incredible story. She says, my sister passed away
from domestic violence back in twenty eleven in New Orleans, East.
I put my dreams of going to college on hold
(03:06):
and having my own daycare and definitely to help my
parents raise her five kids. And now I'm a single
mom of two kids on my own, and it's been
very hard to buy things for them. I haven't bought
anything for myself in years. I just want to feel
more than a mom slash auntie. I want to make
my kids and everyone smile, but also myself. I would
love to go on a shopping spree. I have never
(03:27):
done that day. Anything would make me happy. I hold
the weight of the family on my back, thanking you
in advance. Wow, well, Giovanni Williams, you Christmas wish has
been granted.
Speaker 2 (03:36):
This is why we do it day.
Speaker 3 (03:38):
Maybe you've had some family struggles, work issues, just need
a little extra help. Let us grant your Christmas wish.
Jump over to our website, let us know Sonny ninety
nine dot com.
Speaker 1 (03:46):
And sometimes that wish is deep down inside you know.
We're letting you bring it out, share it with us.
Speaker 2 (03:52):
We want to have We would love to help you, and.
Speaker 1 (03:54):
We want to say thank you to our Houston firefighters
who help this adorable little dog stuck in the footings
of a bridge over Sims buyou See on Friday, November
twenty ninth, staff at the Houston Botanic Gardens.
Speaker 2 (04:08):
Notice, this little Chihuahua is stuck there.
Speaker 1 (04:11):
What do you do?
Speaker 2 (04:12):
What you call the heroes the Houston Fire Department.
Speaker 1 (04:15):
And they brought out fire stations thirty nine and forty
two on the scene. They had to do some water
rescue and they were able to save that small little pup.
Went to social media reached out to the community. The
Houston Botanic Garden staff did, and the good news is
the pup has been.
Speaker 2 (04:32):
Reunited with is born.
Speaker 1 (04:34):
Aw Yes, very happy Christmas in that household. Listen, we
always have our tell Me Something Good stories up at
Sunday ninety nine dot com. You can also follow us
on Facebook, x, Instagram, and TikTok at Sunday ninety nine
inn Dana with producer Anthony and today is Giving Tuesday,
a day where we stop reflect, think about what we're
passionate about and if we do have the funds we
(04:56):
can donate, maybe we can donate time or used items
like Anthony loves to do so much and what is
your favorite organization? So many in Houston that we just
wanted to ask you, what is your passion? Share it
with us so we can learn. Maybe we'll get an
interest as well. It might peak our passion. We've got
(05:17):
Kara calling in from Sugarland. Kara, what do you like
to do on Giving Tuesday? I don't.
Speaker 3 (05:22):
I have.
Speaker 4 (05:23):
Mine's a little bit different. I like going into places
that I like to shop at and buy gift cards
and just handing to random people and say Merry Christmas.
And surprise them for the day.
Speaker 2 (05:31):
Oh that's awesome. Love that. That is such a great idea.
What gift cards you buy just like a generic one.
Speaker 4 (05:38):
Or there's a place in Cyprus outlets and open called
simply the Vine, and they are adorable set there and
I bought a gift card there for fifteen dollars. You
gave us to someone random that I was at the register,
or I was at another place at Target and bought
a Starbucks gift card instead. Someone Merry Christmas. So that's
kind of a little bit unique and different.
Speaker 2 (05:57):
That's huge.
Speaker 5 (05:58):
Care.
Speaker 1 (05:59):
I one time did something with ht B and they
gave me like one hundred dollars hib gift cards to
just find anyone in the store and bless them with
one hundred dollars gift card.
Speaker 4 (06:11):
Well, much smaller, but it's but it's put a smile
on their face. And that's the way the world is today.
That's all that matters.
Speaker 2 (06:19):
It's still something careful. Oh, care that is I'm going
to check that box.
Speaker 1 (06:23):
That's a great idea, gift cards to random people who
could use a little uplifting.
Speaker 4 (06:27):
Wow today, Merry Christmas, Dana, thank you both for always
being there as part of our family on the radio,
and you know sometimes that we don't have the correct family,
but we have utile and you put all on our face.
God's bless and right Christmas.
Speaker 2 (06:40):
God, Kara, thank you got Aaron and Richmond. What's it
for you? Aaron? Do you have a passion that you
like to donate to?
Speaker 1 (06:48):
I do.
