WCBS 880 Difference Makers

Difference Makers: Stories from Main Street, is a weekly profile of a person or organization making a difference in communities across the Tri-State area.

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Photographer Captures Family Portraits To Suppo...
Peter Haskell reports.   Photo credit: Kim Gerlach from Kim Lorraine Photography See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
1 min
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LIRR Worker On Mission To Make Sure No Animal G...
Sophia Hall reports. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
1 min
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Woman Celebrates Birthday By Feeding Essential ...
WCBS 880's Mike Sugerman speaks with a woman who celebrated her 50th birthday in a very special way.  See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
1 min
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Sikh Coalition Sending Pizzas To Thank Frontlin...
WCBS' Peter Haskell reports.  See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
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New Jersey Priest Brings Confessional To The St...
Sean Adams reports. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
1 min
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Refugees In Westchester Make Protective Masks F...
Sean Adams reports. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
1 min
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Rockland Restaurateur Thanks Donor For Helping ...
Mack Rosenberg reports. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
1 min
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Long Island Teen Collects Homemade Cards For He...
Sean Adams reports. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
1 min
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Long Island Car Group Spreads Joy With Birthday...
Sophia Hall reports. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
1 min
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Harlem Globetrotters Surprise New Jersey Elemen...
Mike Sugerman reports. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
1 min
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Nonprofit Raises Millions To Help Workers In Re...
Mike Sugerman speaks with John deBary of the Restaurant Workers Community Foundation. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
2 min
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Bronx Assemblywoman Returns To Nursing Job Amid...
Peter Haskell reports. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
1 min
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Plush Toy Designer Making Medical Masks For Hos...
WCBS 880’s Sean Adams speaks with former toy designer Suzi Gerace, who is on a mission to make 20,000 medical masks. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
1 min
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9/11-Inspired Charity Is Pitching In To Combat ...
A 9/11-inspired charity is pitching in to help those on the front lines of the battle against COVID-19. Peter Haskell reports. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
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Air Force Vet Employs Vets and Disabled Workers...
Retired Air Force Captain Jack Licata tells WCBS' Neil A. Carousso about the inspiration for why he employs disabled workers at his BagUps factory in New Jersey. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
14 min
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Real Estate Group Helps Build a Kitchen for Tho...
WCBS' Mack Rosenberg with CEO of Related Companies Jeff Blau.  See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
1 min
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Help Local Restaurants And Those In Need Of Foo...
WCBS' Marla Diamond reports with app creator Andra Tomsa. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
1 min
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Tri-State Non-Profits Support the Most Vulnerable
WCBS' Neil A. Carousso speaks with David Munshine of The Munshine Group, which specializes in marketing for non-profit organizations, about his clients' efforts to support those in need during the COVID-19 health crisis. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
12 min
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Stamford Mayor David Martin is Mobilizing Volu...
WCBS' Sean Adams speaks with Stamford Mayor David Martin about "Stamford Together" - a citywide volunteer program to help support the emergency response efforts to the coronavirus pandemic. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
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New Jersey Wiz Kid Discovers Exoplanet 125 Ligh...
This week’s WCBS 880 “Difference Maker” is Ramzi Saber, a Union City high school student who was miraculously able to discover an exoplanet light years from Earth. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
5 min
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Blythedale Children’s Hospital Recruits Its Own...
In this week’s “Difference Makers: Stories from Main Street,” Sean Adams meets the “MacGyver” of Blythedale Children’s Hospital. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
4 min
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Westchester Names First Youth Poet Laureate
This week’s WCBS 880 “Difference Maker” is Danielle Kohn, aWestchester County teenager who was recently named the area’s first Youth Poet Laureate. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
4 min
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Connecticut Woman Works To Protect State’s Vuln...
This week’s WCBS 880’s “Difference Maker” is 22-year-old Christine Peyreigne, who has made it her life’s mission to protect some of Connecticut’s most vulnerable denizens. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
4 min
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Teens Turn Hobby Into Fundraising Effort For Ca...
Three teenagers from Eastchester have managed to turn their hobby into a charity. Ava Tsapatsaris, Felicia Mazzone and Georgette Cosentino are this week’s WCBS 880 “Difference Makers.” See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
4 min
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Vietnam Veteran Keeping Memory Of Revolution’s ...
A Vietnam war veteran from Westchester County often puts on the gear of Revolutionary War soldiers to honor a unique military unit: the 1st Rhode Island Regiment. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
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