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Good Eye Podcast Ep40 Dr. Denise Foster – Cannabis and CBD

Dr. Denise Foster is the owner of Hemp Haven and Empirical Cannabis in Chesapeake, Va.  She has acted as the Regional Director of the American Cannabis Nurses Association, where she served as Secretary and chaired the Education & Research Committee and Social Media & Communications Committee.  She received her PhD from Regent University and her MSN from Old Dominion University and has been a Professor of Nursing at several colleges and universities.  She also practiced nursing as a Home Health & Palliative Care RN for an area health agency. She has been practicing as a nurse in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia for 35 years. She has presented educational seminars on medicinal cannabis to local community groups, health care professionals, and national nursing conferences.

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Hemp Haven
Empirical Cannabis
American Cannabis Nurses Association
American Alliance for Medical Cannabis

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Five Rings Financial Leadership Podcast: Meeting After The Meeting

I’ve been working with the awesome Mary Fisher of Five Rings Financial to produce this podcast series.  Mary wanted to shine a light on some of the dynamic people she works with on the 5RF team.  She also wanted to provide hope to professionals considering a career change.  A lot of good people have had to confront circumstances that they never expected and Mary and her team want them to know that opportunities are out there.

Click to listen: Five Rings Financial Leadership Podcast: Meeting After The Meeting

Good Eye Podcast Ep36 Mark Bowers – PDCHR

Mark Bowers heads the PDCHR, the Professional Development Consortium of Hampton Roads.  The PDCHR partners with educational organizations to help them brand and market themselves.  He’s a retired Navy submarine officer, spent ten years in Washington DC in the defense sector and consults with non-profits.  He’s also a transplant patient, preparing for a kidney transplant.  He shares perspective on his missions and experiences on this episode of the Good Eye Podcast.  

Habitat For Humanity – “Reflections of Home”

LOCAL MUSICIANS!

I’m excited to be working with Habitat For Humanity on the music portion of their “Reflections of Home” series. Habitat stands for what it means to value home and have a safe affordable place to live. They’re featuring what home means to their volunteers, supporters, homeowner and other members of the Richmond community in this series that will take submissions for the community and offer prizes in the fields of art and photography, poetry and short stories, music and cooking.

Local businesses interested in getting involved or offering prizes can email me at smackjay@gmail.com

Music submissions can be directed to: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/homestoriesJune 22nd-26th:

  • Monday: Highlights Richmond Habitat families- past, present and future
  • Tuesday: Views of Home (Art and Photography)- partnered with The Richmond Night Market
    • Virtual Art Show- 7pm-8pm
  • Wednesday: Stories of Home (poetry and short stories)- partnered with Richmond Magazine’s R*Home
    • Virtual Storytelling Event & Competition- 7pm-8pm
  • Thursday: Songs of Home (music) – partnered with SmackSound LLC/StudioB RVA Podcast
    • Virtual Music Show & Competition- 7pm-8pm
  • Friday: Recipes of Home- send in your favorite recipes to share and develop/publish a cookbook for sale and homeowner welcome home basket (not a part of the storytelling competition).

More info on prizes coming soon.

Good Eye Podcast – Ep33 Aaron Kirkpatrick – Arts for Learning

Today’s guest is Aaron Kirkpatrick, Artistic and Education Manager with Arts for Learning, the leading provider of quality arts-in-education programming in Virginia. They integrate the arts in learning programs and workshops to improve students’ literacy skills, motivation to read and ability to learn.  They also provide artists opportunities to share their knowledge and talents through performance and instruction.  

Arts For Learning

Arts For Learning blog

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Good Eye Podcast – Ep32 Lorna Smith – Covenant Home Care

Today’s guest is Lorna Smith from Covenant Home Care.  Lorna talks about balancing the challenges they’re currently facing as well as some of the opportunities created for people who might be considering a career change whether by necessity or choice.  Like many essential businesses who find themselves busier than ever, Covenant is actually hiring and looking forward.  Their website has a lot of useful information and FAQs regarding in-home care as well as a list of their affiliations and accreditations. 

Covenant Home Care

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Good Eye Podcast Ep31 Marie Kolendo – Alzheimer’s Assn

Today’s Good Eye conversation is with Marie Kolendo, Senior Executive Director for the Alzheimer’s Association of Richmond, Central and Western Virginia.  Marie talks generally about Alzheimer’s Disease as well as about some of the challenges facing not only the Alzheimer’s Association, but the families, loved ones and caregivers on the front lines of Alzheimer’s Disease and dementia during the coronavirus pandemic.  She also talks about The Longest Day, the Alzheimer’s event held on the summer solstice, June 20.  People from across the world come together to fight Alzheimer’s through a fundraising activity of their choice.

The Alzheimer’s Association

Greater Richmond, Central and Western Va Chapter

The Longest Day

24/7 Helpline: 800.272.3900

Support: 866.403.3073

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Good Eye Podcast Ep30 – The Forward Foundation – Andrea Starr

Today’s guest is Andrea Starr, Executive Director and CEO of The Forward Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to working with single mothers who have encountered a life-altering event and are now in crisis.  Andrea explains the many ways the Forward Foundation works with single mothers including financial assistance to help with childcare, workshops, education assistance, available programs and more.  She also addresses the added challenges their clients and the foundation face as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.  

forwardfoundationva.org

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