Winter Warm Up Request-A-Thon Raises $138,670

This year’s Winter Warm Up Request-A-Thon raised $138,670 to benefit Dollar Energy Fund and our neighbors in need, thanks to the combined effort of 94.5 3WS Pittsburgh and our supporters across the region. The amount raised will provide utility assistance to 385 Pittsburgh families (approx. 1,100 neighbors) during this winter.

Our tenth Winter Warm Up Request-A-Thon took place on November 11 and 12, 2026. 94.5 3WS and Dollar Energy Fund teamed up to bring the community together to help our neighbors in need. Over the course of the two-day event, 3WS listeners took over the station with a variety of song requests, keeping the event fun and engaging. In exchange for a donation, listeners could request any song with the on-air talent Jonny Hartwell, Tall Cathy and Kasper. A variety of donation incentives were also available during the event, such as concert tickets, game tickets, and free utilities for a year! Since 2018, the Winter Warm Up Request-A-Thon has raised more than $1.3 million, providing critical utility assistance to more than 3,700 households.

The success of our Winter Warm Up Request-A-Thon event would not have been possible without our generous sponsors, including 84 Lumber, Berger and Green, GBU Life, GCU Life & Annuities, Kelly O’s, Ken Ganley Toyota, Keystone Basement Systems, Metropolitan Window Company, Northwest Bank, Payne Glasses, Prescott Roofing, Restano Heating Cooling and Plumbing, Fuhrer Eagle Sales & Service / Stella Artois, and Walnut Grill. All of these businesses share Dollar Energy Fund’s mission for assisting the limited-income community. Many of them return to support this campaign year after year, and we thank them so much for their unwavering support.

All donations were generously matched dollar-for-dollar by our utility partners: Peoples, Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, Duquesne Light Company, and FirstEnergy.

Dollar Energy Fund also wants to extend a big THANK YOU to the staff at 3WS and iHeart Pittsburgh for rallying their listeners to support our cause.

If you missed our Winter Warm Up Request-A-Thon, you can always help a neighbor in need by making an online donation. All donations are matched dollar-for-dollar and 100% of funds go directly to assist families in need!