The Sound of the Pacific Northwest
Friday March 27. Katrina Weschler, Executive Director of the Street Dog Coalition.
Today we’re talking to Street Dog Coalition, an organization that provides free veterinary care to pets of people experiencing homelessness. To talk about Street Dog Coalition, we invited their Executive Director, Katrina Weschler.
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Friday March 20. Dana Dinh, PHAME Outreach & Student Engagement Manager.
This weekend, we celebrate World Down Syndrome Day. World Down Syndrome Day is marked each year on March 21. The 21st day of March (the 3rd month of the year) was selected to signify the uniqueness of the triplication (trisomy) of the 21st chromosome which causes Down syndrome. World Down Syndrome …
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Friday March 13. Family Promise of Spokane CEO Joe Ader.
The Seattle Seahawks are officially now for sale, right after winning the Superbowl against the Patriots. The team, managed by the Paul G. Allen Estate, is expected to sell for a record-breaking price, potentially exceeding $7 billion to $10 billion, as part of a long-term plan to donate proceeds t…
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Friday March 6. Charles J. Fuschillo, AFA CEO- Garvin Reiter, Certified Elder Law Attorney.
The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) will host a free Alzheimer’s & Caregiving Educational Conference for Portland-area residents on Wednesday, March 18 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm PT at the University Place Hotel & Conference Center (310 SW Lincoln Street, Portland). The free conference is ope…
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Friday February 27. Ruben Halperin, MD Medical Director, Providence Health Plan, and Therese Dumas, Go Red for Women Ambassador.
February is American Heart Month and a time when we shine a spotlight on heart health. We invited two volunteers from the American Heart Association to talk about this: Dr. Ruben Halperin, a Medical Director at Providence Health Plan in Portland and a volunteer medical expert for the American Heart…
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Friday February 20. Antonio Camacho Martinez, Program Director for p:ear
There’s an organization in Portland that has been coming to the rescue of homeless youth between 15 and 25 years of age since 2002. Their name is p:ear. To talk about p:ear, we invited Tony Camacho Martinez, their program director.
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Friday February 13. David Thompson, Founder/ Director of Urban Harvest Exchange
Urban Harvest Exchange is a grassroots 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Tacoma, Washington, dedicated to food sovereignty, food rescue, and community mutual aid.To talk about it, we invited David Thompson, the Founder and Director of Urban Harvest Exchange. Listen to our talk here.
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Friday February 6. April and AIko of Yes2Next
When the pandemic hit in 2020, April wanted to help seniors stay active during the shutdown in the comfort and safety of their homes. Wanting to reach as many people as possible, she started creating free video workouts on YouTube with her then 80-year-old mom. Both are humbled and grateful that th…
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Friday January 30: Sarah Childs, Recruitment & Retention Coordinator Michael Griesedieck, Program Manager
CASA started from a handful of volunteers recruited by word of mouth in King County and has grown to 70,000+ volunteers across the United States. The volunteers are trained by the court to advocate for the needs of children removed from their families due to abuse or neglect allegations. CASA vol…
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Friday January 23: Katherine Kehrli, Chief Bread & Energy Cookie Officer, CEO
Katherine Kehrli is the founder, chair, and chief bread & energy cookie officer for Community Loaves, a grassroots bread and cookie home-based volunteer brigade, baking and delivering wholegrain loaves and energy cookies to local food banks. Listen to today's podcast to find more information about …
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