November 27th -- American Diabetes Month

6am Sunday, 11/27 on 92.9 The Wave, ESPN Radio 94.1, Star 1310 and 97.3 The Eagle

The American Diabetes Association has designated November as American Diabetes Month. The organization is hoping to educate the public about the risk factors for diabetes, preventing it, and living with it.

My guest is Lawrence Lambert, a program manager and educator for the Hampton Roads chapter of the Diabetes Association. He says quite plainly that Americans are eating too much, leading to a growing number of diabetes cases. Listen for him to put on a Southern accent as he discusses how "buttah and sugah" have become such a prevalent part of the modern American diet.

Lambert lives what he speaks. His family history includes both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. He is mindful of his weight and even wears a pedometer to ensure he's getting enough exercise.

We also discuss the irony of encouraging food moderation during November, a month when eating is celebrated.

To learn more about the American Diabetes Association in Hampton Roads, visit their chapter website.

Next Interview -- The American Red Cross

My wife and I had one of those "small world" moments last night.  We were walking into the American Red Cross donation center at Pembroke Mall to give blood when we were met by Kristen Hatfield, who I am interviewing today on the air about the need for blood donors during the holidays.  I am sure that our chance encounter will be a topic during the recording of the interview. 

My interview with Kristen will air Sunday, December 4th at 6am on 92.9 The Wave, Star 1310, ESPN Radio 94.1 and 97.3 The Eagle.

Visit RedCrossBlood.org/Midatlantic to learn where you can donate blood.

November 20th -- HR Green

6am Sunday, 11/20 on 92.9 The Wave, ESPN Radio 94.1, Star 1310 and 97.3 The Eagle

This week on Hampton Roads Topics I talk with Katie Cullipher and Brianna Venner from HR Green.  HR Green is a Hampton Roads Planning District Commission program that encourages the three R's:  reduce, reuse and recycle. 

We'll discuss why used grease and food from your Thanksgiving feast should be thrown away and not  dumped down the drain, where it can clog pipes.  We'll also talk about ideas for reusing your Christmas wrapping paper and the Christmas tree.

HR Green has tons of ideas for using less water and other resources at home and at work on their official website, www.AskHRGreen.org

November 13th -- The Got Sole Project

6am Sunday, 11/13 on 92.9 The Wave, ESPN Radio 94.1, Star 1310 and 97.3 The Eagle

My guest on this week's edition of Hampton Roads Topics is Laura Contreras-Rowe, the founder and Executive Director of the Got Sole Project.  The organization accepts donations of gently worn shoes and then distributes them to poor migrant worker families on Virginia's Eastern Shore.

As a working mom, realtor, motivational speaker and author (of the book, Aim High), Laura was already a very busy person before she began the Got Sole Project.   The idea grew out of her own childhood in Texas, where she assumed that everyone knew she was poor because of the old shoes she wore.  She is a fast moving, fast thinking and fast talking person whose energy really comes through during the interview.

I learned of the Got Sole Project from my radio colleague Paul Richardson of 92.9 The Wave.  He did some volunteer work with the organization on the National Day of Service, September 11th.

Links:
The Got Sole Project on Facebook.
Laura's book, Aim High