Lee Callahan's Seattle Weekly: Recent Episodes
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96.5 Jack FM's Lee Callahan interviews people in the Northwest who are doing great things for our community.
We can easily reduce the number of horrific incidents of gun violence aimed at our children.
Listen to Lee Callahan’s interview with Luke Minor, WA529 Director. WA529 helps Washington families save for educational expenses, with a vision of fostering a well-educated community by helping students and families overcome financial barriers to education and avoid future debt. Please visit https://wastate529.wa.gov
Generation USA transforms education to employment systems to prepare, place, and support people into life-changing careers that would otherwise be inaccessible. Please visit https://usa.generation.org/
President Beth Knox gives us a preview of the powerful women who will be speaking at this Don't-Miss event.
Ben Wahl of their Aspiring Youth Program: providing in-person learning support for kids and teens with autism, who struggle greatly with remote learning.
When you visit Woodland Park Zoo, you'll make your day and a difference. Together, we are all for wildlife. Hear Lee's interview with Kerston Swartz and Kevin Murphy as we meet the wolves and grizzlies at the zoo.
Project Feast is a workforce training program for low-income immigrants and refugees in South King County offering a culinary skills apprenticeship program where participants learn the fundamentals of working in a commercial kitchen and receive hands-on experience working in their cafe in Kent. They currently prepare free, culturally appropriate meals for food insecure families in the Kent area. Executive Director Van Nguyen is Lee's guest.
The American Heart Association of Puget Sound needs our continued support so that they can help our neighbors in need. Monique Shields and Frankie Minas are Lee's guests.
The author speaks with Lee on 'Black fatigue,' the intergenerational impact of systemic racism on the physical and psychological health of Black people—and explain why and how society needs to collectively do more to combat its pernicious effects
Game to Grow offers therapeutic social groups using games of all kinds, but most notably Dungeons and Dragons and Minecraft. They now serve nearly 100 individuals around the world using teleconferencing. Adam Davis is Lee's guest.
Recovery Cafe is a Seattle based non-profit serving people in recovery from the traumas of homelessness, substance use, and other mental health challenges. Rick Malley-Crawford is our guest.
2 new residents have moved in. Meet octopuses Inkjet and Kraken, and hear Lee’s chat with aquarist Kathryn Kegel.
Executive Director Andrea Anderson on the IF Project's support of women inmates as they are released from The Purdy Corrections Center For Women.
The perfect time to take home the perfect dog or cat for you is now. Jocelyn Bouchard fills us in.
Community Resource Centers in Everett and SeaTac are providing basic needs support to multicultural neighbors in need who are significantly impacted by COVID-19. One of the largest areas of need at present is for food and hygiene items. You can help.
Sherrana Kildun invites you to Beyond the Backyard - a unique fundraiser for our time; It's a great way for a quarantine pod to shake things up and have some fun - and it funds affordable homeownership in our communities.
Mark Coleman praises the volunteers, donors and National Guard who've come together in this economic crisis.
Hear Lee's interview with Mary Anne Dillon, YWCA’s Executive Director of Snohomish County, speak to supporting women during the age of Covid-19.
Jeff DeLuca, Executive Director of WSCAP (Washington State Community Action Partnership)
Christy Goff is a registered dietitian nutritionist and yoga instructor at Pacific Medical Centers. She has a masters degree from Bastyr University and an abundance of good ways to treat our bodies right.
Angie Downs was blindsided, but the non-smoking mother of two was motivated by her diagnosis to help change the way people view lung cancer.
Jill Gallagher is half way to raising $50,000 for Australia Red Cross. She's set up a Facebook Auction site - so much great local stuff there. Have fun bidding - and helping.
Vicki Finson of Bloodworks NW on the grave situation of our blood supplies which are at emergency levels of O Pos, O neg, A neg and B neg. Due to a dip in donations last week after the holiday, increased blood usage by local patients last week, and then the weather this week which has crippled collections.
iHeart radio stations spent a day talking with kids and parents who benefited from the fine medicl care at Seattle Children's. Hear Lee's interviews with these inspiring folks.
Mike Butler, senior executive team at Providence, and Dr. Dora Barilla, Group Vice President, Community Health Investment for Providence St. Joseph Health.
Ann Graves, Executive Director of The Seattle Animal Shelter with best practices for adopting a new animal and for protecting your pets through the holiday season.
Fostering Together is dedicated to finding and supporting foster families in Western Washington.
Maia Anderson, the Fostering Together Liaison in the Everett area, helps families walk through the licensing process and beyond.
Eco-Consumer Tom Watson on King County’s Eco-Friendly Green Holidays Program: from recycling old Christmas lights to “giving an experience instead of stuff.”
