Saturday, March 16, 201903/16/2019

Dr. Nathan Cogley – Why The Left Won’t Move To Impeach President Trump

The left’s lean toward Impeachment of President Trump and Nancy Pelosi’s spoken lack of support toward it, has become a topic of conversation on Capitol Hill. Mrs. Pelosi waves off impeachment, setting a high bar, saying it’s “just not worth it” even as some on her left flank clamor to start proceedings.
Nathaniel Terence Cogley, Ph.D., Interim Head of the Department of Government, Legal Studies, and Philosophy, and Assistant Professor of Political Science at Tarleton State University, joins Wendy to talk about the Democrats plan moving forward.

Saturday, March 16, 201903/16/2019

Diane DiCarlo – Women, Wine & Wellness @ The Paramount

Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital will host the 2019 Women, Wine & Wellness event on Thursday, April 18 at 6:00PM at The Paramount Theater. The event will feature Tiffany Dennis, MD of Sentara Martha Jefferson Internal Medicine; Kelly Cox, a birth doula and co-founder of Bend Yoga; and Jane Foy, author of The A to Z Guide for Primary Caregivers of Dementia Patients. The event will include wine, light hors d’oeuvres, and candid conversation about care for the caregiver. Diane DiCarlo joins Wendy to preview the event.

Saturday, March 16, 201903/16/2019

Brian Gibney – Bennett’s Village

Bennett Charles McClurken-Gibney passed away at age five on February 28th, 2018, as a result of SMA. (Spinal Muscular Atrophy). He spent most of his life overcoming obstacles and raising awareness for how inaccessible the world is. In his memory, Bennett’s Village(Bennettsvillage.org) was created. It’s an initiative with the goal of creating an all-abilities playground in Charlottesville, much like the ARC(SOAR) Park in Richmond. This isn’t a small project. The estimated the cost of an all-abilities park is $5 million. Though it seems daunting, similar parks are springing up all over the country. Having already generated almost $100,000 in funds, it’s now enough to start the process in earnest. Bennett’s Dad, Brian Gibney joins Wendy to give us an update on the plans for Bennett’s Village, and how you can help.

Saturday, March 9, 201903/09/2019

Ed Yensho – Redistricting/Gerrymandering

Ed Yensho of Stanardsville, Chairman of the Greene County Republican Committee, joins Wendy to talk about redistricting and gerrymandering, exactly what they are, the differences between the two, and the undertone of the racial and political tumult that usually accompany each.

Saturday, March 2, 201903/02/2019

Kara McClurken – Adaptive Playground in Cville

Thursday, February 28th was the one year anniversary of Bennett Charles McClurken-Gibney’s death. Bennett had SMA (Spinal Muscular Atrophy). He spent most of his life overcoming obstacles and raising awareness for how inaccessible the world is. One of his greatest joys was to go to the ARC park in Richmond, a playground that allows kids of all abilities to play and just be a kid. In his memory, Bennett’s Village was created. An initiative with the goal of creating an all-abilities playground in Charlottesville, much like the ARC Park in Richmond. Bennett’s Mom, Kara McClurken joins Wendy to talk about the plans for Bennett’s Village and how you can help.

Saturday, March 2, 201903/02/2019

Alicia Lenahan – WUP Discussion How Trauma Impacts Children and Adults

Women United Together in Philanthropy (WUP), a philanthropic organization that addresses human service needs in Charlottesville-Albemarle through collective giving, will present a four-person panel of experts on how trauma impacts children and adults on Tuesday, March 19, at the Charlottesville Omni Hotel. Alicia Lenahan joins Wendy to preview the event.

Saturday, February 23, 201902/23/2019

David Dillard – Most Americans Can’t Pass a US Citizenship Test

A new survey shows many of us need to brush up on United States civics. A majority of Americans can’t pass a United States citizenship test. Is this an indictment of our education system? Are we learning the wrong way, memorizing facts that we all forget the minute the test is over? Why are so many of the low performing states in the Deep South? Could you pass a citizenship test?

Education expert, David Dillard joins Wendy to talk about the interesting findings of this recent survey.

Saturday, February 23, 201902/23/2019

Jerry Acuff – The Art of Making People Listen

Jerry Acuff has more than 30 years of experience in speaking and consulting on the issues of sales and marketing. His expertise has led to numerous awards and recognition, including the title of one of the 50 best salespeople of all time, and one of the top 10 sales experts in the world, according to salesgurus.net. He shares his passion for selling and building business relationships in his three best-selling business books: “The Relationship Edge,” “The Relationship Edge in Business” and “Stop Acting Like a Seller and Start Thinking Like a Buyer.

He joins Wendy to share his secrets of how to get people to listen and pay close attention.

Saturday, February 16, 201902/16/2019

Timothy Longo – Free Speech Panel Discussion

Former Charlottesville Police Chief and Senior Program Director, Public Safety & Assistant Professor, UVA School of Continuing & Professional Studies Master, Timothy J. Longo joins Wendy to preview the upcoming Free Speech panel Discussion, February 19th, at the Newcomb Hall Ballroom between 11am – 1pm.

Saturday, February 16, 201902/16/2019

Madi Glaser – Resourceful Instagram

When St. Anne’s-Belfield School senior Madi Glaser began a three-week internship with The Haven, a multi-resource day center in downtown Charlottesville, she had no idea that it would lead to the creation of her own community resource.
“There are endless organizations, opportunities, and people involved in community service in Charlottesville. I didn’t realize until this internship how easy it was to connect with them,” Glaser said. “There are just so many, and there’s not one place you can go to find all of them. That’s the reason I did my Instagram, Aware & Act. With more awareness the closer the Charlottesville community can come together and work as a team.”
Launched in December, Aware & Act (@awareandact) is Glaser’s Instagram account dedicated to highlighting service opportunities throughout the area. She joins Wendy to talk about how this all came to be.