Ford SOUP SUNDAY benefiting Our Kids

Enjoy my interview from LAST YEAR

with Sue Fort White, the Executive Director of Our Kids Center and Lisa Dupree one of the dedicated Social Workers.

Learn more about this wonderful non-profit and it’s mission to bring Help, Hope and Healing for children and their families struggling with sexual abuse in Davidson County and spreading throughout Tennessee.

Join them THIS SUNDAY at LP Field 

February 23, 2013 from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.mSoup-Tix

On top of the delicious soups from more than 50 local restaurants there will be

  • Children’s activities
  • Celebrity and local chef judges
  • silent auction of items such as gift certificates, autographed items, sports tickets, hotel packages, and more!
  • Buns on the Run food truck will also be serving mini cinnamon buns, coffee & smoothie samples

TICKETS: You can purchase discounted tickets online until noon on Friday, Feb. 21.

  • Family Package (2 adults + children in household) – $45 $40
  • Adult – $25 $20
  • Children (ages 2-17) – $10 $8
  • Children under 2 – Free

Buy Tickets now & share the event on Facebook or Twitter!

Produced by Dan Buckley for Lightning 100 Music by Greg Carrillo

Nashville by Nicole airs on WRLT 100.1FM Lightning 100 Sunday Mornings at 7am

 

ONE Nashville Interview

Nicole speaks with Seth Wood, a ONE volunteer, and learns more about the goals of this non-profit.
Join them February 5th for the 10th Year Celebration Kick Off in Nashville.
act.one.org/event/generalevent_attend/10913
Reserve your spot now!

ONE NASHVILLE

For More information please visit :: http://www.one.org

Produced by Dan Buckley for Lightning 100 Music by Seth Wood

Nashville by Nicole airs on WRLT 100.1FM Lightning 100 Sunday Mornings at 7am

Wanna Spread Cheer? Your Guide To Making A Difference In Nashville

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Wanna Spread Cheer?

Yeah, we know you know…it’s the most wonderful time of the year. We all fall into different categories on the Christmas enthusiasm spectrum. On a scale of 1 (Scrooge/any picture ever taken of Sean Penn) to 10 (Buddy the Elf/the crowd at Oprah’s Big Giveaway), we respect wherever you’re at right now. However, whether you celebrate Christmas or not, December is a time that people tend to focus on spreading cheer, peace, and good will to men. Brightening the day of someone else almost always brightens our day as well (and Lord knows Nashville could use some brightness, because it gets pitch black at 4:30 these days). With that in mind, we wanted to help all of Nashville spread some cheer this December (follow us on Twitter for daily cheerful challenges). Here we go, y’all: the best Nashville ways to:

Serve A Meal & Change Your Perspective:
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Room In The Inn Interview

Listen here to my interview with Karen Stevens the Community Development Director from Room In The Inn and Stephen McCord the President of The Service Station.

Room In The Inn provides programs that emphasize human development and recovery through education, self-help and work, centered in community and long term support for those who call the streets of Nashville home.

Room In The Inn along with The Service Station entertainment marketing group & Young Entertainment Professionals orginization (YEP), will host its first “Shotgun Wedding” themed party, a benefit concert to help raise awareness for Nashville’s homeless community on Tuesday, Dec. 3 at 3rd & Lindsley in Nashville.

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Ten Thousand Villages Nashville Interview

Listen here to my interview with Lisa Pierce the Executive Director for Ten Thousand Villages Nashville. One of the world’s oldest and largest fair trade organizations. The Nashville Store was established in 2002 and is Nashville’s Fair Trade retailer with unique gifts that empower artisans in different countries. It is located in Green Hills in the Greenbriar Village,

3900 Hillsboro Pike, Suite 20; Nashville, TN 37215.

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MNPS Virtual School Interview

Did you know there is a FREE Virtual Public School option for qualifying Davidson County students?

Learn more about this concept and how students can qualify for this unique option as Nicole speaks with Scott Merrick, Lead V-Teacher, and Adrienne McNew the Counselor from MNPS Virtual School.

Enrollment is open now!

“Part and full-time enrollment allows a learner the opportunity to complete core courses needed to earn a high school diploma. Additionally, Virtual School offers unique elective options and CollegeBoard approved Advanced Placement (AP) courses, as well as advanced credit for eligible middle school students.”

For more information please visit their website and follow them on Facebook

vlearn.mnps.org
www.facebook.com/MNPSVS

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