$30 Friends of CJSR Card
Digital/physical card
2026 FunDrive
This Year's Goal: $120,000
109 have donated:$14,836
- Making a dent: $100,000
- This years goal: $120,000
- More hopes and dreams come true!: $150,000
Listeners give their hard-earned cash to support the station to survive and thrive!
CJSR 88.5FM is a non-profit campus-based community radio station run by a small handful of staff and 200+ volunteers
- Student Levy30.0%
- Donors25.0%
- Grants25.0%
- Casino10.0%
- Advertising10.0%
Ways to donate
3 convenient options to donate to the FunDrive!
Donate Online
Make a donation of your choice at cjsr.com/donateText
Text DONATE to 780.492.CJSR (2577) and we will help you take it from there!Call
Give one of our wonderful volunteers a call during the FunDrive to make your donation. Call us at 780.492.CJSR x 0
Give and get entered
Donor Prizes
Daily, new donor & grand prizes
GRAND PRIZE
All donors are entered
2-night stay at Raspberry Castle (opens in a new tab)
6 guests / 3 bedrooms / 4 beds
One-hour drive southeast of Edmonton sits the three storey tall tower hand-constructed from bricks fired in Medicine Hat. Surrounded by forest, enjoy the rooftop patio and multiple fireplaces.
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NEW DONOR PRIZE
All first-time donors are entered
- 2 tickets to live taping of SOLD OUT Henry Sir’s comedy special (opens in a new tab)
- 1 year Alberta Views Magazine (opens in a new tab) subscription
- 2 tickets to Theatre Network production: Jack and The Beanstalk: An E-town Panto (opens in a new tab)
- $100 Blackbyrd Myoozik (opens in a new tab) gift card
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DAILY PRIZES
Exclusively for the donors who give on a specific day
OCTOBER 30
- Rollers Rollers' Rink (opens in a new tab) Party for 6 people
- 4 extra-large Fn’za pizzas (opens in a new tab)
- 1 dozen Annex sodas (opens in a new tab)
- 1 dozen Bloom cookies (opens in a new tab)
- Spyder Yardley Jones' (opens in a new tab) book, Boy Did I Ever Get Postered Last Night
- Guest host for 1 episode of your favourite Friday CJSR show
OCTOBER 31
- 4 x 2027 Purple City Festival (opens in a new tab) wristbands
- 4 x Purple City Festival Merch (opens in a new tab)2026 tote bags, hats, stickers and Nurple Charm
- CJSR festival survival kit including:
- CJSR battery charger
- Ear plugs
- 2 red CJSR toques
- Guest host for 1 episode of your favourite Saturday CJSR show
NOVEMBER 1
- 2 passes x 6 Prairie Folk Club shows (opens in a new tab) (December 2026-June 2027)
- 1 dozen Annex sodas (opens in a new tab)
- Guest host for 1 episode of your favourite Sunday CJSR show
NOVEMBER 2
- 5 pairs of tickets to 2026/2027 Double Lunch (opens in a new tab) shows
- Spyder Yardley Jones' (opens in a new tab) book, Boy Did I Ever Get Postered Last Night
- Pigeon Breeders (opens in a new tab) special edition vinyl
- Guest host for 1 episode of your favourite Monday CJSR show
NOVEMBER 3
- 2 x 2027 Edmonton Folk Festival (opens in a new tab) passes
- CJSR festival survival kit including:
- Sunscreen
- CJSR battery charger
- Ear plugs
- 2 CJSR ballcaps
- 1 year Alberta Views Magazine (opens in a new tab) subscription
- Guest host for 1 episode of your favourite Tuesday CJSR show
NOVEMBER 4
- 1-year Taproot membership (opens in a new tab)
- 2 x 2026 Parkland Institute Conference (opens in a new tab) passes
- $50 Listen Records (opens in a new tab) gift card
- Guest host for 1 episode of your favourite Wednesday CJSR show
NOVEMBER 5
- 2 x New Music Edmonton (opens in a new tab) Season passes
- $50 Listen Records (opens in a new tab) gift card
- Guest host for 1 episode of your favourite Thursday CJSR show
NOVEMBER 6
- 10 pairs x Metro Cinema (opens in a new tab) tickets with 2 popcorns and drinks for each screening
- Tickets to a Starlite Room (opens in a new tab) Metal show
- Spyder Yardley Jones' (opens in a new tab) book, Boy Did I Ever Get Postered Last Night
- Guest host for 1 episode of your favourite Friday CJSR show
NOVEMBER 7
- 4 x 2027 Winterruption (opens in a new tab) passes
- 4 red CJSR toques
- Guest host for 1 episode of your favourite Saturday CJSR show
Merch
FunDrive Gear
Depending on the amount donated, a donor receives complimentary swag.
$75 Friends of CJSR Card
Digital/physical card, Fridge magnet
$100 Friends of CJSR Card
Digital/physical card, Fridge magnet, Camping mug
$150 Friends of CJSR Card
Digital/physical card, Fridge magnet, Camping mug, T-Shirt (unisex)
$250 Friends of CJSR Card
Digital/physical card, Fridge magnet, Camping mug, T-Shirt (unisex), Socks (one-size)
$500 Friends of CJSR Card
Digital/physical card, Fridge magnet, Camping mug, T-Shirt (unisex), Socks (one-size), Bucket hat (one-size)
FunDrive Visual Artist
Gracie Safranovich
2026
Gracie has a BFA from the University of Alberta (2024). She explores the overlap between technology, the environment and our perception of permanence/impermanence. She combines printmaking, fibre arts and intermedia video and sound in her work.
*NEW* Airtight FunDrive Fest
A variety of events are planned by our pals at Double Lunch and Hot Plains to mark the annual fundraiser, including a film premiere and heaps of live music
//SOLD OUT// Forbidden Dimension & The Brewtals at Southbound
Southbound Brewing
9943 69 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB T6E 0T1
$20
More Miles Than Money: The Story of Jr. Gone Wild
Metro Cinema
8712 109 Street Edmonton, AB T6G 1E9
$17
Holy Void with Pearly Moon and Par Asito
The Aviary
9314 111 Ave NW, Edmonton
$21.69
Bry Webb with Cots, L.N. Baba and Kip Lily
CKUA’ Baresh Arts Den
Alberta Hotel 9804 Jasper Avenue NW Edmonton, Alberta T5J 0C5
$22 adv / $25 Door
Self-Cut Bangs with Creamo
Bent Stick Brewing
9926 78 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB T6E 1N5
$15
Fencing with Mox Jet and Fog Ra
The McLeod Building
10134 100 St NW, Edmonton, AB T5J 0N8
FREE
AIRTIGHT Festival Wrap Party
The Starlight Room - Temple
10030 – 102 Street, Edmonton, AB T5J 0V6
$20
Past Artists
2023
Art by Alex Sychuk
2022
Art by Coda Girvan
Frequently Asked
FunDrive runs in the fall. Exact dates are announced on air and posted here before the week begins.