As we say goodbye to 2021 and hello to 2022, we want to thank you for your support of WAER. Whether you are a sustaining member, annual donor or made a year-end gift, here are just some of the stories and programs you helped to make possible….. CNY School Districts Closely Monitor COVID Rates, Aim To Keep Kids In Classrooms By: Scott Willis Greater Syracuse Southside Neighborhood Association Serves Community, But Needs More Space By: Katie Zilcosky Fate of $85 million Aquarium Uncertain Despite Landing On Onondaga County Legislature’s Tuesday Agenda By: Scott Willis and John Smith Onondaga County Legislature To Vote On Amended District Maps Before The Holidays By: Scott Willis Syracuse Agency is Helping to Resettle Refugees from War-Torn Afghanistan with Community Support By: Chris Bolt Science on the Radio “Science on the Radio” is a 90-second science information segment featuring Marvin Druger, retired chair of the Department of Science Teaching and professor of biology and science education at Syracuse University. City Limits: Winds of Change Following City Limits, a Poverty Project; the next installment, City Limits: Winds of Change will explore unconscious bias, police reform and what is being done to combat racism in Syracuse. City Limits features the voices of the people who are working to hold organizations accountable for change. Taking a broader approach, City Limits strives to bring shared community issues, concerns, and impacts into greater focus by taking the necessary time to fully explore topics for deeper understanding. You empower WAER to stay guided by our mission of public service—to deliver facts and context, bridge divides, promote shared values, and build vital connections. With your help, WAER will continue to create great public radio for Central New York in 2022. If you haven’t yet, please consider making a year-end gift to help WAER reach its goal of raising $60,000 by December 31 to support the programming you rely on. To all of our members who have given in the last twelve months, thank you for your unwavering support of our work! With heartfelt thanks, Mary Kate Intaglietta Director of Development WAER88.3FM |