Speaker 5 (06:48):
Actually it's one that I'm personally involved with. It's a
nonprofit that sponsors South Sudanese orphans that don't have the
money to go to school. So we've been doing since
twenty twenty one. We're actually associated with Global Giving, so
donations that are made to this organization can be made
(07:09):
through Global Giving, which is a US tax deductible organization.
The name of the organization is SESSO. It's s E
SSO that sounds stands for Support and Educate South Sudanese Orphans.
But if people go to GlobalGiving dot org and look
up SESSO S the SSO, they.
Speaker 2 (07:29):
Will find that there. That is amazing. What's your husband's name, yeah, Jason?
Speaker 1 (07:35):
Well, thank you to you and Jason really just changing lives.
I mean who would have thought, right, that's.
Speaker 2 (07:40):
Amazing, no problem.
Speaker 5 (07:41):
Thanks for giving us the opportunity Apps. I heard it
and was really excited to share
Sunday ninety nine point one, Houston's holiday music station Dana in.
Speaker 2 (00:05):
The Morning and producer Anthony in the Three Things you
Need to.
Speaker 1 (00:07):
Know to get your Tuesday December third started and talking
about Tuesday. Today is Giving Tuesday. But Friday was Black Friday.
Speaker 2 (00:16):
Is it still a thing? Yes, in a big way.
Speaker 1 (00:20):
The holiday shopping Black Friday up ten percent over last year.
The amount we spent ten point eight billion dollars and
the most popular items we shopped.
Speaker 2 (00:30):
For shoes and boots.
Speaker 1 (00:32):
And wait a minute, Enron is making a comeback. En Ron,
if you weren't in town, it was a dark period
in Houston. File for bankruptcy twenty three years ago yesterday.
But now there's a company representing a resurgence of Enron
said it's relaunching, announced its return on a website, a billboard,
(00:54):
a full page ad in the Chronicle yesterday. They say
the big announcement is coming on Monday, December ninth. I
don't know if we're being scammed, Anthony, I don't know.
We'll see, We'll see. And today is Giving Tuesday. So
many worthy organizations, the Star of Hope, the one hundred
clubs supporting our first responders, you know our love for
(01:14):
Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital. So many patients here in Houston,
kids whose lives have been saved from the protocols that
Saint Jude shares not only Houston wide, but worldwideover. And
you can check out the whole purpose of today giving
Tuesday dot org and weather.
Speaker 2 (01:33):
It's gonna be beautiful, Sonny. We'll go up to sixty
five tomorrow, Rainy.
Speaker 1 (01:37):
We've got an eighty percent of it still eighty percent
chance of it's still gonna be about sixty five for
the high though. Right now it's forty eight in Uptown
and you're up to date on sunny.
Speaker 2 (01:49):
Tell me something good brought to us by our friends
at Goodwill Houston.
Speaker 1 (01:52):
They are sisters and they're also twin sisters, Mara and
Marlene Delgado. Yep. They have an online store, Cultura Confetti,
which they began on during COVID.
Speaker 2 (02:05):
It started during COVID.
Speaker 1 (02:06):
They were creating party headbands with a festive flair. They
look like Tiera's but they've got a party message on top.
And they made their first batch of one hundred during COVID,
put them online, sold them out immediately. They have now
expanded they have party supplies for birthdays, bachelorette parties, Christmas.
(02:29):
You get your headband TIERA with your message. They've got banners.
It's really cute, Anthony so good. I'm so proud of them.
Cultura Confetti dot com. You can check them out in
time for Christmas.
Speaker 2 (02:43):
So cool.
Speaker 3 (02:44):
Producer Anthony Dana reminder that Sonny and I heard radio
once again granting Christmas wishes again this year, So maybe
the your's just been tough and you could use the
little assists we want to help. We just granted a
Christmas wish for Jovanna Williams of Houston. She wrote to
us her incredible story. She says, my sister passed away
from domestic violence back in twenty eleven in New Orleans, East.
I put my dreams of going to college on hold
(03:06):
and having my own daycare and definitely to help my
parents raise her five kids. And now I'm a single
mom of two kids on my own, and it's been
very hard to buy things for them. I haven't bought
anything for myself in years. I just want to feel
more than a mom slash auntie. I want to make
my kids and everyone smile, but also myself. I would
love to go on a shopping spree. I have never
(03:27):
done that day. Anything would make me happy. I hold
the weight of the family on my back, thanking you
in advance. Wow, well, Giovanni Williams, you Christmas wish has
been granted.
Speaker 2 (03:36):
This is why we do it day.
Speaker 3 (03:38):
Maybe you've had some family struggles, work issues, just need
a little extra help. Let us grant your Christmas wish.