Our guests: Captains Lisa and Anthony Barnes of the NW Division of The Salvation Army. The Salvation Army exists to meet human needs wherever, whenever and however possible. Giving locally ensures that the people in this community get the help they need.
Trishon Ramsey From Santa’s Castle tells us how we can help brighten the holidays for the kids of our active duty personnel.
Wes Benson is the Sustainability Manager who oversees the amazing composting and sustainability programs at Taco Time.
WA529 Director Luke Minor breaks down the Washington State plans for getting your kids into college or technical schools and many more forms of higher education. Get an account started before the holidays and ask families members to gift to your account.
Sherry Williams, Community Benefit Manager at Swedish talks about this health care organization's belief in taking care of our citizens – inside clinical spaces and out in the community.
Hear how incredible this organization is, from Denise Rouleau, Co-Director of Puget Sound Honor Flight.
Warren Miller’s ‘Timeless’ premieres this month, featuring Jaelin Kauf. Jaelin is competing on the World Cup Freestyle Tour and is currently ranked #2 in the World in Moguls. The U.S. Freestyle Ski Team has limited funding for athletes and the cost to compete and train at the World Cup level is very expensive. Listen in to hear how we can support our US athletes.
Fred Hutch’s VP of Philanthropy, Kelly O’Brien, on the status of the center’s strides in fighting cancer.
Heidi May and Maury Eskenazi join the show to shine a much needed spotlight on Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer event in Everett on 10/26.
Guest June Leahy on her daughter's legacy of brightening the lives of children dealing with cancer. In each other's company, these kids and their families and local athletes are lifted up in many ways.
Our guests:
Maddy Noonan is the communications and outreach manager for NAMI Seattle.
Laura Umetsu is a business communications lecturer at UW Bothell School of Business and board member of NAMI Seattle.
Heather Agun is the marketing director for Legacy Estate Planning LLC. She is also a current business student at UW Bothell.
Info: namiseattle.org/events/depressed-cake-shop/
Today’s guest: Executive Director Paula J. Del Giudice. Seahawk Curt Warner will share the story of his twin sons at the Little Bit Community Luncheon on October 16. www.littlebit.org
Our guests today from Providence St. Joseph Health: Dr. Joyce Gilbert is the Medical Director of the Providence St. Peter Sexual Assault Clinic and Child Maltreatment Center in Olympia. Paula Newman-Skomski, ARNP, Forensic Nurse Examiner and Melissa Mertz, Manager, both at Providence Intervention Center for Assault and Abuse. Visit Future.PSJHealth.org for more information.
You can win all kinds of fun Sounders swag when you give blood at these upcoming Out for Blood blood drives with Zach Scot:
Friday, September 20, 2019 | 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
406 Occidental Avenue S, Seattle, WA 98104
Saturday, September 21, 2019 | 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
7045 120th Avenue NE, Kirkland, WA 98033
Saturday, September 21, 2019 | 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
5600 64th Street NE, Marysville, WA 98270
bloodworksnw.org and https://www.soundersfc.com/community-outreach/sfcblooddrive
Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr., President of The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America: On Oct. 17th, the public is invited to a free Alzheimer’s educational conference in Seattle, featuring leading medical and dementia care experts on Alzheimer's and healthy aging. Also: valuable tips and strategies, and information on local resources. Call for information 866-232-8484 or visit www.alzfdn.org.
From the American Heart Association, a survivor of congenital heart defect: Brady Thompson, and, the mom of a young survivor, Mary Santos. Join their teams for the upcoming benefit walks:
South Sound Heart and Stroke Walk, October 5 at Cheney Stadium
Puget Sound Heart and Stroke Walk, October 12 at Seattle Center
More information here: southsoundheartwalk.org or pugetsoundheartwalk.org.
Join the fine folks from The Wave Foundation for their "Cycle The Wave" bike ride, sponsored by Seattle Mini.
Our guests today: Ariana Orford,The Wave Foundation's Executive Director, and Carlen McKee, program director of their Legal Hope program. Information here: www.thewavefoundation.org
August 25, 2019 - From Kaiser Permanente: John Dunn, MD, Medical Director for Preventive Care and Clinical Lead for Immunizations, and Sarah Leet, Physician Assistant, who works in the school based health center for the Interagency Academy in Seattle.
More information here: https://wa-health.kaiserpermanente.org/school-based-health-centers/
Cary Porter of The Cascade Team Real Estate is the man behind the 14th Annual Project Crayon Drive. We can all help to collect 250,00 much needed, brand new crayons for the kids at Children's Hospital. Hear the whole story here.