Spotlight with Laurie Hardie
Each week host Laurie Hardie brings you the issues affecting the Pacific Northwest and the people making a difference in our community and sometimes beyond. Expect compelling conversations with local leaders and influencers. Spotlight is dedicated to presenting you with issues that matter - including education, health, mental health, and the environment.
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Spotlighting March of Dimes
Kasey Rivas, Director Maternal Child Health & Government Affairs with March of Dimes joins me to talk about the pivot in their fundraising efforts. For 50 years parents and their children have been marching and as we know this year...
25 min
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Spotlighting Mercy Watch
This week we talk with Deacon Dennis Kelly with Mercywatch.org. Mercy Watch is a nonprofit all volunteer organization. They are dedicated to helping the homeless. Whether it is with medical care or just listening to their stories. They...
25 min
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Spotlighting 2020 Give Big Campaign
Give Big 2020 is already underway. It's a great annual fund-raising event for our community to come together and support many of the non-profits in the Puget Sound area. And to underscore the need is greater than ever this year! We...
29 min
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Spotlighting Juvenial Diabetes Research Foundat...
Meet Lucy Teichman who was diagnosed with type one diabetes at age 6. She is now 13 and telling her story and raising money for JDRF. This year with the ourbreak the Beat the Bridge fundraiser has had to be re imagined and listen s Lindsey...
25 min
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Bonus Spotlight Alpha Supported Living Services
Scott Livengood CEO Alpha supported Living Services, says Alpha needs your help. They are a facility that needs the same thing as hospitals, but they are not considered front line to get supplies. If you have masks, gloves, cleaning supplies...
2 min
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Spotlighting Don't Keep Your Day Job
Cathy Heller has a podcast and a book called Don't Keep your Day Job. It's about finding your lifes work and turning your joy, your passion into what you do in your day to day life.
https://www.dontkeepyourdayjob.com/
26 min
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Spotlighting Coach Carol Lopez Life Line for Pa...
This week we talk with Coach Carol Lopez, her facebook page is Life Line For Parents http://rebrand.ly/clilqve
She is an expert on parenting children and adult children with addictions. She tells us the best way to get help for ourselves...
24 min
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Spotlighting BloodWorks.org
This week we talk with Bill Harper with Bloodworks. Bill talks about his passion for getting people to donate blood because of his own experience with leukemia when he was just 20 years old. He says Bloodworks saved his life. So it is...
25 min
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Spotlighting Bikers Against Child Abuse
This week we here from “Shine” that’s his biker name. He is the president of King County Baca. That’s Bikers Against Child Abuse. You don’t want to miss this amazing interview. The service Bacaworld.org provides for children who are...
25 min
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Spotlighting Giving Blood
Some tips about giving blood during this time of social distancing.
Bloodworks.org
Text Bloodapp to 91985 to get the app that will show place closest to you to give blood.
2 min
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Spotlighting Domestic Violence
This week we hear from Deb Bordsen and Vicci Hilty from the Domestic Violence Center, Snohomish. They answer a question on many peoples mind, “why don’t they just leave?” It is very complicated, with compassion and insight they address...
25 min
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Spotlighting Edmonds Center for the Arts
This week we hear from Gillian Jones with Edmonds Center for the Arts. They are committed not only to bringing great entertainment to their community but also in bringing joy to people with memory loss. They teach classes and also have...
33 min
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Spotlighting First Responders, CHI Franciscan, ...
1. First Responders:
What to expect from first responders now.
2. Web: franciscanvirtualcare.org
• Phone: 1-855-356-8053
• App store franciscan-virtual-care
• Google Play: chifranciscan.android.chih.virtualcare
• When prompted for payment,...
3 min
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Spotlighting Child Haven
This week we hear from Jon Botten and Megan Beers with Childhaven. They are committed to helping children get a good start in the first 5 years of life. They are committed to community, education and families. They work with the A.C.E.’s...
25 min
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Update 3 Spotlight
Mirza from Hungry Hearts Foundation has offered to help you build a food program for kids who have free and reduced lunch, for when they are not at school. Like some kids where schools are closed for the virus.
Need help got to contact...
2 min
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Update/Bonus Spotlighting How to Help Our Kids ...
Laurie Hardie puts on her Life Coaching hat to help us help our kids. Our kids are listening and they are picking up on our fears and anxieties. Let's help them feel safe by not talking negative about the virus around them. Tell...
1 min
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Bonus Short Spotlighting Corona Virus
Some facts on the Corona Virus, including hand washing and elbow bumping.
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/prevention-treatment.html
https://www.doh.wa.gov/
Important websites to get information.
A video and pamphlet for...
2 min
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Spotlighting Special Olympics
This week we hear from Mike Day, a Fire Investigator and a volunteer with Special Olympics Washington. Mike’s involvement comes through the Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) Campaign for Special Olympics. In addition to volunteering his...
25 min
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Spotlighting National Spay and Neuter Awareness...
This week we hear from Heather Lee on the topic of Spay and Neuter Awareness month. Heather is an animal advocate and has her “Wet Nose Wednesday” feature on WARM 106.9. Heather talks about the benefits of spay and neutering animals,...
26 min
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Spotlighting beerole.com
This week we hear from Igor Casapooh who is the founder of beerole.com where they are hoping to donate 2000 bees in 2020. We have heard the news that our bee population is dwindling and this is how you can help locally and globally. Bees...
25 min
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Spotlighting February American Heart Month
This week we hear from Monique and Dr. Susie Woo Ambassadors for the American Heart Association. February is Heart Health Awareness month. It's all about life style and with taking this month to focus on it, we can begin, or continue...
25 min
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Spotlighting Life Center NW Organ Donations
This week we hear from Kevin O’Connor CEO of Life Center Northwest. He debunks some myths about organ donation, as well as sharing new technology making donations more successful. You will not only want to join us for a very informative...
26 min
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Spotlighting Step By Step and Farm 12
This week we hear from Krista Linden with Step By Step. She started Step by Step 23 years ago to come beside at risk pregnant women to help them deliver a healthy baby and get a good start at life. Step by Step is across 4 counties. They...
26 min
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Spotlighting the US Census
This week we hear from Toby Nelson the Media Liaison for the U.S. Census Bureau covering Washington State. As you may know, the Census determines how 650 billion dollars per year in funding is allocated and determines how many congressional...
25 min
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Spotlighting SnuggleBuds
This week we hear from Jasmin Jean with Snugglebuds. As a childhood cancer survivor she has some chronic illness from her chemo back in the 1980’s. Cancer research has come so far now, last Christmas when she was again in the hospital,...
25 min