Jump over to our website, let us know Sonny ninety
nine dot com.
Speaker 1 (03:46):
And sometimes that wish is deep down inside you know.
We're letting you bring it out, share it with us.
Speaker 2 (03:52):
We want to have We would love to help you, and.
Speaker 1 (03:54):
We want to say thank you to our Houston firefighters
who help this adorable little dog stuck in the footings
of a bridge over Sims buyou See on Friday, November
twenty ninth, staff at the Houston Botanic Gardens.
Speaker 2 (04:08):
Notice, this little Chihuahua is stuck there.
Speaker 1 (04:11):
What do you do?
Speaker 2 (04:12):
What you call the heroes the Houston Fire Department.
Speaker 1 (04:15):
And they brought out fire stations thirty nine and forty
two on the scene. They had to do some water
rescue and they were able to save that small little pup.
Went to social media reached out to the community. The
Houston Botanic Garden staff did, and the good news is
the pup has been.
Speaker 2 (04:32):
Reunited with is born.
Speaker 1 (04:34):
Aw Yes, very happy Christmas in that household. Listen, we
always have our tell Me Something Good stories up at
Sunday ninety nine dot com. You can also follow us
on Facebook, x, Instagram, and TikTok at Sunday ninety nine
inn Dana with producer Anthony and today is Giving Tuesday,
a day where we stop reflect, think about what we're
passionate about and if we do have the funds we
(04:56):
can donate, maybe we can donate time or used items
like Anthony loves to do so much and what is
your favorite organization? So many in Houston that we just
wanted to ask you, what is your passion? Share it
with us so we can learn. Maybe we'll get an
interest as well. It might peak our passion. We've got
(05:17):
Kara calling in from Sugarland. Kara, what do you like
to do on Giving Tuesday? I don't.
Speaker 3 (05:22):
I have.
Speaker 4 (05:23):
Mine's a little bit different. I like going into places
that I like to shop at and buy gift cards
and just handing to random people and say Merry Christmas.
And surprise them for the day.
Speaker 2 (05:31):
Oh that's awesome. Love that. That is such a great idea.
What gift cards you buy just like a generic one.
Speaker 4 (05:38):
Or there's a place in Cyprus outlets and open called
simply the Vine, and they are adorable set there and
I bought a gift card there for fifteen dollars. You
gave us to someone random that I was at the register,
or I was at another place at Target and bought
a Starbucks gift card instead. Someone Merry Christmas. So that's
kind of a little bit unique and different.
Speaker 2 (05:57):
That's huge.
Speaker 5 (05:58):
Care.
Speaker 1 (05:59):
I one time did something with ht B and they
gave me like one hundred dollars hib gift cards to
just find anyone in the store and bless them with
one hundred dollars gift card.
Speaker 4 (06:11):
Well, much smaller, but it's but it's put a smile
on their face. And that's the way the world is today.
That's all that matters.
Speaker 2 (06:19):
It's still something careful. Oh, care that is I'm going
to check that box.
Speaker 1 (06:23):
That's a great idea, gift cards to random people who
could use a little uplifting.
Speaker 4 (06:27):
Wow today, Merry Christmas, Dana, thank you both for always
being there as part of our family on the radio,
and you know sometimes that we don't have the correct family,
but we have utile and you put all on our face.
God's bless and right Christmas.
Speaker 2 (06:40):
God, Kara, thank you got Aaron and Richmond. What's it
for you? Aaron? Do you have a passion that you
like to donate to?
Speaker 1 (06:48):
I do.
Speaker 5 (06:48):
Actually it's one that I'm personally involved with. It's a
nonprofit that sponsors South Sudanese orphans that don't have the
money to go to school. So we've been doing since
twenty twenty one. We're actually associated with Global Giving, so
donations that are made to this organization can be made
(07:09):
through Global Giving, which is a US tax deductible organization.
The name of the organization is SESSO. It's s E
SSO that sounds stands for Support and Educate South Sudanese Orphans.
But if people go to GlobalGiving dot org and look
up SESSO S the SSO, they.
Speaker 2 (07:29):
Will find that there. That is amazing. What's your husband's name, yeah, Jason?
Speaker 1 (07:35):
Well, thank you to you and Jason really just changing lives.
I mean who would have thought, right, that's.
Speaker 2 (07:40):
Amazing, no problem.
Speaker 5 (07:41):
Thanks for giving us the opportunity Apps. I heard it
and was really excited to share
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