Y102's Roundtable: Recent Episodes
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Great, personalized discussions keep you up-to-date on our local Not For Profit Organizations, and everything they are doing to improve the quality of life within Berks and the surrounding counties in South Central Pennsylvania.
To provide assistance to children and their families who are stricken with high risk pediatric cancer.
Want your taxes done for free? Even the last three years checked and resubmitted? If you qualify, then it can be done by MidPENN Legal Services!
This highly inspirational episode features two guests, quadriplegic and semi-quadriplegic, talk about IM Able Foundation enabling them to participate in Duathlons, Triathlons, running, biking and other activities previously impossible to achieve.
There is just one area organization that saves wildlife, and that is Redcreek Wildlife Rescue. Listen in for an intriguing look into the rescue and care of wild animals.
Safe Berks provides a safe haven for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. My guest today is Francine Scoboria.
Relay For Life of Western Berks, June 15-16, 2018. Visit http://www.relayforlife.org today!
OneRunTogether raises money to assist cancer patients and families affected by cancer. "So no one has to fight cancer alone."
The Spotted Lanterfly is an invasive plant hopper species that has Pennsylvania under quarantine! To learn more about this insect and how to help stop it from spreading throughout the entire country, listen to this epsiode of Roundtable.
Community Services for Working Families assists displaced workers and their families with obtaining much needed assistance through supportive organizations.
Berks Encore offers tax preparation, Medicaid adjustment suggestions, Meals on Wheels, exercise and other activities for those over age 55, right here in Berks County.
The Daylights Savings Dash is the biggest fundraiser of the year for Hope Rescue Mission.
Guests Jennifer Kaucher and Jaclyn Steed discuss positive approaches to battling addictions in Berks County.
2018-02-04 Roundtable - Berksapalooza Winterfest 2018 with guests Sterling Hafer and MJ Hafer
2018-01-07 Roundtable - Children's Alopecia Project, helping children with Alopecia and their families.
Sickle Cell and other rare blood diseases need special blood with specific genetic tracers in order to help those with blood disorders. Miller-Keystone launches a new Rare Blood Program.
A whole new take on saving animals in Berks and Lancaster Counties. My guest is Lauren Henderson, Events and Donor Relations Manager.
This terrific program helps girls learn to set goals and then achieve them through team work and group effort.
Co County Wellness Services is proud to announce the launch of Berks Teens Matter, a teen pregnancy prevention campaign that aims to reduce teen pregnancy in Berks County by 40% by 2022 .
Your Body is Arms, Legs - and the rest is Plumbing! Dr. Aparna Mele, Gastroenterologist of My Gut Instinct is my guest this morning on Roundtable.
Friends of Reading Hospital directly support projects such as AED units in every school and ambulance in Berks County. So much more - listen in as Vanessa Wanshop, Beth Auman, and Caroline Hill talk about the event, and upcoming projects.
This is a great event for anyone who has always wanted to participate in Relay For Life, but find out that it is No Dogs Allowed. Well, now there is! Listen in on this great conversation!
Fighting the battle against childhood cancer, Aidan's Avengers works with researchers across the globe, right from Douglassville, Pennsylvania.
Over the Edge is back, raising funds for the Bethany Children's Home, and our good friends Meggan Kerber and Kirsten Keim-Shendge join us to discuss this self-sustaining organization, and their upcoming main fundraiser of the year, Over The Edge.
This organization gives those in need a hand up, not a hand out, by fixing up their houses and turning them back into homes!
The Reach for the Stars Buddy Walk raises money for research and awareness regarding the Down Syndrome Community in Berks County!
The Greater Berks Food Bank collects and distributes food to those in need, through various partner programs in Berks County.
The Nature Center is an exciting new educational building and the new home for Berks nature.
A lonely child. A single parent. This is where Big Brothers Big Sisters come in. My guests Jim Smith and Stacey Donoff help you get started in being matched with a "Little" and build the foundation to a great relationship.
The Hope Outlet is our one-stop shop for furniture, TV’s, appliances, clothing, and much more! Our thrift shop is located directly behind the Mission with its own, off-street parking. The Hope Outlet and our attached recycling warehouse provide a major source of mission funding, accounting for 40% of our annual budget. We use these earnings to feed, clothe, house and minister to the men who come through our doors, and give employment to “Disciples of Hope” residents.
The store’s inventory at The Hope Outlet consists entirely of donated items. 100% of the sales go directly towards funding and supporting Hope Rescue Mission facilities and programs.
You want to be a Foster Parent, but aren't sure how to start? KidsPeace is in the Roundtable Studio this morning, to help you get on the right track towards fostering children who need your guidance and love.
An excellent summer camp program at the Reading Public Museum offers up Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as part of a current installation. And for the grownups, a Hands-On Harley Davidson exhibit is coming up. With guests Lindsay Crist, and Megan Weld.
Every Friday night in July, the Berks Arts Council put together an international lineup of free concerts, held at The Bandshell. Guests Karen Haver and Gary Spencer talk about the variety of entertainers coming to Reading this year; and offer a preview of the inaugural BluesFest, coming this October in Reading, PA.
Tyler Dierolf was killed by a hit and run driver, just 200 yards from his parents' front door. Hear their story, and the purpose of their 501c3, www.tylersride.org
Science, Technology, Engineering and Math is now an exciting new part of the Hawk Mountain Council program!
Relay for Life of Western Berks raises money for cancer research, with the goal of ending cancer within this lifetime.
Doggie Dash is a great ARL event that takes place in lovely Birdsboro PA, along the banks of the old Schuylkill Canal.
You want fresh fruits, vegetables, cheeses, honey and more from our local growers? Come on over to the Penn Street market every Thursday. Hey, there are night time events too, with local brews, music and more!
The Kiss-A-Pig Fundraisers features stories about the cantankerous Maycie Mae, a 120 pound porcine who loves to smooch! My guest today is Heather Moyer, Chief Development Officer for Olivet.
The Art for Arf's Sake annual auction benefits the Humane Society, and is their biggest event of the year! The theme is "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland," and the event is held at the Reading Public Museum. Jo speaks with guest Mary Keller.
Relay For Life of Central Berks - the Relays are something my husband Stephen and I participate in every year. He is a cancer survivor, and I was his Caregiver, so we have a lot to be thankful for - and it is good to share with others who have been through the same thing.
Miracle Maisy is the kitty who was found in the garbage, soaked in gasoline and she had also been set on fire.
Did you get your baby shots? Have you never had polio? The you have directly benefited from March For Babies!
Berks-A-Palooza rocked their latest concert to replace the roof at the Temple Firehouse