Tuesday, May 29, 2012

HR Topics -- American Red Cross

My interview with Kristen Hatfield of the American Red Cross is now available in the podcast.  Kristen discusses how blood donations typically slow down during the summer months.  Click here for the podcast.

Saturday, May 26, 2012

American Red Cross

Sunday, May 27th @ 6am 
92.9 The Wave, ESPN Radio 94.1, Star 1310 and 97.3 The Eagle 


This Sunday on Hampton Roads Topics I talk with Kristen Hatfield of the American Red Cross Mid-Atlantic Blood Services Region. Hatfield says they usually have the hardest time meeting demand for blood products during the summer because people are traveling and because high schools and colleges where students could donate are closed for the summer.

The criteria to be eligible to give blood are pretty basic. A blood donor must be at least 17 years old (16 with parental consent), weigh at least 110 pounds, and be in overall good health. The appointment for giving blood lasts about an hour, but the actual donation takes only 10-15 minutes.

To learn where you can donate blood, visit www.redcrossblood.org

Sunday, May 20, 2012

New Podcast: Jumping for a Purpose

Visit the podcast page to hear my interview with Matt Thompson and Jay Redman about their upcoming event, Jumping for a Purpose.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Jumping for a Purpose

Sunday, May 20th @ 6am 
92.9 The Wave, ESPN Radio 94.1, Star 1310 and 97.3 The Eagle 


Sunday's edition of Hampton Roads Topics will feature an upcoming event called Jumping for a Purpose. On May 26th and 27th, 50 military veterans who have been wounded in combat will be given the opportunity to go skydiving with trained experts.  My guests are the event's founders: Matt Thompson of Troopswap and Jay Redman of Wounded Wear. For details, visit www.TroopSwap.com or www.WoundedWear.org

New Podcast -- Beacon of Hope 5k Run/Walk

Guests Kathy Wakefield and Elaine Roberts discuss the upcoming Beacon of Hope 5k Run/Walk at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront.  The event is an education outreach and fundraiser for the suicide prevention organization, INeedALight.org.

Click for the podcast.

Thursday, May 10, 2012

New Podcast -- Run for the Dream

The podcast of Sunday's interview with Kelly Cannon about the 2nd Annual Run for the Dream is now available on the podcast page.

For information about the race, visit www.RunforAchievableDream.com

Saturday, May 5, 2012

Run for the Dream

Sunday, May 6th @ 6am 
92.9 The Wave, ESPN Radio 94.1, Star 1310 and 97.3 The Eagle 

The topic of this week's edition of Hampton Roads Topics is the second annual Run for the Dream, a weekend of fun and competitive runs and walks in Colonial Williamsburg May 19th and 20th.  The weekend includes a half-marathon.

The event is a fundraiser for the Newport News Achievable Dream Academy, where students learn not only the basics of education but about life as well.  Students are taught etiquette, finances, healthy living, and resolving conflict.

My guest is Kelly Cannon, the race director for Run for the Dream.

For more information about the race, visit www.RunForAchievableDream.com

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

New Podcast -- Run on the Wild Side

Carol Olsen of Lee's Friends joins me on Hampton Roads Topics to talk about the 2012 Run on the Wild Side, the group's annual fundraiser at the Virginia Zoo.  Lee's Friends is a support group for cancer patients.  For more details, visit www.LeesFriends.org